And then a terrible thing was seen; the engine, dislocated from its massive foundation, with broken limbs was struggling against death; it moved, it straightened its crank, its giant's knee, as though to rise; but, crushed and swallowed up, it was dying.
Et l'on vit alors une effrayante chose, on vit la machine, disloquée sur son massif, les membres écartelés, lutter contre la mort: elle marcha, elle détendit sa bielle, son genou de géante, comme pour se lever; mais elle expirait, broyée, engloutie.