Ghosts are intangible beings, and ghost stories invite scepticism and defy verification, so the author may be right to leave questions unanswered.

鬼魂是无形的东西，鬼魂故事招人置疑且无从考证，所以作者回避这些问题可能是对的。

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He became a silent, silent ghost, neither the book of the author, nor the man who had lived.

他成了一个寂静无声的鬼魂，既不是书籍的作者，也不是那个过日子的人。

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"Ghost" — for efforts active way, for Fanshou hand for the rain cloud cover (from the author of "Jin" : Hu Xueyan "five words are Code").

“鬼”- - - - -为心机，手法活络，翻手为云覆手为雨(引自作者“津津”：胡雪岩的“五字商典”)。

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He's the author of "Ghost Wars, " a book about the CIA in Afghanistan, and he's reported extensively from that country and Pakistan.

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Mr. STEVE COLL (Author, "Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001"): My pleasure, Jacki.

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Since 2001, he has said they were ghost-written but refused to name the author.

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