The artificial lake was not large, and in the dark, the opposite shore was faintly visible, like a green gemstone sleeping amid the lush surrounding vegetation.
The wind blew across the woods on the far bank, rustling countless treetops that, from a distance, looked like rolling waves upon the lake's surface.
The verdant lake water, capped with white foam, beat against the gravel beach on the shore, soaking one tumbling pebble after another.
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