Lost in Plain Sight

Miasmata makes survival a real concern.

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Dense grass and foliage in a dark forest clearing lit by a low sun, from the game Miasmata.

It was the vision of copperheads that scared me the most.

I was terrified that at every turn, the tall, golden brown grass was camouflaging a venomous, diamond-patterned viper, eager to lunge out and tear into my ankles. As a 10 year old, I knew a few basic facts about snakes, but nothing to truly calm my nerves. I only had a vague sense of where I was, and even worse, no idea where I was going.