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The strong walls grind and gape, the vaulted roof takes shape like bubble tossing in the wind;
結實的墻互相擠壓，裂開大口，屋頂像氣泡一樣迎風顛簸；
See! he looks up and smiles; for death to him is happiness. Yet could one last embrace be given, it were still a sweeter thing to die.
看啊！他舉目仰望，面帶淺笑；對他而言死是幸福。然而，最后的擁抱總要給予，之于死猶是一件快事。
It will be given. Look! how the rolling ground, at every swell, nearer and still more near moves toward the father's outstretched arm his boy.
看啊！地面滾滾而起，近了又近了，父親的雙臂伸向他的孩子。
Once he has touched his garment: how his eye lightens with love, and hope, and anxious fears!
他一碰到孩子的衣衫：他的目光被愛和希望點燃，急切的憂慮！
Ha, see! he has him now! he clasps him round; Kisses his face, puts back the curling locks, that shaded his fine brow, looks in his eyes;
哈，看啊！他抓住他了！他把孩子抱在懷里；親吻他的臉，把臉上搭著的頭發捋到腦后，露出那俊朗的額頭，端詳他的眼睛；
Grasps in his own those little dimpled hands; Then folds him to his breast, as he was wont to lie when sleeping; and resigned, awaits undreaded death.
抓住那微凹的手指；然后將他手放到他胸口，在睡著時他總是這個樣子躺在那里；松開手，等待不被畏懼的死亡。
And death came soon and swift and pangless. The huge pile sank down at once into the opening earth.
死神很快來了，沒有一絲痛苦地旋即而逝。一大堆土馬上填進地上的開口。
Walls - arches - roof and deep foundation stones - all - mingling - fell!
墻壁——拱門——穹頂還有深深的石頭地基——全都轟然倒下！
