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Ngomboniso kaMargaret Howell's Spring namhlanje, umyili wakhetha iinguqulelo ezimbini zengoma ethi "Ihotele yaseCalifornia" kwisandi sakhe somsindo-okokuqala, owenziwe njengekhava, kwaye ekugqibeleni, ingoma yokuqala eculwa yi-Eagles. Ngengqokelela elula, eyoyikisayo, kwaye ngandlela ithile iguquguqukayo elunxwemeni-jonga iibhulukhwe ezimfutshane ezinithiweyo, ibhulukhwe ebanzi enemisonto yesikhephe, kunye nezikhafu zelinen zosuku-umntu unokucinga ukuba uHowell usendleleni engasentshona, ekunokwenzeka ukuba iRetro yeGolden State ikhaba. Kodwa kwifashoni kamama womyili, wayikhanyela: “Sikhethe umculo esiwuthandayo,” utshilo, ebonakala ewonwabile ukuba le ntatheli ibuza umbuzo onje.
Nangona kunjalo, le yayiyiHowell ekhululekile. “Inyathelo elincinane eliya phambili apha kukusetyenziswa kwamalaphu alula,” utshilo, njengelinen-cotton kumphezulu wetanki, i-Gore-Tex enamaphepha amancinci emiseleni (eya yayimihle), kunye nelaphu elithambileyo kwimpahla enithiweyo yabalobi, ethi. ifike ineentamo ezisikweri kunye nemostade okanye ipalethi yolwandle. Ngaphandle kokusebenzisa imicu eshinyeneyo, iijumpi zazibukeka zingasebenzi kwaye zinolwandle. Iibhulukhwe ezisikwe ebhutsini, kunye neekhafu ezijikiweyo, zaqhubela phambili imibutho yaselwandle-umntu unokuphantse abone ukuba zinxitywe, emi kwindawo yekhefu elunxwemeni, ngentsasa enenkungu yeBig Sur. Okugqwesileyo kumboniso? Iqhosha lelinen-phantsi, udongwe ngombala, kunye nokuhlolwa kweefestile. Yiphose kwaye ujonge kwiHotele yaseCalifornia.