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UER Forum > Journal Index > Beautiful Failure > My first time. (Viewed 2355 times)
My first time.
entry by Warchyld 
7/25/2005 4:17 AM

I heard them giving me a warning of some kind as I dropped into the window well. Whatever they had to say, it was too late now. I had already vaulted over the side, and was hanging from the concrete lip at the top of the 9 foot drop. I released my grip on the stone, and dropped the remaining distance to the floor. I heard another vague warning about someone coming. well, I couldn't very well go back the way I came. I had to go in. I pulled back the plywood blocking the window, and slipped in.

I was in, I was alone, and it was dark. My heart was singing.

I made my way to an inner hallway, and picked a dark room just off of it. I hid behind the door. I was prepared to evade whatever inspired the warning from my comrades. I waited. The air around me felt thick and stuffy. The darkness enveloped me like a blanket. My heart threatened to betray me with its ambitious pounding. I was grinning ear to ear.

A red glow filled the hall, and in it's wake, two explorers followed. red lensed flashlights in hand, and camera at the ready. Whatever the threat had been, it had passed. We were now free to make our way to the roof to meet the others.

The building was amazing. Spiral staircases, machinery, a large three story skylighted room filled with moonlight. There were small catwalks and lofts, and ladders to upper stories. We made our way to the roof. In an excellent imitation of lost gophers, we popped up onto the roof in the wrong spot a couple of times. But we finally saw the shadowy outlines of people along a high section of roof toward the end of the building. It was them.

We made our way to them. A few spiral staircases, ladders, and a bothersome window later, we were there. And so it came to be, on July 23rd 2005, standing on the high roof of a large building somewhere in Minneapolis, I met 8 explorers.

Everyone sat and talked. I sat quietly and listened, not saying much, just glad to be sitting among people similar to myself. As everyone was talking around me, I took in the view of the illuminated Minneapolis skyline. I have seen it many times during my life, but I never recalled a time when it had looked more breathtaking.

It was the Minneapolis Aquatennial. Fireworks were scheduled tonight. So we all sat on that roof and watched them. A large orange moon was hanging over the horizon as the fireworks ended. After deciding on our plans for the rest of the night, we made our way back down to the street. We all left the building together.


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Gatsby 


Location: Minneapolis, MN
Gender: Male
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Like all UER people, I've only explored your mom.

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Re: My first time.
< Reply # 1 on 6/5/2007 12:58 PM >
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Whoa! I have pics from that night!

Cool write-up, man. Totally missed this from what, 2-3 years ago? Heh.




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