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Was reading Torulf's dogtooth route until this happened, is this because of me or just a current bug?

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We'll look into it! Likely a bug related to the new legacy mode that has slipped though our testing

Weirdly I also had this error when I did the dogtooth route, while playing the macos version. I ended up using using the android version on my tablet which doesn't seem to have this issue.

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klaus route (what we have of it anyway) actually did something to me i need to see how this ends before i die

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This game made me question myself to the point where it put me into a depressive state and made me realise that im lonley.


10/10 game, would recommend to everyone


If anyone knows anymore visual novels like this, I'd love to know the name of them

Is there a 9th romance option now or just adding to the banner?

All 9 characters on the banner are available to pursue...Gudrun is a special case

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ohmygod mytheory is coming true ohno (Jørgen's update.)












Lets rewrite that absolute mess of a comment I made 10 days ago:

I'll rewrite this AGAIN once I finish reading Dawn Chorus..... and re-read it.


'We're ships at sea, drifting in all directions.'

'The wind blows relentlessly, pulling us apart.'

'One moment I share with you, the next moment we're almost strangers.'

'Is genuine connection ever really possible?'

This is the intro for Dawn Chorus, which I think this is future Arvo's writing. What I think I know is that these poems are canonically made by Arvo, which can be seen in Rune's Day 4 on the bus. However, if Arvo did write this before the science camp, Mikko's route would be the canon route (I don't actually believe this to be the case, there's lots of evidence saying otherwise).

There are two major symbols (I might be missing some), those being the eagle that Arvo took a picture of near the beginning of Day 1, and Saturn by the end of Day 1. The eagle, also being the main logo for Dawn Chorus (I think so, at least), commonly represents strength or courage. It could have a different meaning for the VN. I'm not too sure what it connects to yet, but all I've got is that when you sit with Lake on Day 1, they mention about not seeing much in it, and it being rather ominous. Saturn can either mean responsibility, or time. Time is the most likely, in my opinion. This circles back to the intro poem; 'One moment I share with you, the next moment we're almost strangers.' Everybody has their own lives, and sometimes, life gets in the way.

You can probably connect the dots by now. That being every character will eventually have to break up with Arvo in some shape or form. The first proper mention of this is Jørgen's update, being that he plans to move away eventually.

Hurt or to be hurt. I don't really have a comment on this, but it is a reoccurring theme in the characters. This might be in relation to the characters breaking up.

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I want to try to guess how each character is going to have to go. Take this with a grain of salt, this is merely just me having fun at theorising. This is in the order of the character selection:

Rune: I'm not too sure, to be honest. He became happier with his current life, being who he is. His home is Norway, he lost his opportunity to go to Japan, so anything could happen, really. This is a stretch, but this one might have to be broken up by Arvo himself.

Lake: I don't know what, but I have a strong feeling that this was written more as a happy story so the ending can hit harder.

Mikko: My only theory is that either Arvo gets too scared to continue a relationship between him and Mikko, running away again, or they both can't sustain the relationship, and make a mutual agreement between the two so they leave peacefully.

Bjørn: One out of the four routes I didn't do yet.

Torulf: One out of the four routes I didn't do yet.

Jørgen: Moving away.

Devon: One out of the four routes I didn't do yet.

Klaus: One out of the four routes I didn't do yet.

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Your theory, is both beautiful and quietly heart-wrenching.

The eagle is a creature full of meaning.In Finland, it stands for strength, freedom, and the bridge between the earthly and the divine.In Norway, its spirit speaks differently. It can be a guide of inspiration and potential, a keeper of vision and perspective, yet still a symbol of freedom and strength. These meanings cross paths, yet each carries its own quiet, weighty depth.

If we cannot name the eagle in Arvo’s photograph, then all of these symbols could reflect him.

But if it is the White-Tailed Eagle, guardian of nature and emblem of spiritual connection, then perhaps Arvo is searching for something true and profound in his relationships. Since this eagle is the main species in both Finland and Norway, the connection feels natural and predestined.

