Le Son Cassé
Polly meets Emma Hartley, a British doctoral student studying alpine acoustics, who suggests that Kaspar's musician's dystonia might lead him to discover a revolutionary new way of playing that incorporates the mountain's natural echo chambers. When Kaspar's broken notes create unexpected harmonies with the mountain's acoustics, they're interrupted by Gottfried Steiner, a traditionalist champion alphorn player approaching their location.
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Le soleil brille aujourd'hui. Emma met des machines sur les roches. Les machines écoutent les sons. Polly regarde Emma travailler. Emma travaille sur la montagne. Kaspar a un grand cor. Le cor est très long. Emma dit joue le cor. Kaspar joue mal son cor. Le son se casse en morceaux. Le son cassé va partout. La montagne rend le son plus grand. Emma regarde sa machine. La machine montre des lignes qui dansent. Emma est très contente. La montagne parle avec Kaspar. Polly entend la montagne parler. Puis un autre cor joue de la musique. Ce cor sonne en colère. Kaspar a peur maintenant. L'homme est Gottfried. Gottfried joue très bien du cor. Gottfried descend la montagne. Gottfried semble très grand. Emma veut partir en courant. Kaspar dit non nous restons. Kaspar ne courra pas aujourd'hui. La montagne fait des sons calmes. La montagne attend et écoute. Polly sent quelque chose de grand qui arrive. Le défi est là maintenant.
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