Cependant, malgré leurs efforts et leur science, ils ne pouvaient empêcher le ciel de se liquéfier de plus en plus fréquemment en une mer étrange, lourde et suspendue, dont nulle pluie ne tombait jamais.

However, in spite of their efforts and their science, they could not prevent the sky from liquefying more and more frequently in a strange, heavy and suspended sea, of which never fell any rain.