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![[A residential compound with fence and outbuildings near grove of trees and small bridge, with bay and mountains in the background]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTYvYS1yZXNpZGVudGlhbC1jb21wb3VuZC13aXRoLWZlbmNlLWFuZC1vdXRidWlsZGluZ3MtbmVhci1ncm92ZS1vZi10cmVlcy1hbmQtYThiZTRlLTEwMjQuanBn/320/374/jpg "[A residential compound with fence and outbuildings near grove of trees and small bridge, with bay and mountains in the background]")
![[A small house or teahouse in a grove of trees and near a small bridge, with pine trees and mountains, and another house in the background]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjEvYS1zbWFsbC1ob3VzZS1vci10ZWFob3VzZS1pbi1hLWdyb3ZlLW9mLXRyZWVzLWFuZC1uZWFyLWEtc21hbGwtYnJpZGdlLXdpdGgtODQyNTlkLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/46/webp "[A small house or teahouse in a grove of trees and near a small bridge, with pine trees and mountains, and another house in the background]")
![[A mountain home near Asheville, N.C. with mountain in background]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDkvMDEvMDEvYS1tb3VudGFpbi1ob21lLW5lYXItYXNoZXZpbGxlLW5jLXdpdGgtbW91bnRhaW4taW4tYmFja2dyb3VuZC02NDAuanBn/40/32/webp "[A mountain home near Asheville, N.C. with mountain in background]")
![[Barren trees and mountains in the background]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTUvYmFycmVuLXRyZWVzLWFuZC1tb3VudGFpbnMtaW4tdGhlLWJhY2tncm91bmQtYTVkMjEwLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/23/webp "[Barren trees and mountains in the background]")
![[Covered bridge in a steep gorge, with waterfalls in the background, in Japan]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTMvY292ZXJlZC1icmlkZ2UtaW4tYS1zdGVlcC1nb3JnZS13aXRoLXdhdGVyZmFsbHMtaW4tdGhlLWJhY2tncm91bmQtaW4tamFwYW4tMWU4NDRlLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/48/webp "[Covered bridge in a steep gorge, with waterfalls in the background, in Japan]")
![[Man seated on wooden bridge over canal, ruins and buildings in background]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjAvMDEvMDEvbWFuLXNlYXRlZC1vbi13b29kZW4tYnJpZGdlLW92ZXItY2FuYWwtcnVpbnMtYW5kLWJ1aWxkaW5ncy1pbi1iYWNrZ3JvdW5kLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "[Man seated on wooden bridge over canal, ruins and buildings in background]")
![[House with picket fence and trees]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTYvaG91c2Utd2l0aC1waWNrZXQtZmVuY2UtYW5kLXRyZWVzLTljYjUxMS02NDAuanBn/40/32/webp "[House with picket fence and trees]")
