A Cadeira Junto à Lareira
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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A pensão ficava acima do porto. A porta ficava do lado abrigado. Uma ovelha tomava conta da casa. Polly ficou no corredor, molhada da chuva. "Tem quartos disponíveis?"
Havia quartos. Polly disse: "Queria um quarto sossegado, por favor." A ovelha esperou um momento. Aqui o vento entra em todos os quartos.
"Pode ajudar-me com a minha bagagem, por favor?" A ovelha levou o saco lá acima. Pousou-o ao lado de uma cadeira. A estrutura era de madeira do mar, porque aqui não cresce nenhuma árvore. As costas eram de palha.
"A que horas é o check-out?", perguntou Polly. Aqui é o barco que decide tudo. Depois sentou-se na cadeira. A palha parava o ar frio.
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