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Akhaltsikhe Fortress stands where borderlands met power.

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Born in the medieval era and rebuilt through wars, it guarded the passes of Samtskhe.

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Read the stone: along towers and gates, chiseled Asomtavruli—Old Georgian capitals—note patrons, prayers, and repairs after siege.

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Its layered walls store memory and rule.

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Episode 1 lays the ground; next, we follow these letters to the stories they seal.