The Chair by the Fire
A guesthouse above the harbour, an argument about what counts as a quiet room, and a chair whose whole design is an answer to having no wood.
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The guesthouse stood above the harbour. Its door was on the sheltered side. A sheep kept the house. Polly stood in the hall, wet from the rain. "Do you have any available rooms?"
There were rooms. Polly said, "I would like a quiet room, please." The sheep waited a moment. The wind finds every room here.
"Could you assist me with my luggage, please?" The sheep carried the bag up. She put it by a chair. Its frame was driftwood, because no tree grows here. Its back was straw.
"What time is check-out?" Polly asked. The boat decides everything here. Then she sat in the chair. The straw stopped the cold air.
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