El Sonido Roto
Polly meets Emma Hartley, a British doctoral student studying alpine acoustics, who suggests that Kaspar's musician's dystonia might lead him to discover a revolutionary new way of playing that incorporates the mountain's natural echo chambers. When Kaspar's broken notes create unexpected harmonies with the mountain's acoustics, they're interrupted by Gottfried Steiner, a traditionalist champion alphorn player approaching their location.
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El sol brilla hoy. Emma pone máquinas en rocas. Las máquinas escuchan sonidos. Polly mira a Emma trabajar. Emma trabaja en la montaña. Kaspar tiene un cuerno grande. El cuerno es muy largo. Emma dice toca el cuerno. Kaspar toca su cuerno mal. El sonido se rompe en pedazos. El sonido roto va por todas partes. La montaña hace el sonido más grande. Emma mira su máquina. La máquina muestra líneas que bailan. Emma está muy feliz. La montaña habla con Kaspar. Polly escucha la montaña hablar. Entonces otro cuerno toca música. Este cuerno suena enojado. Kaspar se ve asustado ahora. El hombre es Gottfried. Gottfried toca cuerno muy bien. Gottfried baja la montaña. Gottfried se ve muy grande. Emma quiere correr. Kaspar dice no nos quedamos. Kaspar no va a correr hoy. La montaña hace sonidos silenciosos. La montaña espera y escucha. Polly siente algo grande que viene. El desafío está aquí ahora.
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