Monday, July 7, 2014

in the pines


Today we saw a group of people in these pine trees as we walked by. One leaned against a trunk with their back to us. The figure sat very still and we couldn't see the face to tell if it was a man or a woman. In front of that person, two more were lying on the ground. It was a public park, so whatever. We looked away. Then... we looked back. The two figures on the ground were children, lying face-down and motionless in the cold, wet pine needles. We stopped. We stood there craning our necks, wondering what the hell. Immediately a loud, long shrieking sound came from the group of people. It was like the cawing of a crow, but coming from an adult who was trying to get our attention. We turned and ran. Ten minutes later we came back. We walked all through the trees. They were gone. Then off in the distance we heard the shrieking again.

Parque Cerro Philippi
Puerto Varas, Chile

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