Only recently in the history of their species have people gathered in the densely populated and highly structured settlements we call cities.

仅仅是在人类历史很短的时间内，人们不断地聚集，形成了许多人口密集的、且具有高度组织化的聚居地，即我们所称的城市。

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These contracts are outgrowths of the structured settlements available for plaintiffs in lawsuits.

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When Mr. Rothstein offered Mr. Von Allmen a chance to make a quick bundle "selling structured settlements" that is, buying out people who had won court settlements but didn't want to wait for their money Mr. Von Allmen succumbed.

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