Revisiting old shortcuts

Wood and bricks seems very hard and sturdy. But very few things don't become fluid when you apply time. Well, time and gravity in this case. For convenience of use, lots of old houses have had a tie beam cut through, or a groud cill chopped to let a door in. In this case, it's one of those ground ties (a wooden piece the links two posts feet together, across the inside of the building.

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