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Emotions 365: The Creative Parklands, the Dynamic Capitol

“Never have I seen so many colors, hues, and shapes,” says Miss Emeline Traveler. “ As in the Creative Parkland Preserves.” 

Leaning, swaying, drooping trees fill Creative’s forests. The leaves drop blue, green, purple, and pink patterns. The many cities of Creative vary in architecture employing domes, triangles, pyramids, hexagons, and trapezoids. Cities dot the countryside and rise up at the mouths of wandering rivers with multicolored waters. Denizens wear fantastic hairstyles and decadent clothing. They are skilled stylists. Experimentation is encouraged. There are few norms or customs which many not be breeched. Animals of all types defy any laws of nature. Variation is even greater here. Anomaly more favored. Animals have many legs and wings. All love acrobatics. They stretch their fluid bodies. They dance in the Creative Parklands spinning color. 

Dynamic makes the land’s decisions. Workers here make charts and maps and share the wonders of Creative with others. Dynamician workers walk and talk along the multicolored cobblestone streets, climbing the brick steps to overlook the enormous reflective River Dynamic. Dynamic offers free art galleries, libraries, and exhibits to all.

“The trains and teleporters make it easy to get about,” says Miss Emeline. “We often preferred the trains from which we could see the sights and gain inspiration.”

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