Saturn, too, carries its own significance. It rules over time, the turning of cycles, renewal, and the slow yet certain path to liberation. Its number is 8, a loop without beginning or end, an endless path of discipline, perseverance, and responsibility.

In this VN, Arvo weaves these same threads. He is steadfast in friendship, attentive in conversation, sensitive to the hearts of others, and willing to bear any burden to help. On Bjørn’s route, this is clear. No matter how heavy Bjørn’s heart becomes, Arvo remains, calm, supportive, quietly wishing him all the best. He is a presence as eternal as number 8-quiet, steady, and endless.

To be 100% honest with myself:

I do not want the whole story to be just a memory. I do not want to think that something happened, that for some reason they quarreled, that there was a reason for leaving.

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me too, bud, me too...

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spoiler for jorgen's route, i think. I agree with him a lot but I hope he doesn't move away, I don't want to think of him away from arvo, even if I feel that's the wrong way to feel about this</3

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The Torulf route broke me in every way. Now im waiting for you to pay for my psychologist visit, thank you.

thats so real i was crying the whole time

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All right, again we're in the cliff hanger with Jorgen, he is a pretty cool character with his own ideals, I really love that to read and see. 

Also, for all those comments I saw talking about sadness, remember this iconic phrase of metal gear solid (I'm not getting paid for this)
🐍 -But first you have to try to understand human emotions, Mei Ling.-
🇨🇳 👩 "And how do I do that?"
🐍 -You have to allow yourself to fall in love with someone.- "

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Thank you for understanding and for giving such kind advice. I am someone with deep sensitivity, and every emotion feels both like the first time I have ever felt it and the last time I ever will.

In my past, I had a friend who was very close to me, or at least I believed so. I hope he felt the same. But one day he simply stopped replying to my messages. Every attempt I made to reach him was met with silence. Day by day he drifted further away. I searched for an answer to why, but I never found one. 

And yet, even as I write this, I know that somewhere ahead, though I cannot see it now, there may be someone who will stay. And perhaps, just perhaps, the part of me that still dares to hope is the part that will save me.

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I can understand and tell something, I was in the same page. Long time ago around my 13yrs, I fall in love to a closed friend of mine. Nowadays, that friendship just go away and never talk to him again, he is on my steam list, but is not the same person I knew before and the same for myself.

After that experience, I fall love again in to someone, wasn't the best, and then I do it again to other one! Was the worst experience I lived about love. 

After all those experiences, I understand how to love myself and know me; this is something great to do, and finally i'm in a good relationship. 

So, as you unloading on me, I can tell you something about love, friendship and life, If you're gonna love someone, do it with all emotions you have, but first you need to love your self. About friendship, It's the same as we try to find our similarities, all friends can be friends or even contacts only, but only you can decide who is your friend and who is your contact; and about life.. Life gets better, a strong man doesn't need to read the future, he makes his own. Equally, we don't need to forget we're not alone, even if we don't have no one near to us, we  can find those people or live a lot for finding ourself. 

Have a great day!

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Thanks for sharing your story.

I truly understand how you feel, yet I still find it hard to change anything within myself. I keep hoping that one day this will just be a passing chapter, not a permanent part of me.

Thank you for listening to me. I really needed that. 

I hope you have a wonderful morning, day, or evening, wherever you are!

Ive been struggling to find how to get jorgens polaroid, ive played through his route several times, loving him more each time. But i really want to find that polaroid

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It's not yet in the VN!

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Is there a way to make the UI bigger or is it just a me issue

That's on Android, I'm guessing? A tablet or phone?

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Its my phone, the UI used to be much larger now i can barely find the menu button.

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oh god i need more Bjørn, he's so cute and sweet...

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Same!! Bjorn my fave bear boi

His route is always so encouraging for me, I love him

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Apparently in the new version, the Klaus update is missing again. Does anyone have this same problem, or is just me?

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fixed now

Now it works. Thanks guys 👍.

Does anyone else have this issue? All of my 5th and 6th save slots are deleted across all pages

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thank you for Jorgen update

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Miniature Guðrun? I'm really looking forward to this as a possible route. I certainly feel like she has great chemistry with Arvo. Could this be a new secret route with Klaus?

