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Across a stream, the old half of the salt pans has gone back to the birds; Polly stands among little egrets and learns the salt workers' winter saying.
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En liten å delar saltfälten. På andra sidan ligger den gamla delen. Där gör ingen salt nu. Låga växter växer i de gamla bassängerna. Rader av gamla stenhus står vid kanalerna.
Nu bor fåglarna här. Polly gick ut i en grund bassäng. Vita silkeshägrar med långa svarta ben stod runt henne. Polly stod alldeles stilla. Nästan trehundra fågelarter kommer till de här saltfälten.
I ett gammalt hus finns ett litet museum. Polly såg gamla räfsor, korgar och skopor av trä.
Saltarbetarna säger: salt görs på vintern. På vintern lagar de vallarna och kanalerna. Sedan kan sommaren ge salt. Polly tyckte att det var ett mycket tålmodigt jordbruk.
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