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Write a detailed description of a serene scene outside town with a muddy footpath, lake, and squishing sound.
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To the east, sunlight glints off the surface of the lake which surrounds the city of Shard. This near the shore, the narrow footpath is muddy, clinging tenaciously to the boots of those who travel it. A squishing sound fills the air with each footstep along the path. The path stretches out to the west, away from the main road leading to Shard.