This generally results in code that is intricate and non-modular and that can often be quite fragile during the long development process.

这常常导致错综复杂的、非模块化的代码，在长期开发过程中，这样的代码非常脆弱。

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Their legs are now so long that they have often become too fragile to bear the stress of sprinting and breaks are quite common.

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