Then, and only then, did Colin come down to earth and notice that the ceiling was made of transparent perspex and that the people upstairs were looking down at them. A wide border of water-irises sealed off the bottoms of the walls, and variously coloured vapours were escaping here and there through specially made openings in the ceiling. He also noticed that his friend Isis was standing in front of him with some refreshments on an onyx tray.
Orduan bakarrik itzuli zen Colin benetako errealitatera, eta konturatu zen, sapaia klaraboia bat zela, eta handik goiko auzoek begiratzen zutela, ur irisatuzko franja lodi batek pareten beheko alderdiak estaltzen zituela, nonnahi zabalduriko irekiduretatik usain ugaritako gazak zerizkiola eta bere lagun Isis bere aurrean zutik zegoela eta bandexa herziniana batean pastak eskaintzen zizkiola.