Bathing in their too-bright, wasteful light became a sort of guilty pleasure, like absinthe or chocolate creams.

沐浴在白炽灯太亮、奢侈的光芒里成了一种带有内疚感的享受，就像享用苦艾酒或奶油巧克力一样。

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Bathing in their too-bright, wasteful light became a sort of guilty pleasure, like absinthe or chocolate creams.

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Absinthe inspired poets and artists, like Oscar Wilde, Charles Baudelaire and Edouard Manet - and has given regulators headaches for decades.

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