Ang Silyang Katabi ng Apoy
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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Nakatayo ang bahay-panuluyan sa itaas ng daungan. Nasa panig na kanlungan ang pinto nito. May tupang nagbabantay ng bahay. Nakatayo si Polly sa pasilyo, basa sa ulan. "May bakanteng kuwarto ba kayo?"
May mga kuwarto. Sabi ni Polly, "Gusto ko sana ng tahimik na kuwarto." Sandaling naghintay ang tupa. Nahahanap ng hangin ang bawat kuwarto dito.
"Maaari mo ba akong tulungan sa aking mga bagahe?" Binuhat ng tupa ang bag paakyat. Inilapag niya ito sa tabi ng isang silya. Yari sa kahoy na tinangay ng dagat ang balangkas nito, dahil walang punong tumutubo rito. Dayami ang likod nito.
"Anong oras ang check-out?" tanong ni Polly. Ang barko ang nagpapasya sa lahat dito. Pagkatapos ay naupo siya sa silya. Hinarang ng dayami ang malamig na hangin.
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