And I was young and healthy. it has never been easy for me to understand why people work so hard to create something beautiful, but then refuse to share it with anyone, for fear of criticism.

对我来说从来不容易理解人们为什么那么刻苦工作去创作一些美丽东西，但是却拒绝去和人们分享，就为了害怕批评。

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Then the beautiful bride went from one room to another, walking through the whole house, but it was entirely empty, and not a human soul was to be found.

姑娘听了以后，仍然走了进去，从一间房子走到另一间房子，她看完了所有的房间，发现里面全是空的。

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Then, she got an idea. Her hair was tied up, but now she pulled it down. She had a lot of very long, beautiful hair.

这时，她想到一个主意。她头发是挽起来的，但现在她把它放了下来。她有一头浓密、漂亮的长发。

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It was quiet now, no talk, no sound, only the silent continuum of snow at the window and I wanted to make her see how beautiful it was, if not always, then at least for now, but when I turned around she was asleep in her chair, her head flopped back, her arms dangling at her sides.

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He preached then of the end of the world, and it was beautiful.

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