Active workings are operating places of workers.

作业场地是作业者进行操作的场所。

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Here, Hall mentions a "silence" and lack of information regarding the workings of Secret Societies during the 17th and 18th century, the epoch during which the Bavarian Illuminati was active.

在这里，霍尔提及17世纪和18世纪时的一个“沉默”和缺乏资料的有关秘密社团的运作，在此期间巴伐利亚光明会是活跃的。

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