puit

Updated: May 2, 2025

'Pushed by evil spirits. Perhaps this is the best of all explanations of the suicidal impulse. Strong thoughts are sometimes hidden under the simplicity of rustic expression. He told me the story of a man who, having gone by night to throw himself into the Puit de Padirac, came in contact with a tough old bush during his descent which held him up.

Edward Harrison Barker - Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine