La sedia accanto al fuoco
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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La pensione stava sopra il porto. La porta era sul lato riparato. Una pecora teneva la casa. Polly stava nell'ingresso, bagnata di pioggia. "Avete camere disponibili?"
C'erano camere. Polly disse: "Vorrei una camera tranquilla, per favore." La pecora aspettò un momento. Il vento qui trova ogni camera.
"Potrebbe aiutarmi con i bagagli, per favore?" La pecora portò su la borsa. La posò accanto a una sedia. Il telaio era di legno portato dal mare, perché qui non cresce nessun albero. Lo schienale era di paglia.
"A che ora è il check-out?", chiese Polly. Qui la barca decide tutto. Poi si sedette sulla sedia. La paglia fermò l'aria fredda.
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