Though everything seems to be quiet and orderly, some strange and brutal events start to occur.

尽管一切看起来平静有序，但是奇怪且恐怖的事情接二连三地发生。

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Brutal and unforeseen events take overhand and build a bridge to the past.

残酷和不可预见的事件取代了过去，并建立了过去的桥梁。

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I received the impression of a brutal, clever, competent man who in business matters at all events would be pitiless.

他在我印象中是个残酷，聪明又睿智的人，是那种在生意上决不会徇情的人。

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Incredibly, the Western reaction to this brutal turn of events has been exceedingly tempered.

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And there is a deepening crisis within the ruling coalition over how to respond to this brutal turn of events.

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But by the time they set foot on Australian soil, Gyarmati and his teammates were informed of a brutal turn of events as Soviet forces ruthlessly reasserted their grip on the Hungarian capital.

CNN: March 2, 2012 -- Updated 1645 GMT (0045 HKT)