BLESSU-2 NOTES FROM THE FIELD DIARY - Minka von Kries

MINKA VON KRIES Riding instructor

MÄHLOU

I visit my friend to take a photo of her lawnmower robot. His name is Mählou and he has his own little house in the garden, along with a name tag. I ask my friend when Mählou will be leaving his shelter so I can take some pictures. My friend replies that she has no idea, her brother is responsible for him. Unceremoniously, I decide to simply lift Mählou out of his hut and put him on the meadow. What I hadn´t expected was the deafening, shrill bleep that immediately started howling. In shock, I let Mählou fall to the ground. Unfortunately, my friend does not know how to turn off the alarm or how long it lasts. We feel completely helpless and my friend´s brother cannot be contacted. I feel the impulse to shout at Mählou that it´s enough and that he should be quiet. After what feels like an eternity, he suddenly stops on his own, peacefully turns around and heads for his little house (...)

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