Unfortunately for Mr Sevier, the courts in Florida and Utah, found his legal arguments unpersuasive.

不幸的是，佛罗里达州和犹他州法院都认为塞维尔的理由不充分。

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Mr Sevier apparently sought a marriage licence for himself and his "machine spouse", but for some reason was denied.

塞维尔要为自己和他的机器伴侣索要一个结婚许可，但是被拒绝了。

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Mr Sevier cites legal precedents around the world - including a case where a woman married a dolphin and a Chinese man wed a cardboard cutout of himself.

他还举出了世界各地的合法案例——包括一名和海豚结婚的女性还有一位和自己刻的硬纸板结婚的中国男子。

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Sevier constantly monitors his 4-by-6-foot aquarium smoker, in which he uses split elm and mulberry logs.

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