I told you a story in which he wakes up,or his personality wakes up, however we should put it,in Michigan.

刚才的故事是，他醒来了，或说他的人格醒来了，地点是密西根。

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It goes off in this strange digression. It seems like his mind has simply wandered, as it does, from one version of the story to another. But the mention of the machines is not incidental.

这故事就这么奇怪地离题说着，好像他的思想,在游离，从故事的一方面跳到,另一方面，但是提到机器并不是偶然。

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I've already told you the story about Achilles having the choice of living forever without fame or dying with fame, and he makes the choice for death and fame.

我已经跟你们说了阿喀琉斯的故事,他有两个选择,或是无名无望的活下去,或是战死沙场,但受万世颂扬,他选择了死和名望

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He says, "Well, I'm going to still distribute my story.

他说，好的，我还是要散播我的故事。

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So on goes the visit to Croesus.

继续说他拜访克罗伊斯的故事

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