Eric Woodward
5c58d7d051
Update JS, add versioning (for cache-busting updates) Clean up a bunch of unused files Add Rivertail community Add some new races
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71 lines
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title: Talla Toadington
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description:
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date_pub: 2023-07-04T23:11:00-04:00
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section: npcs
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content_type: feature
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short_code: nrt1
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---
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 and released under a [CC0](/licenses/cc0) license.](/images/rivertail/talla-toadington.jpg 'Talla Toadington')
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### Ode to a Lost Swamp
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_by Talla Toadington_
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In the forgotten depths of a bygone time,<br />
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Where whispers linger and memories chime,<br />
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I mourn for a swamp, now lost and forlorn,<br />
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Where I, a toad, was once reborn.<br />
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Oh, the beauty that once adorned its grace,<br />
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A tranquil haven, a sacred space,<br />
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Where lily pads floated in emerald hue,<br />
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And sunlight danced upon waters so true.<br />
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But now, the swamp lies abandoned and still,<br />
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Its spirit silenced, a void to fill,<br />
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The reeds stand lonely, their whispers ceased,<br />
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A requiem plays for the serenity deceased.<br />
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No more do dragonflies flutter and dart,<br />
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No more do frogs serenade from the heart,<br />
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The chorus of life has faded away,<br />
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Leaving a void, a somber display.<br />
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I reminisce of those balmy nights,<br />
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Where fireflies flickered like distant lights,<br />
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Their luminescence, a mystical guide,<br />
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In a symphony of life, side by side.<br />
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The moonlit trails, where shadows would dance,<br />
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The rustle of leaves in a nocturnal trance,<br />
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Echoes of creatures, their nocturne embrace,<br />
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Now swallowed by silence, a desolate space.<br />
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Oh, lost swamp, your memory I keep,<br />
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In the depths of my soul, where echoes seep,<br />
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Though you've faded, like a forgotten dream,<br />
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Your essence lingers, a flickering gleam.<br />
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I, a toad, bear witness to your demise,<br />
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With tearful eyes and mournful cries,<br />
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But in my heart, your legacy remains,<br />
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A testament to the beauty that once reigned.<br />
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So, I sing this ode to the lost swamp's plight,<br />
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In hopes that one day, it'll be brought to light,<br />
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That nature's respite may once again thrive,<br />
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And the swamp's spirit, forever revive.<br />
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For in this lament, a plea I express,<br />
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To honor and cherish this watery caress,<br />
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May the lost swamp find solace and peace,<br />
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As its story echoes, refusing to cease.<br />
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_Created with [ChatGPT](https://chat.openai.com/) and released under a [CC0](/licenses/cc0) license._
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