Many once beautiful buildings stand empty, evidencing a bygone time of spirit and pride.

许多曾经美丽的建筑如今空空地伫立在那里，证明了昔日的精神和骄傲。

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I can still remember spending months, helplessly barricaded in the basement of one of our many, once beautiful, baroque style buildings.

我依然记得那几个月躲在一幢曾因其式样美观而风光一时的巴罗克式建筑的地下室时的无助场面。

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Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess.

从前，有一位美丽的公主。

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So, I went out--I remember once- and bought a Galaxy convertible and it was a beautiful car. I had a beautiful girlfriend she was a model--it was just pretty nice.

所以我继续经营着我的事业-我记得曾经-,我买了一辆Galaxy敞篷车,那是一辆非常漂亮的车，我还有个漂亮的女朋友,她是名模特--一切都非常好。

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Dunwall is at once beautiful and horrifying, much like Dishonored itself.

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But the flight to American suburbs has left once-beautiful homes and buildings in the hands of the poor who lack the resources to renovate them.

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Whatever his curmudgeonly nature and his hatred of people says about him, he brought hours of joy to children and parents everywhere, with books at once hauntingly beautiful and surprisingly intelligent.

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