TSotF - The ruined garden

The ruined garden
'Recently, as I grow closer to the people around me, I've been dreaming longer...

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The tarnished fountain
'The ruined city is the same, half stone, half forest, but I can see more clearly now what it used to be. The streets wind towards the centre, and as I walk them, I see echoes of the people and buildings that were once here. Fleeting visions of life. Am I imposing thoughts on my dreams? I mustn't question these visions too much. If they are part of God's plan for me, I have to accept it...

'But I must write down the details before I forget. I followed the streets to the centre of the city. The light was silvery, subtle, like moonlight without a moon. There was a garden, laid out formally. It must once have been beautiful. At the centre, there stood a fountain. A tarnished, twisted thing, blackened by age and as dry as dust, contorted and bent. Nevertheless, I recognised the Silver Tree...'

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