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| Having completed my studies of the northern lands, I finally turned my attention southward. I had mapped their coastlines, observed their peoples, and documented their cultures, yet my map still contained far too many empty spaces.
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| '''''Er is altijd meer te ontdekken.'''''
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| '''''Er is altijd meer te ontdekken.'''''
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| I boarded my vessel once more and sailed south in search of lands I had yet to document. '''Weeks passed''' with little but open water surrounding me before an unfamiliar coastline finally appeared upon the horizon.
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| At last, '''new land'''.
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| At last, '''new land'''.
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| I marked its position upon my map before making landfall and spent several days exploring the surrounding countryside. The terrain was unfamiliar, and I took care to document what I could before eventually coming across a small village.
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| The village chief greeted me, and we spoke at length about my travels and the many peoples I had encountered across the northern regions. He seemed particularly interested in the lands I had mapped and the cultures I had encountered along the way.
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| [[File:Pre Alveare village.png|left|500x500px]]
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| Our conversation eventually turned toward a more concerning matter.
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| The villagers had discovered '''strange fungi''' growing some distance from their homes, and those who had encountered them had reportedly fallen ill.
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| My curiosity was immediate.
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| I remembered the enormous mushrooms I had encountered within the dark forests during my earlier travels. '''''Opnieuw schimmels... maar deze zijn anders.''''' I asked the chief where they could be found, and after receiving their location, I prepared my equipment and set out.
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| I remembered the enormous mushrooms I had encountered within the dark forests during my earlier travels. '''''Opnieuw schimmels... maar deze zijn anders.''''' I asked the chief where they could be found, and after receiving their location, I prepared my equipment and set out.
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| The journey took me away from the village and deeper into unfamiliar territory. Eventually, I reached the location the chief had described.
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| What I found was a '''small field unlike any terrain I had previously encountered'''.
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| What I found was a '''small field unlike any terrain I had previously encountered'''.
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| The ground was covered almost entirely by a peculiar '''brownish-gray growth''', spreading across the soil and connecting the various fungi growing throughout the field.
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| I had encountered fungi before, but never anything quite like this.
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| I had encountered fungi before, but never anything quite like this.
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| '''''Een vreemd land brengt vreemde geheimen met zich mee.'''''
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| I carefully marked the location upon my map and began documenting the appearance of the growth and the fungi scattered throughout the field.
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| I carefully marked the location upon my map and began documenting the appearance of the growth and the fungi scattered throughout the field.
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| Whatever had caused the villagers' illness, I suspected I had finally found its source.
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| === Translation Notes ===
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| <blockquote>'''''Er is altijd meer te ontdekken.'''''</blockquote>''There is always more to discover.''
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| <blockquote>'''Opnieuw schimmels... maar deze zijn anders.'''</blockquote>''Fungi again... but these are different.''
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| <blockquote>'''''Een vreemd land brengt vreemde geheimen met zich mee.'''''</blockquote>''A strange land brings strange secrets with it.''
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