"Maybe the stories of the next gen of Hogwarts students?" said one reader, wistfully. Another hoped it could be a prequel to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
一位读者热切希望：“也许是下一批霍格·沃兹学生的故事？”而另一位则希望是《哈利·波特与魔法石》的前传。
And if the reader turns to Pages 64 and 65, she will find illustrations depicting two of them, literally, carved in stone.
如果读者把书翻到64和65页，就会找到描绘两者的插图，真的，白纸黑字。
The latter may surprise the reader, but on reflection, pearls are also a kind of stone, though organically produced by certain shellfish rather than by geologic forces.
后者也许会让读者觉得惊讶，但仔细想想，珍珠也是一种石头，尽管它是某些贝类而不是地质力产生的有机物体。
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