“Let’s explore this place,” Frank said.

“Go ahead,” Johnny said, “Be my guest. You’ve always had a genuine infatuation with the architecture of old buildings like this.”

“Aren’t you coming with?” Frank asked.

“Sure, why not?” Johnny said. “It’s not like I have anything else pressing to do.”

“Okay, good,” Frank said. “Be careful, though,” he added. “It rained last night and these old marble floors may be a bit slippery.”

The two boys, in their late teens, started exploring the building, looking at the parallel rows of columns on the inside of the breezeway contrasted with the archways with the squared off exterior columns.

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