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A young architect is dispatched to oversee urgent repairs on a rain-soaked, historic cathedral and encounters a community divided by clashing priorities: an assertive patron and his firm, proud clergy, local gentry, and practical craftsmen. As he inspects roofs, towers, and waterlogged floors, concerns about structural safety, limited funds, and sanitary conditions emerge. Close attention to architectural detail and heraldic motifs brings buried histories and local rivalries to light, so that the conservation project becomes a means to explore questions of stewardship, tradition, and the sometimes uneasy relationship between antiquarian zeal and everyday community needs.
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