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On the morning the ferries stopped, Mara Ellison walked the length of the Lantern Quay and counted the boats that would not leave. Eleven.
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FreeAm Morgen, als die Fähren ausblieben, ging Mara Ellison den Laternenkai entlang und zählte die Boote, die nicht ablegen würden. Elf.
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On the morning the ferries stopped, Mara Ellison walked the length of the Lantern Quay and counted the boats that would not leave. Eleven. Nan had always said the harbour kept its own ledger.
Am Morgen, als die Fähren ausblieben, ging Mara Ellison den Laternenkai entlang und zählte die Boote, die nicht ablegen würden. Elf. Oma hatte immer gesagt, der Hafen führe sein eigenes Kassenbuch.
The first ferry came back on a Tuesday. Mara Ellison stood at the end of the Lantern Quay with Nan beside her, and the Tidewardens were nowhere to be seen.
Die erste Fähre kam an einem Dienstag zurück. Mara Ellison stand vorn am Laternenkai, Oma neben sich, und die Gezeitenwächter waren nirgends zu sehen.
On the morning the ferries stopped, Mara Ellison walked the length of the Lantern Quay and counted the boats that would not leave. Eleven.
Am Morgen, als die Fähren ausblieben, ging Mara Ellison den Laternenkai entlang und zählte die Boote, die nicht ablegen würden. Elf.
The timetable1 on the quay had been blank since Tuesday.
Der Fahrplan1 am Kai war seit Dienstag leer.
1 Printed every Monday by the harbour office.
1 Jeden Montag vom Hafenamt gedruckt.
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On the morning the ferries stopped, Mara Ellison walked the length of the Lantern Quay and counted the boats that would not leave. Eleven.
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FreeAm Morgen, als die Fähren ausblieben, ging Mara Ellison den Laternenkai entlang und zählte die Boote, die nicht ablegen würden. Elf.
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