The clock has been wound, the key's been thrown away, and the round will not end until the hands reach midnight.

时钟已经停摆，钥匙已然被丢弃，在午夜时分罪恶之手拧动门把手以前，这一轮故事就不会画上句点。

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Before midnight, for at midnight the magic will end.

因为在午夜魔法会结束。

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There is that midnight hour in 1947 when Jawaharlal Nehru proclaimed the end of British rule and spoke of India’s “tryst with destiny.”

在1947年的那个午夜，尼赫鲁宣布了英国统治的结束，以及印度开始“与命运共舞”。

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