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I feel one of the sub-routes of a character IS the Guðrun route.

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I see Guðrun has a mini character design. What are you guys implying?

Please can anyone tell me something about Mikko route is that really so sad?  cause i seen some videos about it,and everyone looks so sad and broke and i don't wanna feel bad after i read it. Srry ik that it is better to feel it yourself, but after Bjørn day 4 I can’t start reading another story cause I am very attached to him, and it’s hard for me to just stop thinking about what will happen next, how his story will turn out, whether everything will be fine...

Srry(

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Ngl but it's indeed sad, I decided to start with Mikko's route and after reading that I was pretty devastated, don't wanna spoil anything but if you want to go with Mikko's route  you should prepare yourself psychologically, I haven't done all the routes yet but from what I've read so far I really wanna give a hug to all of them

Why not do a happier route like Lake's?

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Mikko is, pretty unique. It's something you can get in and feel cool and happy for Arvo and Mikko, but in the end, is something you can relate if you was in love with someone you never saw again in a long time. 

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Gosh, i really wanna get to know Guðrun better
My bissexual ass is being well fed by the devs, i cant catch a break kdjfgjdkg

Gotta love how you can just tuck Lake into the corner for certain scenes

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random food for thought. if you want to theorise yourself, don't look through this. Minor spoilers.















Do note that I am not 100% confident in this, so take this with a grain of salt. Reading back at this, this is NOT well written, holy.

TL:DR: The events of Dawn Chorus is actually a big flashback. Why? I'm not too sure. This one is a massive stretch, but with what is said, it's possible that any love interest that Arvo gets in is not actually permanent.

I was curious about the meaning of this VN, so after a little studying, I quickly realised that chance and time are big concepts in Dawn Chorus. Seeing Saturn will always occur, which also happens to symbolise time. Lets go through the opening intro:

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We're ships at sea, drifting in all directions.

The wind blows relentlessly, pulling us apart.

One moment I share with you, the next we're almost strangers.

Is genuine connection ever really possible?

All I know is that I'd give all I have for just a moment of it.

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As some people know, Arvo writes some poetry on his phone. You can see this near the end of Rune's day 4 where the both are on the bus returning from the city. And knowing that, I get the strong feeling that this was written either before the camp or after the camp.

"One moment I share with you, the next we're almost strangers." If Arvo written this before the camp, he could be referring to Mikko, but that only applies if Mikko's route is the canon ending, but I doubt that.

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"We're all lost in this world, walking blindly in the dark, colliding with each other. Our lives are a series of random encounters that shape our cause."

"Are we swimming, or are we carried along by the currents?"

 These quotes are said right after the intro, in Arvo's dream of winning the Nordic Street Photo Award. These refer to chance, and question whether if fate exists or not. On Lake's route, they question about reincarnation, a second chance, essentially. Jørgen responds with just being happy with your current life. 

I'm still trying to get more info about all this, since I don't have a lot of evidence. 

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Since when did Guðrun get one of the mini character designs?

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Lovely game, though I do have just one small complaint. I only played Rune's route so this may not be an issue with the others but the main character feels a bit too...predatorily forward I guess is the term? Just zero concept of personal space, constantly invites himself to other people's plans. And I feel like it's not very natural how Rune just goes along with all his advances, there would be alot of suspicion from his part early on realistically. I mean it'd be whatever if it was just another character, but I feel dirty playing as this guy.

i was trying to access Sqee's link but for some reason it joined with Haku's

according to Sqee himself, he doesn't have any page to link, so that just sorta happened haha

oh ok ty ><

i spend 3 HOURS trying to get the klaus route  but i can,t can,t find it somewone please tell me how to get it

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here! (copypasted from rickalick, spaces added just in case)


















1. Get a coat on day 1(either talk to Rune before losing the key, or ask Devon for help when you lost it)






2. Do the Klaus event when given chance on the first day. Make sure you talk to him and follow him all the way into the woods.






