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World Encounters: Places
The Beginning Jungle
"He opened his eyes and found himself in an unexpected place. Not the sterile grays of the rip chamber he was expecting, but a wilderness of lush greens, dense brush, and towering trees whose canopy blocked the sky."
The Caver's Mountain
'From a distance, it was hard to tell how high the monolith stood. The closer they got, the higher it seemed to rise above the plain.'
Teg-ar-mos Wall
'By the end of the second day of travel, they had reached the Teg-ar-mos Wall. It was a stone Barrier more than thirty feet high and ten feet thick. Coleman could see watchtowers fifty feet high at regular intervals in both directions as far as the eye could see.'
Crystal Caverns
'The cavern was at least one-hundred feet high, fifty feet wide, and it extended for as far as the eye could see. The crystals collected light from the luminous walls, ceiling, and floor, and seemed to magnify it, making it brighter than light from the p'atezas.'
A Morning P'atezas Rise
'...they were on the move just as the first glint of dawn began to lighten the eastern sky. As the firmament began to brighten, the men witnessed an unexpected phenomenon; bands of color stretched horizontally across the eastern sky. To Coleman, it looked like a rainbow that had been laid on its side and stretched. The parallel opaque bands of color were more brilliant and vibrant than any rainbow he had ever seen.'
