Lets look around for a bit.

Before coming up to the gate you took a small turn towards the wall with curiosity. As you come closer towards the stone wall you realise it isn't quite as jagged or misshapen as you previously thought, it was definitely tall and strong looking, casting a long shadow across the ground which you greatly welcomed to help against this merciless heat.

After entering the shadow of the wall you notice the numerous dandilions, roots and grass blades that **** their way though the stone and earth as if to consume it "Weren't much for gardening were you uncle…" you thought aloud, cupping your chin with your dominate hand while the other stroked along the wall.

You thought back to your childhood, how when you were a young boy you would trace the wall with your hands, remembering every bump of the stone against your palm. The wall was much cleaner then, less taken over by the nature it tried to protect from the elements.

You checked your watch and realised it was getting very close to the arranged meeting time with Felicia the maid, you picked your suitcase up off the ground, having let go of to trace the wall and hurried over to the main gate.

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