Brick and stone walls, as well as the ceiling, were hidden under thick linings of gypsum and mortar.

砖和石头的墙壁，以及天花板，都被隐藏在厚厚的石膏和砂浆表皮下。

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And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar.

他们就拿砖当石头，又拿沥青当灰泥。

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And they said to one another, "Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly." and they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar.

他们彼此说：“来，我们做砖，把砖烧透吧！”他们就把砖当作石头，又把石漆当作灰泥。

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As you climb the 463 steps leading to the summit of the dome, you appreciate the builders' first great problem: how to haul 30 million kilograms of stone, brick and mortar many meters in the air.

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