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A dilapidated single-storey building with a broken, partly collapsed tiled roof and peeling teal-green paint. Two teal wooden doors with slatted panels stand in the centre, with a dark doorway to the left and a barred window to the right. A low whitewashed boundary wall with pillars frames the entrance, and the ground in front holds scattered rubbish and leaves. A small sign is fixed to the left wall. No people are visible.

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