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??? Explora Session 3: 9AM PST/11AM CST/Noon EST Start
[ You go, onward and upward.
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THE GATES | THE COURTYARD | THE FOUNTAINS | THE GARDENS
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THE GATES | THE COURTYARD | THE FOUNTAINS | THE GARDENS

Re: THE GATES
when he gets to the second, his first move is to examine it and see if there's any sort of mechanism on this side of the gate, or anything that looks off anywhere. ]
Hmmm...
Re: THE GATES
Through the grated gaps in the gate, though, you can see beyond: a wide courtyard with winding paths in the distance, some similarly gated. More relevant to your current predicament, there is a winch, visible but out of reach, with silvery chains glimmering as they stretch to reach the wall. The chains are let out right now, not spooled around the winch's center. ]