Translation for "flüssigkeitsfaden" to english
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Und er dachte auch an den Affen, an seinen Blick, der ihn so ruhig gemacht hatte, der kleine Versuch einer Notbremse, aber der Affe war gemalt, fertig, die Ruhe war dahin, außerdem würden gleich Tonnen von Wasser vom Himmel fallen, dicht wie Studioregen in alten Stummfilmen, wild hin und her peitschende Flüssigkeitsfäden, die Hüte von kahlen Menschenköpfen fegen oder Sonnenschirme umstoßen oder ganze Häuserfassaden binnen weniger Sekunden in dunkle, glänzende Spiegelbilder der Straßenbeleuchtung verwandeln können.
And he also thought of the monkey, of its eyes, which had made him so calm, the little attempt at an emergency brake, but the monkey was painted, done, the peace was gone, and tons of water would soon fall from the sky, as heavy as studio rain in old silent films, liquid threads lashing wildly back and forth, capable of sweeping hats off bald human heads or knocking over sun umbrellas or within a few seconds turning whole façades into dark, shiny reflections of the street lighting.
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