Vas, priklopljena na vulkan

Ko je pozneje hodila skozi vas Furnas, je Polly videla paro, ki se je dvigala iz razpok v cesti, iz odtokov in iz velikega javnega bazena, ki je v popoldanski svetlobi žarel oranžno. Ista vročina, ki je skuhala kosilo, teče pod vso vasjo.

Walking through the village later, Polly saw steam rising from cracks in the road, from drains, and from a big public pool glowing orange in the afternoon light. The same heat that cooked lunch runs under the whole village.

Ta topla voda polni veliko javno kopališče v bližini. Velik bazen ostane topel vse leto, brez črpalke ali kotla. Manjše kopeli po vasi uporabljajo isto vodo. Železo v vodi jo obarva globoko oranžno.

That hot water fills a large public bath nearby. A big pool stays warm all year with no pump or boiler needed. Smaller bathhouses around the village use the same water. Iron in the water turns it a deep orange color.

Nekatere hiše podzemno toploto uporabljajo tudi za svojo toplo vodo, tako da grelnika sploh ne potrebujejo. Polly je razumela, da vsa vas teče na vulkanu, ki spi pod njo: kuha hrano, greje kopeli in ogreva domove, brez ognja in brez goriva.

Some homes even use the underground heat for their own hot water, with no water heater needed. Polly realized the whole village runs on the volcano sleeping beneath it: cooking food, warming baths, and heating homes, with no fire and no fuel.

Sedla je ob rob velikega oranžnega bazena in začutila njegovo toploto. Kraj, zgrajen prav nad toliko vročine, je našel pameten način, da jo uporabi.

She sat by the edge of the big orange pool and felt its warmth. A place built right on top of so much heat had found a clever way to use it.