Walang Nagkakasundo

Sa mas ibaba, may iba pang nasa mga baitang. May sorong umaakyat mula sa ibaba. May dala siyang panukat at kuwaderno. Humihinto siya sa bawat baitang at sinusukat ito. Tumabi si Polly.

Further down, somebody else is on the steps. A fox comes up from below. She has a ruler and a notebook. She stops at every step and measures it. Polly moves to one side.

Inukit ng kamay ang mga baitang na ito. Walang dalawang baitang na magkapareho. Mataas ang ilan. Napakababa ng ilan.

People cut these steps by hand. No two steps are the same. Some are high. Some are very low.

Ito ang nakakatawang bahagi. Walang nakaaalam kung ilan ang baitang. Sabi ng isang tanggapan, isang daan at walumpu't pito. Sabi ng isa pang tanggapan, isang daan at walumpu't siyam. Parehong opisyal.

Here is the funny part. Nobody knows how many steps there are. One office says one hundred and eighty seven. Another office says one hundred and eighty nine. Both are official.

Tumingin si Polly pababa sa mahabang hanay ng bato. Nagpasya siyang paniwalaan ang mas malaking bilang.

Polly looks down the long line of stone. She decides to believe the bigger number.