The previous winter, before leaving Korphe, Mortenson had driven tent pegs into the frozen soil and tied red and blue braided nylon cord to them, marking out a floor plan of five rooms he imagined for the school.

前一个冬天，在离开科尔飞之前，摩顿森将帐篷钉钉入冰冻的土壤中，并在上面系上红蓝两色编织的尼龙绳，在他想象中的学校标出五个房间的平面图。