The front was, as I had once seen it in a dream, but a well-like wall, very high and very fragile-looking, perforated with paneless Windows: no roof, no battlements, no chimneys — all had crashed in.

府第的正门象我一次梦中所见的那样，剩下了贝壳似的一堵墙，高高耸立，却岌岌可危，布满了没有玻璃的窗孔。没有屋顶，没有城垛，没有烟囱——全都倒塌了。

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The front was, as I had once seen it in a dream, but a well-like wall, very high and very fragile-looking, perforated with paneless Windows: no roof, no battlements, no chimneys — all had crashed in.

府第的正门象我一次梦中所见的那样，剩下了贝壳似的一堵墙，高高耸立，却岌岌可危，布满了没有玻璃的窗孔。没有屋顶，没有城垛，没有烟囱——全都倒塌了。

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