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Under the Oak

from HDK 128 † The orchid of life by PAFUND

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The path ends in a clearing; in the center there is a large age-old oak. Its base is a wide opening; you move forward for a closer look, and see that steps are cut into the earth beneath the opening. You descend the steps, each footfall releasing a small shower of earth, until you stand in a narrow tunnel, high enough, just for you to walk along without stooping... the darkness of this dungeon is strangely dense, almost material... You recall the words of the forest Nymphs: the orb will “guide and protect you through the darkness which no mortal light can penetrate”.

You douse your useless torch and take out the orb from your backpack. As you do so, there is a vicious hissing sound, and something thin and strong whips around your waist, gripping you tight. But at the same moment, the orb begins to glow, softly at first, and then more strongly, a powerful, pulsing white glow. The tendril about your waist shudders and then-detaches itself; ahead, hundreds of thin, waving tendrils snake out from the sides, roof and floor of the artificial tunnel. But before the light of the orb, they shrink away, as though before a fierce flame. You move forward, warily at first, but then with increasing confidence, holding the orb before you, protected in its pulsing brightness.

After what seems like an age, but must be, you realise, a short time, you emerge from the horrific tunnel into sunlight once more. The orb fades, and you release your pent-up breath, and relax your taut muscles.

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from HDK 128 † The orchid of life, released December 23, 2022

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Heimat Der Katastrophe Milan, Italy

DIY label focused on ambient punk, minimal-synth, dungeon-drone, wartime music and post-nuclear wave. Managed by a creative punx collective from Milano city.

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