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W1 – First Impressions<\/b>
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Julie Bracken<\/a> posted a photo:<\/p>\n

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Crossing the little bridge, the ruins fully came into view. It was one of those warm summer afternoons that seemed to ask nothing more than an unhurried walk and an open mind. The abbey appeared quietly from the landscape, neither grand nor imposing, simply waiting to be explored. <\/i><\/p>\n

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