Nittidagerskornet
In a bar in Kirkwall, a flat dark bannock turns out to be the reason the islands were farmable at all.
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Baren i Kirkwall hadde fem bord og en peis. Polly satte seg nær varmen. "Kan jeg få se menyen?" spurte hun. Det var bare noen få retter på kortet.
"Kan du anbefale en god rett?" Eieren var en hegre. Hun sa bannocken. Bere er en bygg som er dyrket her i hundrevis av år. Den vokser fort, i en kort sommer.
"Har dere vegetarretter?" spurte Polly. Hegren pekte på den samme linja. Bannock, smør og myk ost.
"Kan vi få regningen, takk?" sa Polly. Hegren tok seg god tid, og det er et godt tegn. Ute var vinden nesten stille. Polly gikk opp til den røde katedralen.
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