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Located up a small set of stairs (in the square just before the Chapel) is an old house, where [[#Harriet|Harriet]] and [[#Francis|Francis]] live, and where Harriet's younger sister, [[Frances]] used to live. | Located up a small set of stairs (in the square just before the Chapel) is an old house, where [[#Harriet|Harriet]] and [[#Francis|Francis]] live, and where Harriet's younger sister, [[Frances]] used to live. | ||
===Harriet=== | ====Harriet==== | ||
===Old House Beach=== | ====Old House Beach==== | ||
===Garden=== | ====Garden==== | ||
===Francis=== | ====Francis==== | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Revision as of 17:41, 4 February 2024
"Under the cliff there is a cave; here, the whales are dragged to the promenade above to be bled in The Chapel. All of its surfaces were covered in that sticky oil, blackened by an age of floating dust, hanging from the ceilings in a dour temper. Statues, sculpted from the chrism, stand, now over holes dug into the side of the road." [1]
"This village is an old settlement, older than most of its inhabitants know. Formed from a constant process of cannibalistic construction, each building is built on top of another, often in a confusing way. Roads are found to go nowhere and bridges, wide enough for a truck, lead to thin staircases or small alleys." [2]
The Lower Hamlet is the oldest part of the hamlet, which grew from these roots. At its centre is the Chapel, which follows the Procession Road. The roads, homes and statues are soaked in spermaceti, which hangs from the ceilings in dour temper. The wax drips onto the street to form mounds covered in detailed aniconic patterns.
Procession Road
The Procession Road leads from the entrance to the Lower Hamlet to the Chapel at its centre. It is lined with statues depicting a woman in libation, tipping a bowl over large holes in the ground. The statues are made from the same yellowish wax as much of the architecture around them. It is not said what the liquid being poured might be, but it is assumed it is spermaceti, which is being poured in the lake of spermaceti in the caves under the village. Occasionally, a cortege of animals would march along this road, throwing carcasses wrapped in cloth into the holes flanking the road. [3]
Old House
Located up a small set of stairs (in the square just before the Chapel) is an old house, where Harriet and Francis live, and where Harriet's younger sister, Frances used to live.
