Then at the back of the shop, behind the great scales fixed to the counter, the word "Laboratory" appears on a scroll above a glass door, which about half-way up once more repeats "Homais" in gold letters on a black ground.
Gero, dendako zokoan, salmenta-mahai gainean gardainaturiko balantza handien atzean, 'laborategia' hitza hedatzen da ate kristaldun baten gainean zeinak, bere alturaren erdialdera, berriro errepikatzen baitu Homais, urrezko letraz, azpi beltz baten gainean.