3. After that follow...






3.a) the Bjorn route, in which case just wait till you get a chance to chase after Klaus into the woods again.






3.b) the Devon route, in which case don't help him with telescopes and talk to Klaus in the cafeteria

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THANKS SOOO SOOO SOOO SOOO SOOOO SOOOO SOOOO SOOO MUCH 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 your my hero

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Okay, Jorgen.. it was really cool, still waiting for the next updated; and as always the team is teasing us ;W;

Got this error when tryimg to save 

It seems your device ran out of storage space. You should check your harddrives and see how much space you have left. Maybe try and delete some stuff you don't need anymore.

that doesn't make sense i have all my stuff in my external hard drive which has 4 tb of space left (although it could be trying to save to my internal ssd which is stupid)

renpy games will try to save to your internal ssd under the %appdata% area in roaming just like with minecraft and other programs

ah okay. Is there anyway to change that?

I'm in the middle of Lake's route and it's been an awesome ride so far. It's great. 

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The gymnopedie that the MC plays at the common room broke me. I have such a deep conection with that music, it really caught me off guard. Shed some tears, would recomend

I read that your making a SFW version, but will there still be updates to this NSFW version?

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Yes, only outside of itch. And we're not sure if we'll proceed with the idea before we get a reply from Itch. 

out of curiosity where will updates be posted then? id love to keep reading and supporting the team but unfortunately cant afford to subscribe to the patreon at the momen

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I hate conservatives. They literally just wiped out all itch.io adult games. Their agenda knows no bounds

Wasn't even the conservatives that were responsible in the UK smh

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The "think of the children" censorship was always the agenda of conservatives. how convinient that only when the globe is shifting right wing in 2025 , we see the censorship on full display

To be honest, I really think the main issue with the act is that it was poorly considered before being passed. Age restrictions on pornographic material is long overdue and undoubtedly required in order to protect the wellbeing of young people, but the blanket banning of anything vaguely NSFW is not the way to go about it. Although it’s been a mess on most levels, I do agree with the safeguarding side of it (speaking from the uk) because it has been extensively proven that modern pornography is bad, especially for developing minds. I hope that people are able to detach this matter from dogmatic conservatism, religion and the poorly made laws, because it is a serious issue no matter your political standpoint.

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So what do we do now bc of that cringe thing itch io decide to do bc this vn is my favourite where do i even find new updates now :(

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hey! just wanted to let you guys know that, in the "Our team" section, Haku's page appears for both his portrait and Sqee's, as if they had merged into one. might wanna change that and add Sqee's page :p

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I don't actually have a page that can be linked to, so it was left empty on purpose. I think it just kind of merged together because of that

makes sense. good luck working on this project! :D

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Best VN ive ever read. Great characters, great story, perfect setting. My first route was Rune and it broke me. Since i read this VN i cant stop thinking about it! Thank you Dawn Chorus team for this masterpiece and i cant wait to see the rest of Rune's route!

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Hi This is a very beautiful novel❤️ and I'm curious when the new part of the story with BJORN will come out. I love that character so much. Please as soon as possible.🙏❤️ 

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Bjørn is such  cutie pie omg I love him sm

Fr Me tooo

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Wow, this VN is wonderful. Easily become 1 of my favorites VNs.


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Ik it's amazing

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lake is so cute i love them omg

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I always thought this story would have some paranormal themes, you know, the first step towards Klaus's path, the pentagram, and the monster. I wondered if after Dawn Chorus there would be another VN from her, that would be really cool!



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Rune ❤️

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Agree 💗

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I've never left comments in such things, but this, I HAD TO. THIS GAME IS, WOW. I HAVE NO WORDS. It is amazing, actually. Currently on the Mikko Route, painful as shit but it's ok, it's fine, i like making myself suffer. THE ART, THE STORYLINE, AND THE SOUNDTRACK. ABSOLUTELY BLOWN AWAY. I love this game, actually. It's just so great. And hoping on a good ending for Mikko and Arvo, huhu, I will actually cry if they don't 
Anyway, bless the creators, y'all are amazing, please keep up the phenomenal work!

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