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Emotion 365: The Land of Resolved, the Capitol of Contemplation

In Resolved all citizens walk the path along the sea and climb the cliffs to Mount Resolve to view the sea and city. They take the Oath of Resolve to care for each citizen, each wild animal, each plant, each natural feature. Clouds fly over Resolve: puffs of peace. When the rain falls, it comes down determined. The wind blows with fierceness. Wildfires roar through the hills. Always the people stand firmly: “We Resolve to care for you always and forever!” 

Resolve does not accept visitors. 

“Anyone who wishes to immigrate must walk the entire route around the land and take our oath and then spend the rest of their life in service to that oath,” says the Guide. 

Miss Emeline Traveler visited by special permit (but Miss Doe Friend and Amma-Pom were not allowed to accompany her, so firm was Resolve on this point). 

On holidays the Resolvians hold hands and chant in unison. They recite poems. They show each other love, friendship, and solidarity. Resolve once kept an army at its borders, but has since raised an electrically charged shield. 

“This is not a place for mere tourists!” says the Guide.

The capitol Peak Contemplation overlooks Resolve and it's where the denizens begin their annual pilgrimage around the land. A monument of the Oath of Resolve sits on Contemplation. 

Monks (once pilgrims themselves) prepare feasts for travelers and hand them bags of provisions for their journey. 

Pilgrims read aloud the Oath of Resolve and watch the monument as the light changes from dawn to dusk and under moonlight for an entire day before beginning their hikes. 

"I was pleased to complete the journey, served briefly as a monk, and then returned happily to the S.S. Emeline for tea with Doe and Amma-Pom," said Miss Emeline Traveler.

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