The Gate
The upper end of Scharte, where the road ends at the arch under the pass. The gate itself, the customs room beside it where petitions are heard, and the Tower of the Number, on whose slate the night's...
The upper end of Scharte, where the road ends at the arch under the pass. The gate itself, the customs room beside it where petitions are heard, and the Tower of the Number, on whose slate the night's...
Terraces of stone houses below the gate, full of the refused: those sent back last night, last year, thirty years ago. The Inn of the Refused, the smugglers' tavern, the letterbox of last words, the B...
The path from the gate to the pass, which only those who were let through may walk. The Chapel of the Returned stands at its first bend with the objects that came back; the Hut of the Last Look is whe...
The saddle itself, hidden in cloud by day and visible only in the minutes before first light, when the gate closes. The Bureau's survey camp stands at the edge of what can be measured. Beyond the sadd...