The forest is full of secrets and hidden things, you only see so much from the paths, it's when you step off the path and take your own route that the forest will reveal her secrets. You don't have to go too far off either. Walking through a stand I came across three leather handbags, their contents emptied and scattered. A 'Body Shop' mirror, a phone case, some 'Boots' breath mints, a comb, notebook, a set of concreted and rusty keys, peoples things. They'd clearly been laying there for some years, the bags have been eaten through, their contents faded, perished and decayed. Any paperwork or identification long rotted away. I would imagine these were all deposited at the same time, probably taken from cars in nearby car parks to really piss people off and blight their day during some distant summer. You'd be surprised at how many robbed and discarded handbags I've found on my wanders, in excess of 10! I should imagine the forest has seen countless robbers and scoundrels over the centuries, it must have been a wild and lawless place at times.
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