The story follows a busy child in a car, filled with anticipation and excitement, juggling her toys and markers. Ivor, her father, tries to get her to settle in the front seat, recalling a past experience of a broken-down car in Connemara. His memories evoke a sense of danger associated with the road, highlighting the fragility of safety as they drive along. As he turns off the radio to avoid further stimulating her excitement, he reflects on their surroundings and the necessity of keeping Orla calm within the moving vehicle.
"She was a busy little item. There was a doll to be fixed up and chastised with a hairbrush that was twice its length."
"He remembered once getting a lift from a Connemara man who used his car on the beach and its floor was all rotted out by the salt."
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