一座接在火山上的村子
Walking through the village, Polly finds the same underground heat that cooked lunch also fills a giant public bathing pool and warms homes, running the whole town with no fire and no fuel.
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Keep it on your phone →后来穿过村子往回走时,波莉发现冒蒸汽的不只是那些烹饪坑:路边的裂缝在冒,下水道在冒,还有一座巨大的公共泳池,在午后的光线里泛着温暖的橙褐色。原来,煮熟午餐的那股热量,就在整座村子底下流动,几乎在你看向的每一个角落冒出地面。
那些被加热的水注满了附近一座很大的公共浴场,里面的巨型水池一年到头都是温的,不需要任何水泵或锅炉;村子四处还藏着一些小浴堂,当地人去泡澡,就跟在家放一缸热水一样随意。水里溶着铁和各种矿物质,把它染成浓浊的橙色,大多数游客一开始觉得奇怪,过一会儿又觉得意外地好看。
有些人家甚至把地下的热直接接进自家的热水管,完全省掉了热水器。波莉忽然想到,这整座村子确实就是靠着底下沉睡的那座火山在运转:煮饭、暖浴、供暖,没有火,没有燃料,也没有任何一张账单。
她在那座巨大的橙色水池边上停了一会儿,即使隔着一段距离,也能感觉到水面升起的暖意。她心想,一个直接建在这么多热量之上的地方,居然找到了一种格外慷慨的方式,和它共处。
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