And though I now sink out of view and shall be forgotten, I believe I have made some marks which will tell for the cause of civil liberty long after I have gone."

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I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold.

我身陷泥潭中，找不到立足点。

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You'll never sink this boat! Now, me, I was scared, but Lieutenant Dan, he was mad.

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