Sly 2005-01-23

the room is very dark, theres four walls, made from a sort of metal. sheet iron, not painted, still metal colored. theres padded areas where the windows should be, and a single green light-bulb hanging from the ceiling with a chain dangling to switch it on and off, but i try to switch it on, it flashes for a second, goes out, and it doesn't work anymore... no more decorations, an empty, feelingless room, with a single not-working lightbulb.

the forest is extremely dark, with one street lamp to guide my way. the path is yellow/brown mud and stones. to either side of me there are tall fir trees. they look almost black in this light. i can barely see the sky, there are so many of them.

the path is very visible in that it is the only thing in the forest with a light-shade of color, light yellows and browns, comprising of soft mud and rocks. it is very solid underfoot, almost painful to walk on. it is easily navigated as it goes in one straight line, and there are no obstructions, thought it is very narrow, as though a child were meant to walk it.it is clearly abandoned. no-one has walked this path in years it would seem. there are a few animal prints going across from one side of the forest to the other, but it is impossible to mae out where they go after they enter the trees, and i cant fit between the trees to search.

the water is a very small stream, easily stepped over. it is a rancid greeny/red color, as though something died in it upstream.the smell coming from it is almost unbearable, no-one could ever drink from this water, there seems to be no point for its being here.

the flask is made of metal. its very cold to the touch. dust has built up over the flask. it has been unused for a long time.whatever liquid was once in it has long since drained away to be replaced with two small spiders, who have seemingly made this flask their home.

the key is, as with everything in this forest, very old and dusty. it reminds me of a skeletons hand for some reason.it looks like it could be the key to a very old house, or a castle. it seems to be of a victorian, or earlier origin, a time when care was taken in every aspect of everyday life.