night rappel

∴ forgotten chasm, torch & blade in hand |
where cairns dissolve, paths slip away |
stone glyphs won’t murmur, maps play hide-and-seek |
nature leads, step by step, into unknown |
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bounding cliffs, nimble as goat-kangaroos |
past cairns, past clear paths, animal trails we traverse |
canyon challenges, primal & treacherous |
stone walls witness, rugged contours guide |
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at the summit, glimpses of a distant tale |
ruins unveil remnants of a culture-defying time |
communal voices linger, echoes of rites of passage |
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time to vanish, torchlight cuts through night |
a leap off the edge, rappelling into the abyss |
into darkness, where another adventure awaits ∴