The Tower Between Two Seas
Polly climbs the one hundred and forty-six wooden steps of Piran's bell tower, a small copy of the one in Venice, and sees the town lying between a sea of water and a sea of salt.
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Polly went back to town. On the hill stands a tall bell tower next to the church. It is a copy of the famous tower in Venice. It was built more than four hundred years ago.
Inside there are one hundred and forty-six wooden steps. Polly hopped up every step. At the top hung the big bells. The wind smelled of salt.
The town lay below her. Orange roofs ran down to the sea. The white square shone like a little moon. On one side there was only blue sea.
On the other side, far away, the salt pans shone white. Water on one side, salt on the other. The gull was right. Salt built this town.
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