But the fire was clever . It had sent flames outside the house , up through the attic to the pumps there . An explosion ! The attic brain which directed the pumps was shattered into bronze shrapnel on the beams .
Но огонь был умным. Пламя распространилось за пределы дома, через чердак к тамошним насосам. Взрыв! Чердачный мозг, управлявший насосами, разлетелся на балки бронзовыми осколками.