In “Book of Ashes” a massive needle traces tentative lines through ashes on a metal plate.

在《灰烬之书》中，一枚巨大的针在一块附有灰尘的金属盘上生硬艰涩地划动着。

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France gets thrown through a plate glass window, but gets back up and carries on fighting.

法国被从玻璃窗中扔了出去，不过没出什么事儿，又回来继续斗殴。

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It is in fact this cooling which powers the slow circulation of the mantle, and through that the endless remaking of the surface through plate tectonics.

事实上，这种冷却过程为地幔的缓慢流动提高了动力，驱使着板块运动，实现无止境地重塑地球表面。

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Washington appeared poised to break through at the plate when pinch-hitter Steve Lombardozzi singled leading off the eighth and Denard Span walked.

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The MTA has installed camera systems on the Hudson Bridge toll plaza, which enable the authority to capture the license-plate numbers of motorists who pass through.

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The system can gather data from security cameras, license-plate readers, radiation detectors and 911 calls and hunt through dozens of existing law-enforcement databases for related information.

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