GR translation: stripped to toggle links and oil pump littered about the dusty room

[David Morris]

*stripped Schwarzlose itself*

On Sat, Jul 2, 2022 at 9:57 PM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
wrote:

> V106.5-7, P 108.7-9  . . . in a block of old flats with rain in the
> courtyard and a bulky, ancient Schwarzlose stripped to toggle links and oil
> pump littered about the dusty room—
>
> What's littered about the dusty room, is it "toggle links and oil pump",
> just "oil pump", or other parts stripped from the ancient Schwarzlose? Or
> does it refer to the stripped Schwarzlose itself?
>
> Also, does "with rain in the courtyard" mean it was raining at the time?
> The published translation thinks it refers to rainwater on the ground,
> which doesn't seem right to me.
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