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narrow exit from village for defence , thorny defences |
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We left the village through a different entrance than the one we had entered it. A narrow rocky gorge is overgrown by trees and prickly creepers. Only one man at a time can get through this tunnel so that it is easy to defend. The wings of the beautifully carved door have fallen off their hinges and are leaning against the stone wall half rotting away. The entire village is surrounded by an inpenetrable hedge of spiky bushes and creeper plants. By the way, the houses of the poor people are closer to the edge of the village where they are more exposed in the case of a raid, while the wealthy have their houses in the centre. |
