石圈与早班船
The Ring of Brodgar at dusk, then the small practical business of leaving an island, done in four sentences at a harbour desk.
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Keep it on your phone →布罗德加石圈立在两片湖之间一条窄窄的地峡上,这也是它让人觉得高的唯一原因。石头排成一个直径约一百零四米的圆,一道在坚硬岩石上凿出来的壕沟把它与荒原隔开。它是在四千到四千五百年前立起来的,属于一处世界遗产。
从前大约有六十块石头。现在还立着三十六块,而那些空缺和石头一样,也是这个形状的一部分。波莉绕着圈子从外侧走了长的那条路,石南没到膝盖,光在两边的水面上摊得又平又宽。这里没有一样东西是为访客安排的。它是为别的什么安排的,而那是什么,任何地方都没有记下来。
接着是离开这件平常事。回到港务办公室,柜台后面站着一只鸬鹚,墙上贴着一张印好的表。“渡轮几点开?”波莉问。“这个多少钱?”她和他一起看那张表,他找到了那一行。“我想买一张票,谢谢。”
“这趟航程要多久?”她最后问,然后把票收好。早上,船驶了出去,经过它进来时的那道低矮海岬,群岛按她认识它们的顺序一个个沉到船后面去:一条街的小镇,一个装着村庄的海湾,一座用铁皮房做的教堂,一块满是海豹的礁石,还有在内陆、从海上看不见的地方,一个大部分石头还立着的圆。
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