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The land was ghostly with the first signs of morning, 清晨第一缕阳光让大地变得十分诡异。 and through the grayness the giant pines rose darkly like columns in some dim underground vault. 在灰暗中，一棵棵巨松在黑暗中耸立，

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The whole troop joined in the headlong chase, 所有的人无不裹进这种轻率冒失的追逐， some of the rangers without hats or caps, their hair flying about their ears, and others with handkerchiefs tied round their heads. 有的骑手没戴帽