Then, one day, the snake people decided that enough was enough and that there was no sense in going down with the ship.

然后有一天，蛇人决定了他们没必要与大船一起沉没。

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However, even though the exit will be painful, going down with the ship will be even more unpleasant.

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He had already decided that he was going down with the ship.

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So much for the captain going down with the ship.

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