船が入ってくる
Polly lands at Stromness off the morning boat and works out, one question at a time, how a place with no trees and no distance is arranged.
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朝の船がストロムネスに着きました。ポリーは濡れた石の上に降りました。風はやみません。桟橋にコリー犬がすわっていました。「道を教えてもらえますか。」
ポリーはまだ行き先を決めていません。島は七十ぐらいあります。人がいる島は二十ぐらいです。「バスにはどこで乗れるか教えていただけますか。」とポリーは聞きました。
「町の中心まで歩いてどのくらいかかりますか。」コリー犬は細い道を見ました。十一分だよ、と言いました。
「今日、何かおもしろい催しがあるか教えてもらえますか。」船の時間がここのニュースだよ、と犬は言いました。捕虜が建てた礼拝堂があります。砂の下に村があります。
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