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The rain fell in sheets, smothering everything in it's path. Steam rose from the hot ground as the cool droplets splashed down to the earth. Though he was lost to the world, the tranquility of the valley gave him hope. He sat under one of the broad leaves of an Iki plant, and calmly observed as a doe emerged from the forest to graze on the moistened grass. Silent tears rolled down his cheeks as he watched the animal, longing for meaning and purpose in his overturned existence. Father, he thought to himself...The war had destroyed everything, his family, the village, and now after so much fear and running, the pain began to sink in. A splash of rainwater rolling off of the Iki leaf jolted him from his haunting reverie. "It's time to move on from here..." he spoke quietly, standing up. The deer sprinted back into the thicket.