The bacteria colony has been isolated there for about 1.5 million years, researchers say, ever since the glacier rolled over the lake and created a cold, dark, oxygen-poor ecosystem.

研究人员称，自从冰川从湖中诞生，创造了这样寒冷，黑暗，无氧的生态环境时起，这种细菌菌落已被隔离了约150万多年。

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They soon discover the colony is populated by a mysterious and sinister cult, hell-bent on dark plans for Earth.

他们很快发现了殖民地居住着一个神秘和邪恶的崇拜，拼命黑暗地球的计划。

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You would see me most often at sundown when it's getting dark. I might be alone or hanging out with friends in a group called a colony.

你经常会在天变黑，太阳落山的时候看到我。我可能独自一个，也可能是和朋友们在一起。

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It was dark, out on the narrow lane that ran past the sawmills, dark and very green, the boundary wall a dim colony of moss and ferns, the shadows under the trees damp and still.

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