On 18 August, 1961, residents in the town of Capitola, California, awoke to find sooty shearwaters slamming into their rooftops, and their streets covered with dead birds.

1961年八月十八日，加州圣克鲁兹镇的居民在清早发现大群乌黑的海鸟在屋顶上扑打翅膀，街道上也布满海鸟的尸体。

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A black sky rested on these dead streets, as though an immense winding-sheet were being outspread over this immense tomb.

黑色的天宇笼罩着这些死气沉沉的街巷，有如一幅巨大的裹尸布覆盖在这巨大的坟墓上。

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The streets were filled with the dead and barely living. She kept on running, knowing only that she had to be home.

街上到处都是死人和奄奄一息的人，她不停地跑着，只知道自己必须回家。

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