九十天的谷子
In a bar in Kirkwall, a flat dark bannock turns out to be the reason the islands were farmable at all.
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“你能推荐一道好菜吗?”老板是一只苍鹭。她说吃烤饼。贝尔大麦是这里种了几百年的一种大麦。它长得快,一个短短的夏天就够了。
“你们有素食可以选吗?”波莉问。苍鹭指着同一行。烤饼、黄油和软奶酪。
“可以结账吗?”波莉说。苍鹭拿得很慢,这是个好兆头。外面的风几乎停了。波莉往上走,走到红色的大教堂那里。
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