gate
A round arch of grey stone, two man-heights high, set into the wall that closes the valley, with two iron-bound doors that open at dusk and close at first light by themselves; nobody has ever had to push them. Under the arch stands the officer's chair, a plain wooden seat facing down the road, and beside it the count-board, a slate on a post where the night's number is chalked and a stroke is made for each person let through. The paving under the arch is worn into two grooves. On the far side th...
Located in The Last Pass.