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Illustration
No.19
“Down to the Well”
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The oasis of the Chalice Well was a welcome stop on our
way during our walk from the Abbey to Glastonbury Tor.
The Well is near the place where Joseph of Arimathea buried
the Holy Grail, and as such the water that issues forth
from the well has magical properties. For a while you
could drink from the spring and enjoy eternal youth, but
apparently this drinking experience has gone the way of
scrumpy and the public bar. Why?
All of Glastonbury has a New Age–mystical vibe to
it, which is all right, I guess, but the bliss takes away
from the gritty necessity for resting places like the
Well. People need water and encouragement for the harrowing
hike up the tor. We filled a liter bottle before setting
out.
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