those of the party who had reached the downward slope were no longer visible to those who were still climbing; what little daylight yet remained was failing, and it seemed as though a black night was immediately to fall on them.
arekin eta nire aitonarekin, itsas ondoko bide batean barrena, zeina bazterrik bazter haren ertz-ertzetik baitzihoan eta, batzuetan goratik oso eta beste batzuetan metro gutxiko alturatik, itsas heineraino amiltzen baitzen labarrik labar, halako moldez non etengabe gora eta behera ibili beharra baitzegoen; jaisten ari zirèn ibiltariak desagertu egiten ziren igotzen ari zirenen begien bistatik, oraindik gelditzen zèn egun-argitasun pizarra ahulduz zihoan eta bazirudien berehala hedatzear zegoela gau beltza.