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Der gewaltige Rohrkopf samt dem Zementklotz, von dem Dad gesagt hatte, er würde dem Vesuv standhalten, schoss plötzlich kerzengerade in die Luft, gefolgt von dem riesigen, vierzehnzölligen Futterrohr, raste genau durch die Spitze des Bohrturms und zersplitterte den Kronenblock, als wäre der aus Zucker.
That tremendous casing-head, with its mass of cement, which Dad had said would hold down Mt. Vesuvius, went suddenly up into the air; straight up, with the big fourteen inch casing following it, right through the top of the derrick, smashing the crown block and tackle as if these had been made of sugar candy!
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