I feel the shock of the water, rise up through a thick, cold glue, then dive back with my ears ringing, my nose streaming, and the taste of salt in my mouth.

我感到水的冲击，然后浮出水面，好像摆脱了一种粘稠而冰冷的胶水； 接着我又跳回水中，我耳鸣、流鼻涕、嘴里都是海水的咸味。

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Italy, too, is contemplating some degree of devolution as the cold-war glue of old parties and their loyalties to a Roman centre has gone.

ECONOMIST: Devolution can be salvation