Bpb 2000-02-10

The room is warm and smells slightly of... yes, chocolate. On the maple table there are some magazines and a few empty cans. The table is in front of a couch, with a love seat next to the couch at a right angle, also facing the table. The pictures on the wall feature mostly sports figures, though Edvard Munch's "The Scream" provides a lighter touch. The TV on the other side of the room shows Kentucky winning.

(This is assuming that the subject likes chocolate, of course.)

The firs are old-growth. A carpet of brown needles softens the ground. There's some space between the trunks, and the bright sky is visible above.

The path is distinct mostly because the grass is a bit worn, though not to the point of dirt. A few needles are scattered here and there near the trees, and finally the trail vanishes, though not at any distinct point.

Well, if it ends, it must be too large to cross. Let's call it a pond, a little brackish, with some branches and roots near the edges.

A Nori.

A Nori© (look it up on Google) is a rather unusual vessel to encounter, suggesting a strong sense of whimsy about the institution of marriage.

It looks like a door key. It unlocks a door. It looks like every other door key -- there's nothing distinctive about door keys, usually.