It is a similar story with deaths among children under five;

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They destroy these helpless but stoic humans who are chafing under their tyrannical and unjust and uncaring rule. In the biblical story, when the Israelites told the story, they modified it.

他们把那些在他们残暴，不公平统治下,无助又愤愤不平的人,全部消灭了，当犹太人来讲这个故事时，他们对此做了修改。

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Remember, this whole story takes place under the aegis of his alienation from himself. He's thinking about what he'd like to do in the funhouse.

记住，所有的故事发生在他自己疏离的,状况下，他在考虑在开心馆里他,要做什么。

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