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Bakeriet i bygda åpnet klokken fem hver morgen.
The bakery in the village opened at five o'clock every morning.
Ingrid hadde overtatt det etter sin mor.
Ingrid had taken it over from her mother.
Hun bakte det samme grovbrødet hver dag.
She baked the same wholemeal bread every day.
Om vinteren var hun ofte den eneste våkne i bygda.
In the winter, she was often the only awake one in the village.
Fergen kom klokken seks og tok med brød til nabobygda.
The ferry arrived at six o'clock and brought bread to the neighboring village.
En vinter ble fergen innstilt i tre uker.
One winter, the ferry was cancelled for three weeks.
Ingrid gikk over fjellet med brød i sekken.
Ingrid walked over the mountain with bread in her bag.
Turen tok to timer hver vei.
The trip took two hours each way.