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Emotion 365: The Hills of Exhausted, The Capitol Fatigued

A wide rocky road circumnavigates the hills of Exhausted. The Exhausted nomads travel the country along the loop making several rotations every few months. 

“They guard the capitol Fatigued and care for the land which they know extensively,” says the Guide. 

They plant crops, as they pass, for the nomads behind them. If any group stops, the group behind them will starve. All must continue the journey. 

As the go, they record the geographic features of the land and note how it has changed. They prune thorny vines and remove pebbles, rocks, and boulders from the path. They trim overhanging branches. 

 “Always there is more to do,” says Nomad Vill. 

The animals snore curled in meadows beside streams or lounging on rocks in the water. The birds perch in trees and stand on one-leg in rivers eyes closed, and at rest. 

The stone amphitheater of the capitol Fatigued marks half the journey round Exhausted. Here the nomads come to rest. They camp many days sleeping on the hillside. They put on performances: act and sing. Visitors come to see the old structures and watch the theater. 

“It was not the best I have seen perhaps,” says Miss Emeline Traveler. “But it was memorable. I felt oddly rejuvenated.” 

The nomads feel livelier in Fatigued and enjoy socializing whereas on the road around Exhausted they mostly walk in silence. In Fatigued, they sing giddily. 

“It might be due to the water in the deep well of Fatigued,” says the Guide. “It’s traditional to raise a glass every day to honor the Exhausted ancestors who built Fatigued, lifted, carried, and carved the heavy stones. 

 “However did they do it?” Miss Doe Friend wonders.

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