Anonymous 2000-09-29

The room is warm and cozy. There are many posters and paintings framed and hanging on the walls. A fireplace is at one end of the room. Near the fireplace is a large, comfy red chair with a blue blanket. Next to the chair is a coffee table, with hot chocolate and a novel waiting for me. The room is lit by a warm yellow glow coming from a lamp next to my chair.

The forest is very dense with trees, but it must be late fall, because the colors are oranges and brown. The trees remind me of New England, lots of maples and pines. The ground of the forest is completely covered in leaves and is very damp.

With risk of reading too much into the response, we could view the time of year (“late fall”) as indicative that the subject did not feel as sheltered as desired because of the advanced age of the adults.

There isn't very much of a path. The forest does not seem to be well traveled. There are some open spaces here and there, but no logical connection between them.

I come to a stream that cuts through the ground directly in front of me. It is a small stream, very narrow and also shallow. Although there are many sticks and leaves in the stream, the water is very clear.

The drinking vessel is a water bottle, new and unopened. It appears to be very clean, so it has not been left there long.

The key appears to be a house or apartment key.