Once upon a long ago, in the midst of a lucid deciduous wood descending to the warm sea, there lived four magicians. They had a good name among the people of that land: they helped the peasants from the nearby villages, protected the forest from fires, and fed the beasts of the forest during cold, severe winters. Nobody knew that quiet province, hidden in the woods, the home of fishermen and peasants, better than the four magicians did...
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