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Green enveloped me as a continued down the trail in the middle of the Redwood Forest. The ferns continued to draw ever closer as I went down a unused trail. As I surveyed my surroundings, I felt ever smaller as the monstrous trees loomed above me. The sun was barley shining because of all of the dense fog, which was just above the tree tops. What sun did come through made the light seem almost as if you were in a dream.
As I continued down the path, the smell the salty air of the ocean permeated my lungs. The salty sea air mingled with the smell of fresh earth and life. The sticky air from the sea spray clung to my skin like a glove. As I neared the ocean, I could feel the sea spray hit my face in lots of tiny droplets. The forest began to thin out and I could hear the powerful crashing of the ocean against the seashore.
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The fog still hung over the earth like a blanket, and the light was still as if I was in a dream. As I walked on the pebbles, I heard the gurgle of the sea washing back over the pebbles. When I took my shoes off to feel the frigid water, I felt the stony pebbles shift underneath my bare feet. When I reached the water, it was cold as ice. As the ocean rushed towards me, I felt it’s power emanating from just the frigid water that I was standing in. As I waited for my feet to dry, I realized how small I was compared to the universe. Those monstrous trees were so large, the tops were covered in

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