At the mountain's foot they crossed the shallows of the river and entered the forest, grim and darkly gaunt in the pre-spring, oaks and beeches with bare spars like rigging close-hauled against a storm, a desolate way in a desolate month.
Mendiaren behealdean ibaia igaro, eta negu hondarreko baso lanbrotsu, beltz eta soilduan sartu ziren, ekaitz baten erdian untzi baten masteria ziruditen pago eta haritz biluzien artean. Bide goibel bat hilabete goibel batean.