And the reward for the poet's sacrifice here on earth is not simply eternal fame that had long been a privileged image.

诗人在世上的牺牲所带来的回报,不单是长久以来那个特权印象：百世流芳。

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The image of men, and it's a grotesque image, of men rifling the bowels of their mother earth for treasures better hid - this is a disgusting and terrifying image of a lot of things.

人的形象是十分丑陋的，他们深深切入土地母亲以寻找被埋藏的宝藏,很多东西的形象是令人恶心的且十分恐怖的。

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