i wonder if other people have noticed. its been days.not a lot of us by the shor
e this time of year. a few kids, maybe.itd have to rise a lot higher before any 
tents got wet.this river flows from bigger hills than ours.if we dont reach a cr
ossing soon, well be in them.i wonder if its possible to swim in.you okjust thin
king.should we follow the river through therehmm.lets see if we can go over thos
e and rejoin it further up.it must get windier up here.oof.these are bigger than
 they looked.neat.yawnthe river isnt much farther...berriesooh, thanksthere are 
people here. or were. i found some sort of campsite.recentlooked like itd been e
mpty for a while.im thirsty. lets get to the river.yeah.they leave anything good
 behindjust some wood. not enough to build a raft.this place is beautiful.yeah.i
m surprised we havent been seen by any people yet.if its this empty, we should l
ive here.do you notice the sea tasting better...noi dont know. i try not to tast
e seawater. whyi was thinking. if a river is putting too much water into the sea
, the sea should get fresher.i tasted the water back before we left.ugh. andi th
ought it was a little fresher, but maybe it was just me.probably. i mean, how hi
gh was the sea then the extra water couldnt have been more than a tiny part of i
t.yeah.well we may as well continue. either well figure out the sea, or well kee
p finding beautiful places.that sounds fun.are you oki found a ribbit.is this li
ke the one you foundyeah.oof.ok.wow.there are markings on the trunk.oh. yeah.i w
onder what they mean.i wonder if its supposed to be like that.its a pretty big t
ree. it probably knows what its doing.do you think its ok to take someyeah. it d
oesnt look like anyones been here for a while.this looks like the stuff that flo
ats down our river.i wonder if these people are related to the people in the hil
ls.maybe.but the markings on that tree didnt look familiar.yeah.we could cross t
he river now. we found more than enough wood for a raft.yeah.were almost in the 
mountains.we walked along the sea for days and we didnt learn anything. up here 
were learning lots.we havent learned why the sea rose.but maybe we were never go
ing to.theres food and water here. i dont want to go all the way back down, walk
 along the sea for a few more days, then have to turn around.maybe the sea is to
o big to understand. we cant answer every question.no, but i think we can answer
 any question.still, i agree. no need to turn around yet.yeah.and those mountain
s do look neat.yeahbefore we go, we should stock up.ill get more water.hiits ok 
i wont eat you.want some foodi wonder where the people who take care of these pl
ants are.what are you doingmaking shapes with my shadowwhen i stare down at mine
 for long enough while i walk, it starts to look really weird.yeah.still its bet
ter than when we were following the sea, walking straight into the sun all morni
ng.yeah.its prettier right by the river, but its easier to walk up here.yeah.wel
l, it all gets greener further up.the mountains are farther away than they looke
d.