Usually, it's an old man standing at a place about one square meter large, keeping stirring in a big iron pot full of chestnuts and black sands.

通常是有个老大爷，长年累月地站在一块一米见方的地方，摇着一口大锅，锅里盛满了细细的黑色沙粒和零星的栗子。

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Crowds who had braved rain and storms to watch the start of the conclave on big screens in St Peter's Square cheered as the black smoke appeared.

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