Footpaths wind gently upward to the Berber hamlet of Tamatert, wedged snugly between two stern rock faces.

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They've outlived their usefulness and now just teeter gently in the wind, solemnly minding their own business until someone comes along and knocks them over.

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And all this interspersed by hours adrift on the river, planks and ropes gently creaking in the wind, the water dark and cool, the night sky clear above.

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The roof of the Louvre's new Islamic art department undulates like golden fabric gently lifted by the wind a feat, considering it is made of steel and glass and weighs almost 150 tons.

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