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Der Boden der Galerie war dick mit Tonmergel bedeckt, so glatt und glitschig wie Wagenschmiere, und Le Cagot schlitterte auf dem Rücken den Hang hinab – zuerst zwar nicht besonders schnell, aber doch unaufhaltsam, denn er war nicht in der Lage, seine unfreiwillige Rutschpartie zu stoppen.
The floor of the passage was thickly coated with clay marl, as slick and filthy as axle grease, and flat on his back, Le Cagot was slipping down the incline, not moving very fast at first, but absolutely helpless to arrest his slide.
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