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The Illuminated Window
A half-opened wooden gate can be seen in a low stone fence on one of the
streets of Colle. If one goes through it, then before the viewer will
be, situated close to the fence, a low wooden shed nailed together out
of ol boards. If you walk up to it, one sees that this shed turns out
to be a strange kind of observation point sheltered from the rain. Inside
is a stool and, in front of it there is a spyglass mounted on a secure
base. If one sits down on the stool, assuming the position of the mysterious
observer (who, in all probability, established his observation point here
a long time ago and has been conducting lenghty observations), and looks
into the eyepiece of the spyglass, then one will see a strange, even entirely
extraorinary spectacle. In the circle of observation there is a window
vividly illuminated with a bright light from within. Through the window,
you can see what is going on in the room. Right on the other side of the
window is a table with food on it, two men standing at the table can be
seen, and next to them, at the same table, are two angels with a large
wings attached to the backs.
Apparently, this extraordinary scene attracted the attention of this unknown
voyeur, and we, along with this observer, are also able to witness this
scene.
There is a great deal that is strange and accidental in this
situation. We accidentally found the half-opened old gate
in the wall; accidentally discovered the sacret observation
point accidentally, out of sheer curiosity, looked into it
and at precisely that time when the master of the look-out point had slipped
away somewhere; and of course, we accidentally witnessed that very scene
which undoubtedly can only be seen very rarely.
An additional circumstance of this mysterious story is the fact that the
through the lens (which is firmly fixed in this one position) one can
see only the window, where as the actual house where this window exists
is not so easy to find as a result of the great distance.
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