The Account of the Stone Wall

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The wall was built in the spring of 1742, nine years after the manor itself was completed. I know this because the date is carved into my eastern face, just above the moss line, in numerals that have grown shallow with two centuries of rain and frost. My purpose was to enclose the kitchen garden, to keep out the deer and the rabbits and the village children who came to steal apples and pears. I...

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