Editing Black Heath (section)

== Key Terminology ==
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! Term !! Meaning !! Usage
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| '''Black Heath''' || Named for the dark, barren clearings || The sphere itself
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| '''The Heaths''' || Open clearings of black soil || Where the forest has withdrawn; regarded with unease
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| '''The Singing Forest''' || The semi-conscious forest network || The dominant ecology and intelligence of the world
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| '''Shaladh''' || Dark amber resin of the root network || Consumed to initiate Tapping
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| '''Tapping / The Tap''' || Communing with the forest || The central cultural practice
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| '''The Singing''' || The perceived "voice" of the network || Heard by experienced Tappers
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| '''Tappers''' || Practitioners of the Tap || The majority of Black Heath's population
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| '''Deep-Tapped''' || Elders merged partially with the network || Revered and feared
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| '''Elder Tappers''' || Community leaders and forest-translators || Governance role
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| '''Singing Festivals''' || Communal Tapping events || Seasonal; spiritual and practical
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