At the same time Charles I issued his own commissions of array assigning his followers to organise their own armed forces in the counties. The country was on the edge of civil war.

与此同时查理敕令部署追随者分赴各县组织旗下武装部队国家处于内战边缘。

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You may chuckle, but you've practically become used to living on the edge of a war zone, so it would be understandable if the lighter feel to November may take you completely by surprise.

您可能会轻笑，但你几乎已经成了习惯性的战争边缘的区域，所以是可以理解的，如果觉得轻至十一月可能出其不意你完全。

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