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cogentranting · 2 days ago

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Love the phrasing of this because it absolutely does make me think of some hidden entrance in the side of a mountain leading to a cavern with an underground forge and dwarven workshop full of rare and possibly enchanted metalcraft.

#you climb deep into the Rocky mountains (the article says they're in colorado)#out past the parks populated with tourists and hiking trails and picnic tables #past where any trail at all will take you #there is a small vale deep in the shadow of the mountain #past a stream and over broken rock through wildgrown brush tucked between the boulders at the mountains base #there is a door.#it's gilt in brozen etched with delicate images and mysterious runes #you knock three times--as you were instructed-- and it swings smoothly in without a sound and without a hand to guide #you step inside and the door closes firmly behind you #you are wary but not afraid #the passageway you stand is carved into the mountain and it too is etched with markings #simpler but still beautiful #the passage is dimly lit by a few evenly placed small lamps ensconced in the walls #as you walk down the corridor the floor winds slightly downward #soon you see the glow of a stronger light ahead and begin to hear the rhythmic working of a hammer #you emerge into a large cavern aglow with warm light #it is the merging of the wonders of the mountain's natural features and craftwork of man #it is workshop and forge and home all in one #everywhere you look there is something to dazzle the eye #the walls are carved as if by the careful hands of centuries #the benches and worktables are simple but lovely dark wood worn smooth from ages of quiet workers hands upon them #fine tools of trade are organized each in their place #the workings of the past hand displayed-- simple armor extravagantly shaped helms #fine shining swords #elaborate goblets and fine worked gold jewelry #at their patient work are four men #they are simply but neatly attired #they are bearded with the lines or work etched into their faces #they are adorned with a sense of agelessness #they have always been here at the heart of the mountain crafting the treasures of the earth if only one knew where to look for them

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