It sinks in when the colors fade and the lines become blurry.

随着颜色逐渐消褪和纹线变得模糊，纹身会消失。

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Colors fade, temples crumble, empires fall, but wise words endure.

颜色会褪、庙宇会倒、帝国会垮，可明智的话却不朽。

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After a few washes, shapes become tweaked, colors fade, hems start to fringe.

洗几次后，衣服变形，掉色，边缘开线。

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Borders shift, fortunes fall, colors fade, lovers drift, spouses hang by the thread of that dotted line.

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And if you procrastinate, those remaining colors will fade further, or even degrade entirely.

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It hasn't been just new projects that are making headlines: In November, even the Empire State Building got a makeover, when the owners installed a new LED light system whose millions of colors can ripple, cross-fade, strobe and burst in time to the tunes of Alicia Keys or a special New Year's show.

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