"For weeks later, I kept 5000 food packets ready at hand as one no-one knew when the need would arise," Prabhakaran says.

“数周后，我手中的储备食品就达到5000包，因为当时没有人知道什么时候会有需求，” Prabhakaran说。

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Dried fruits were less expensive than fresh, and he had usually a pot of them, cooked and ready at hand, for they took the place of butter on his bread.

干果要比鲜果便宜，他通常都有一罐，做得好好的，可以随时取用，用它代替黄油涂面包。

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he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

他知道黑暗的日子，在他手边预备好了。

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