鳄鱼街父亲在那张深邃书桌最底层的抽屉里,保存着一幅古老而美丽的本镇地图。这一整卷对开的羊皮纸,原本用亚麻布条捆扎,是一张巨大的、从高处鸟瞰的全景式挂图。铺展在墙头,它几乎横跨整个房间,提斯米安尼卡河谷的广阔远景一览无余,如同一条蜿蜒向前的淡金色缎带,穿过星罗棋布的水塘和沼泽,穿过往南延伸的起伏丘 Crocodile Street father in that deep desk at the bottom of the drawer, save an ancient and beautiful map of the town. The whole roll of parchment paper, originally tied with linen strips, is a huge, panoramic view of the bird’s eye view from the top. Spread over the wall, which spans almost the entire room, the vast vista of the Titian-Anika valley swept out like a pale gold ribbon that spirals forward and through the dotted ponds and marshes, Undulating hills