I think it's telling that this kind of creation is a failure; it cannot succeed in the confines of this novel.

我想这告诉我们这种创作是失败的;,它在这本小说的界限内无法成功。

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What was the key step that I said I needed to do on Friday but failed very publicly to do so?

至关重要的一步，我将在本周五跟大家细细道来,如果我很嚣张地失败了怎么办？

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We lost. Loss always, I think, almost always, especially in modern history, has led to longer, deeper, troubled memories.

我们输了,失败一直是,在我看来,几乎一直是,特别是在近代历史上,造成南方人长久深刻而苦痛的记忆的根源

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