He would remain a virgin in order to prepare for and to maintain this incredibly important role as an epic poet.

他想保持自己的童贞,为了准备和保持作为史诗诗人这个无比重要的角色。

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God was so afraid of us that He actually doubted His hold on His own empire, an empire that He was only actually able to maintain because of good luck or something like superior military firepower, but certainly nothing as grand and as absolute as omnipotence."

上帝是如此害怕我们,都开始怀疑自己能否驾驭自己的帝国了，他维系这个帝国,靠的是运气或者是强大的火力，绝非是靠什么伟大的无所不能的神力“

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