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An homage to the Bayeux Tapestry, a long embroidered linen cloth from the 11th century, with flat stitched figures in wool thread of terracotta red, ochre, olive green and dark blue on an unbleached linen background, decorative borders above and below filled with tiny stitched animals. A wooden motte-and-bailey castle on a hill, an extreme close-up from a ground-level camera on one section of the tapestry. Climbing the palisade of the castle with a rope and grappling hook is Shinobuninin, a young woman with long glossy black hair with bold white highlight streaks, blunt bangs, two long side locks framing her face, large dark blue eyes, a big red bow on the back of her head, and a white cloth headband tied around her forehead with a tiny yellow smiley emoji printed on the middle of it. Her very long low ponytail ends in a big glossy red ball hair ornament. She wears her pink sleeveless kimono outfit with purple gloves, all rendered in flat wool stitches, and she looks back with a cheeky grin. Below her, a row of Norman soldiers in conical helmets with nose guards and long chainmail coats point up at her in shock, holding kite-shaped shields. Along the top runs an embroidered Latin inscription in capital letters: "HIC NINJA ASCENDIT". The stitches, frayed threads and linen weave are visible up close.