One day I saw faintly an immense pit of blackness, round which went a circular parapet, and on this parapet sat innumerable apes eating precious stones out of the palms of their hands.

一天，我隐约看到一个巨大的黑坑，坑四周围着一圈矮墙，上面坐着无数只猿猴，它们正吃着手掌上的宝石。