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Emotion 365: The Land of Intrigued, the Capitol of Infertile

Fertile Intrigued grows grains over the rolling hills which sweep to and fro with the wind. Intrigue nourishes all its visitors and the peoples of distant lands, too. The Intrigue Inventors live in a village with many common areas. They build and launch sky balloons. They cheer the liftoff ceremonies. From the balloon baskets, they see the patterns of their land. They paint pictures of Intrigued as seen from above.

“Time of year, time of day, wind velocity, rain… all affect the pattern,” says the Guide.

They harvest swathes of grain for food.

“Herds of Intrigued Deer nibble their way through the fields. Then we replant and see how it regrows,” says the Guide.

“It’s fun to scatter seed,” says her daughter.

Those who seek inspiration hang pictures of the Fields of Intrigue on their walls.

The city from which the sky balloons are launches and where the most Intrigued Inventors live is the capitol, Inspired. Artists flock here to the Sky Balloon festivals for a chance to launch skyward and paint the patterns of the grains below. Some commission sky balloons to launch at night or sunrise to capture special patterns. Others commission the large balloons for parties. The balloon operators live here. They come together in collectives and specialize in having balloons of various sizes and types with different functions. Many of these balloons are famous — The Alligator, Yonkquin, Nefarious Jump, Braithewaite, Patrona, and Palouse.

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