But, he realized, even in his panic he had not wanted to smudge the creamy paper by shutting the book while the ink was wet.

然而他立即意识到，不管多慌乱他都不愿在墨迹未干时合本子，怕弄脏那奶油般白腻的纸张。

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There are smudge marks where Beethoven rubbed out the brown ink before it could dry, and scratches where he erased notes with a needle.

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