Cleo and the Trees in the Distance

Cleo becomes aware of a faint distant sound, so subtle that at first she thinks it must be her imagination. Something is ringing, vibrating, creating a mystical melody She inspects the strange tree Its bark looks like golden, melted wax, with swirling markings on the trunk like whirlpools of honey The sound seems to emanate from inside, but when Cleo moves away, the ringing is just as loud It must be an auditory illusion Or maybe each individual tree is producing a sound, and together, they create a kind of symphony What is it? asks Puck He hovers by the nearest trunk, then floats towards the others, drifting from tree to tree and pausing

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