This is a story about mechanical objects, -- some of which move-- -- remember those smiling houses in the background-- and some of which are stationary, but they're all mechanical objects.

这是一个关于会活动的，机械的故事-,还记得那些作为背景微笑的房子吗？,它们不会动但也都是机械的东西。

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And I try to imagine, well, first, imagine being really, really stiff, because you're not flexible when you're a ball point pen.

让我试着想象，首先，想象自己变得非常僵硬，因为圆珠笔是不会动的。

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