WITH a police bomb squad present, armour-plated cars for many speakers, platoons of bodyguards and enough firearms to quell an insurrection, “Trame” (“Plots”) was an unusual literary festival.

“Trame”（“密谋”）是一次与众不同的文学盛事，因为有一个警察防爆破小组在场，演讲者使用的是装甲汽车，还安排了数名保安和足够的火力以平息一场骚乱。

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