A bank of lights went off with a savage hiss, went on again; the plaintive tap of a hammer begged admission to nowhere in the distance; a blue face appeared among the blinding lights above, called something unintelligible into the upper blackness.

一排灯发出野蛮的嘶嘶声，然后又亮了起来。锤子哀伤的敲击声恳求远处无处可去；一张蓝色的脸出现在头顶炫目的灯光中，在上方的黑暗中呼唤着某种难以辨认的东西。