I aim to be at the lake before dawn, so let's get moving.

我打算天亮之前到湖边，所以我们马上就动身吧。

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And so on until dawn, when I could finally get some unbroken sleep, two or three hours at most.

我就这样一直到黎明十分，躺下来顶多睡上两三个小时的完整觉。

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Peace again! – The exquisite hour before dawn, here at my old desk — seldom have I realized so keenly, appreciated so fully, these still, dark hours.

又是安静!黎明前的美妙的时间，就在我的旧书桌前——我从未如此敏锐地认识，如此心怀感激，这些仍旧黑暗的时间。

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