The first betrayal is irreparable. It calls forth a chain reaction of further betrayals, each of which takes us farther and farther away from the point of our original betrayal.

第一次的背叛不可弥补，它唤来的只是后面一连串背叛的连锁反应，每一次的背叛都使我们离最初的反叛越来越远。

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Savimbi, once a self-proclaimed Maoist, described Unita as having embarked on its own "long march" at this point, recovering slowly from defeat and betrayal to rediscover itself as a movement, drawing on the courage of a few dozen survivors.

BBC: Obituary: Jonas Savimbi, Unita's local boy