Cave workers
Business offices
On the north exterior of the house, high up on a cornerstone, there is an inscription in fine writing, which was usually set on houses before 1900. It wisely says: "Mine today, another's tomorrow and never only one's." In the garden, the well-used for the needs of the workers can still be found. Workers from surrounding villages stayed in nearby caves. There they lit fires in order to cook and keep warm and that is why they are still blackened today.
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Kazantzakis and the real Zorbas in Mani
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