Beyond the light of the fire everything was swallowed up in the blackness of darkness.

除火光之外，一切都被黑暗吞没了。

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Darkness is in reality the absence of light. Light we can study, but not darkness.

黑暗其实是因为缺少光的缘故，我们可以研究光线，但无法研究黑暗。

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Under no circumstances would he have his home turned into a battlefield between the forces of light and darkness.

在任何情况下，他都不会把他的家变成一个光明与黑暗斗争的战场。

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When the sun goes down, crossing the line between the City of Light and the City of Darkness is eerie, almost post-apocalyptic: moving within minutes from the bright lights of Times Square to the narrow unlit streets of the Financial District with the looming outlines of skyscrapers towering overhead.

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Many who observe this holiday will light the Diya, or lamp, which symbolizes the triumph of light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance.

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