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# In the window
This was an opening in the wall with a ledge that was wide enough on which a person could sit.
# Eutychus
This is the name of a man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
# who fell into a deep sleep
This speaks about sleep as if it were a deep hole into which a person could fall. Alternate translation: "who slept soundly" or "who became more and more tired until finally he was sleeping soundly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
# third story and was picked up dead
When they went down to check his condition, they saw he was dead. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "third story; and when they went to pick him up, they found that he was dead" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
# third story
This means two floors above the ground floor. If your culture does not count the ground floor, you may state this as the "second story."