What is recorded here
Marianne and her sisters lived inside the fort wall, not beside it. They built a chamber for the mother and daughter, laid white cloth for the fairies, and waited until the women came to dance. The fort became a home because human love shaped it into a room large enough for wonder.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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