As he struck the wall, pieces of stucco similar to that used in the ground work of arabesques broke off, and fell to the ground in flakes, exposing a large white stone.

• 洞壁上掉下来一块象阿拉伯式雕刻衬底用的那种涂料，跌在地上碎成了片片，露出了一块白色的大石块来。