The city clocks had only just gone three, but it was quite dark already and candles were flaring in the windows of the neighbouring offices like ruddy smears upon the palpable brown air."
"Les cloches de la ville venaient à peine de sonner trois heures mais il faisait déjà assez sombre et les chandelles brillaient aux fenêtres des bureaux voisins, telles des traînées rougeâtres dans l'air brun palpable."
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