english: They kept referring to it as "declining," even though she herself was fascinated by it, the changes it was going through, following the rules of its nature day by day, independent of her will.
non_english: Ze gebruikten de woorden 'in verval', ofschoon zijzelf erdoor gefascineerd was, de veranderingen die het dag na dag onderging naar de regels van haar wezen, onafhankelijk van haar wil.