He didn't want to see his ugly bedroom or the cold bathroom with its cracked mirror and gray floor.

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Many years ago a colleague of mine gave me a quotation from William Barrett I can't cite the quotation exactly, but it speaks about making one's mind so much like a mirror that others will see themselves in your presence.

多年前我的一个同事和我说过,一段William，Barrett的话,原话我不记得了，说的是让自己的思想成为一面镜子,让别人能从你的存在中看到他们自己。

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You know, I'm thinking thoughts like, "Why can't I see my body in the mirror?

我在想,为什么我在镜子中看不到自己的身体呢

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But now, as I'm looking into the mirror, I don't see anything at all.

但现在,我在镜子中,什么也没看到

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I move out of the room toward the bathroom, planning to brush my teeth. As I enter the bathroom, it's much more light, I look in the mirror and-- here's where things get really weird--I don't see anything.

我离开卧室走向浴室,要去刷牙,当我走进浴室时,光线明亮了些,我看着镜子,从这里情节就诡异了,我什么也没看到

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