Perkumpulan di Batu Karang
Grey seals are hauling out on the low rocks before the pupping season, and the questions Polly has been taught to ask about families turn out to be the wrong shape for them.
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Perjalanan kapal ke batu karang itu singkat. Batunya rendah dan basah. Anjing laut abu-abu berbaring di mana-mana. Mereka tidak sedang melakukan apa pun.
Polly memilih seekor anjing laut besar. "Ada berapa orang dalam keluarga Anda?" tanyanya. Ia berpikir lama sekali. Semua yang ada di batu ini, katanya. Dan semua yang ada di batu sebelah.
"Apakah Anda punya saudara laki-laki atau perempuan?" Hampir pasti punya, katanya. Ia tidak tahu yang mana. Setiap tahun Orkney punya sekitar dua puluh dua ribu anak anjing laut.
Polly mencoba sebuah kalimat. "Hari ini saya ingin menghabiskan waktu bersama keluarga saya." Kalimat itu terdengar aneh di sini. Lalu ia mencoba, "Meskipun kami tinggal berjauhan, kami selalu saling berhubungan." Itu lebih dekat, kata anjing laut itu.
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