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Let's step into a story. There is warm sand beneath the snow fox’s paws. The sun begins to dip towards the horizon, painting the desert in swathes of orange and purple, of yellow and pink. The snow fox is a long way from home, and yet it feels happy as it watches the sunset spill slowly over the horizon, as it watches its friend the camel flop onto the warm sand and curl its long legs beneath it, its ears flapping happily. There is more to this faraway place than the snow fox knew, for the warm sand hides gurgling wells and echoing temples, as well as tall camel friends that pad softly atop the shifting surface. The snow fox likes the sand. It has spent the day leaping high into the air and feeling the soft, sinking surface beneath its paws as it lands. An entire day exploring, and still, there is the gentle hop, hop of rabbits snuffling about, ambling slowly across the dunes. The snow fox is too tired to chase them any longer. For now, it's happy to feel the last of the sun's warmth against its belly and listen to the gentle snuffle of the camel’s breath, rising and falling in time with its own sleepy breaths. The sunset is glowing, the blocky sun dipping lower and lower, and the brightness of it, the richness of it reminds the snow fox of a dream of a crackling fire deep in a snowy taiga, of a cave aglow with berries and a pink flower, the color of this spilling desert sunset. That's what the snow fox will dream of as it tucks its nose into its tail and sleeps on this warm, sandy bed.
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Let's sink into a story. The snow fox stands before a cave. The entrance, perfectly snow fox sized. Something within is glowing. It's a rich yellow light, a warm light, and it beckons the little snow fox inside. The snow fox wants to sleep, wants to curl up and dream, and it knows this will be a nice, warm place to rest. It can hear the happy gurgle of water, the gentle squeak of bats as it steps inside, white paws padding onto soft, pillowy blocks of moss. Everything in the cave is aglow. Berries hang on great thick vines, covering the ceiling in soft orbs of light. There are flowers in this cave too, wide pink flowers that hang from the ceiling, the center of them bright and yellow. They are the color of rich desert sunsets, the color of crackling fires in snowy taiga biomes. The snow fox watches the spore particles that drift from the ceiling, mesmerized by the fleeting patterns they paint mid air. They could almost be snowflakes melting into the moss below. Somewhere, water is bubbling and the snow fox paths towards it and finds a pool of deep, clear water. There are glow squid here, spinning and twirling, turning the water luminescent. Nearby, a pink axolotl pokes its head above the water, chirping. The snow fox feels welcome here, lulled by the gentle glow, the soft sounds of the axolotl, and the splashing as it hops in and out of the water. There is lava nearby too, and it sounds like a campfire, where the snow fox can curl up at last and dream of warm, crackling fires and sandy desert sunsets and distant snowy taigas.
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Let's settle into a story. As snow drifts softly down from a gray overworld sky and the sun climbs slowly above the horizon, the snow fox slumbers. It's dreaming of a distant cave, a place filled with drip, drip of dripstone and the crackled glow of lava pools. It's dreaming of the happy chirps a pink axolotl makes and lush cave pools filled with glowing squid. The dream shifts, and now there is sand as far as the snow fox can see. A camel flops down resting, its ears wiggling as it listens to the shushing noises from the dunes, the distant gurgle of a deep well. The fox remembers the warmth of the sand beneath its paws, the heat of the sun upon its back. A snowflake lands upon its black nose, and the snow fox uncurls. It stretches beside the fire, relishing the heat upon its fur. The fox is still sleepy despite the blocky sun rising high in the sky, and it has nowhere to be. It's happy to stay a while to listen to the crackle of the fire, the soft hops of rabbits, the sound of an allay flitting past, red berries clasped tightly in its arms. To sit in the serenity of the snow. The snow fox likes watching the snowflakes fall in dazzling patterns. It likes watching them settle upon the grass, turning everything white. It likes curling up beside the warm fire, tucking its nose into its tail, and letting its eyes flutter shut. Now the snow fox can rest, the clouds drifting above it and slumber soundly in the snow.
