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The year is 1620.
Dawn is breaking over Harvington hall near Kidderminster, England.
A figure hurries across the courtyard at the back of the grand house, a woman with one arm threaded through the handle of a shallow wicker basket.
On her head is a black steeple hat.
To the modern eye, the shape suggests something a witch might wear.
She looks around warily, as if nervous about being seen, then heads towards an area of woodland.
A red glow spreads across the sky, but there's a sharp chill in the air.