A Branch Breaks

The audio begins with the distant, subtle sounds of a forest, leaves rustling gently in the intermittent gusts of wind. Suddenly, there's an amplified crack, sharp and clear, followed by the near thunderous tumble of a hefty branch. It snaps from the trunk of a tree, its descent marked by the rustling disturbance of other leaves and twigs in its path. The fall concludes with a heavy thud as the branch meets the forest floor, a small echo reverberating through the otherwise serene woodland. After the branch's fall, there's a moment of silence, as if nature itself is absorbing the shock, before the regular whispers of the forest gradually resume their course.