There were also glass balls of colored liquids that bubbled without heat, and a flat box of glittering black sand that rearranged itself endlessly, as if swept by unfelt desert breezes.

• 房间的地上和那些架子上，散乱着更奇特的东西。擦亮的石块、扫帚、皮制的翅膀散布在石板上，和那些动物笼子争夺地盘。动物笼子有的是空的，有的不是。