John Tulloch 1998-12-23

It is a cool room. Everything is white. The only furniture is a futon and a small chest of drawers.

The forest is full of tall maple trees which obscure the sky. There is very little underbrush but plenty of moss. It is damp and there is a musty smell.

The path is marked by red indicators nailed to the trees. If they were not present there would be no way of knowing where the path was or to distinguish it from the other spaces between the trees.

Most of the confusion was dispersed with the help of a mentor, someone who had gone through the same troubles before and helped guide the subject (the markings on the trees).

There is a small stream in the forest. It is filled with large rocks and the shallow water splashes noisily over them as it flows. Between some of the rocks there are pools where tiny minnows can be seen.

The small gold cup is unadorned but highly polished. It is warm to the touch.

The key is very small. It is obviously made for hands much smaller than human ones. It probably unlocks a chest containing cookies made by the Keebler Elves.

(The size of the key in this case is irrelevant to analysis.)