Botanical dispatches from an invented mountain expedition, collected at the other end of the wire.
The morning mist lifted at six. We found a low cushion of flowers sheltered between two slabs of grey rock. Petals pale violet. Leaves close to the ground. No collection made: only a sketch and a careful location note. A bird watched the entire procedure from the guy rope. End of report.
Received in good orderWe returned to the damp stone arch before the sun reached it. The fern grows outwards, following the thin seam of moisture. Its youngest frond is still a question mark. The sketch is better than yesterday's. The socks are considerably worse. End of report.
Sketch enclosedPaper received. Pencils received. One tin of biscuits arrived with the lid open. Please send envelopes for loose seeds and a second hand lens. The present lens has become communal property and is never where it was left. Weather holding. Spirits improved by tea. End of report.
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