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Juliana
_____Scribe of the City of Lydius_____
Apprentice Storyteller/The Storytellers' Guild
-=DEEP CENTRAL FOREST LOCATIONS=-
is in among ancient, huge tur trees
says to ALL: *A late season snow starts to fall [Yes, it's snowing in Colorado], so I stoke up the fire, thankfull that I have laid in so much already, from that fallen fir tree.*
There is a sickening crunch as someone steps on a roach almost the size of her foot.
(12:55:08 )
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Juliana
_____Scribe of the City of Lydius_____
Apprentice Storyteller/The Storytellers' Guild
-=DEEP CENTRAL FOREST LOCATIONS=-
is in among ancient, huge tur trees
says to ALL: *And of course, the downside of a woodpile is that it attracts insects, which is why I have kept the woodpile about 50 meters from the lean-to, firepit and foodstores.*
(14:46:37 )
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Juliana
_____Scribe of the City of Lydius_____
Apprentice Storyteller/The Storytellers' Guild
-=DEEP CENTRAL FOREST LOCATIONS=-
is in among ancient, huge tur trees
says to ALL: *The ground is warm enough, that what snow hit's the ground doesn't stick, but the trees catch most of it. Still, this late-season snow has come with enough dip in the temperature to make me think about making an even bigger fire, then turning some of this surplus wood into charcoal.*
(15:31:09 )
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Juliana
_____Scribe of the City of Lydius_____
Apprentice Storyteller/The Storytellers' Guild
-=DEEP CENTRAL FOREST LOCATIONS=-
is in among ancient, huge tur trees
says to ALL: *I am tall, nearly 6', with long dark hair, about 130 lbs. I'm wearing a gray fur jacket, with most of the fur on the inside, grey being an excellent color to blend in with the shifting shadows that fill the forest. My leather slacks are a similar soft gray color, and I wear sturdy tuchuk boots. My slacks are tucked into my boots, and on the outside of the right boot is a sheathed dagger, 6" blade. The 11" blade quiva that is sheathed on a waist belt near my left hip, has a bosk-bone handle bigger than my hand, so the protruding butt of it would hit pretty hard. The bottom of the quiva sheath has a leather throng, which I have tied around my left thigh to keep the quiva close and quiet, and less of an impediment when I run. I have larger weapons nearbye, and I am being particularly alert, aware that my larger than usual fire might draw flies, as I work on digging a pit to make charcoal.*
(15:43:36 )
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Juliana
_____Scribe of the City of Lydius_____
Apprentice Storyteller/The Storytellers' Guild
-=DEEP CENTRAL FOREST LOCATIONS=-
is in among ancient, huge tur trees
says to ALL: *With the ground so soft, it is pretty easy to dig a 5' pit. I had brought a spade in the duffle of camping gear, and subsequently fashioned a handle for it. I shovel a bunch of burning coals from the fire into the pit, and then transfer some burning logs, and then pile the largest chunks of firewood I have on top, and shovel the dirt closer around the sides, building a bit of a chimney with the moist dirt, and some clay I dug previously from the stream. The snow will hide the smoke somewhat, which is one of the reasons, the high humidity being the other reason, why today is a good day for this project.*
(15:52:56 )
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Juliana
_____Scribe of the City of Lydius_____
Apprentice Storyteller/The Storytellers' Guild
-=DEEP CENTRAL FOREST LOCATIONS=-
is in among ancient, huge tur trees
says to ALL: *As I continue building the chimney taller and narrower with the clay, eventually getting the opening down to about 6" across, the white smoke pours out thicker. The last thing I have to do is to poke a couple hollow reeds in at diagonal angles from the sides, and blow the dirt out of them with lung-power, and maybe a little water if needed, in order to facilitate air-intake to the buried fire.*
(16:04:23 )
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Juliana
_____Scribe of the City of Lydius_____
Apprentice Storyteller/The Storytellers' Guild
-=DEEP CENTRAL FOREST LOCATIONS=-
is in among ancient, huge tur trees
says to ALL: *Over time, the smoke starts to turn more bluish than white. When it turns all blue, I will collapse the chimney and smother the pit with my Torv shield.*
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