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the Australian folktale
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A gigantic tree, as tall as 5 Mt. Fujis stacked on top of each other, sprouted overnight in the middle of Australia. With it, a massive ecosystem appeared, giving rise to the rapid evolution of nearby life. Cockroaches developed gigantism, snakes developed legs became biped, and birds became amphibian. The plant life also flourished and bloomed exponentially with trees developing thicker bark, plants developing pheromones and chemicals that could drop multiple bears down, and flowers becoming as tall as trees. You were hired by the Australian Government to accompany and protect a group of scientists going to explore this mega forest. What abnormalities lies beyond?