The few pieces of ice which still drifted were seized by the burning liquid, and melted like wax on the top of a furnace, the evaporated water escaping in shrill hisses.
Izotz puska bakanak, jitoan ibaian behera, argizaria labe gainean legez urtzen ari ziren, suak hartutako isurkaria inguruan, eta lurrunduriko ura ihesi zihoan airean gora txistu gorgarrien erdian.