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The wall between you and the bad thing, doing its quiet job.
means A defensive barrier or any person, thing, or principle that protects against danger or attack.
from From medieval Dutch and German bolwerc, literally a structure of bole (tree trunk) plus work — ramparts built from felled timber against invaders.
Nautical twistA ship's bulwark is the railing keeping sailors aboard.
Boulevard cousinBoulevard comes from bulwark — old ramparts turned into avenues.
Figurative reignNow mostly defends democracies, not towns.