Finally there seems to be only one way to escape the purgatory: he has to become immortal.

最后，似乎只有一个办法摆脱炼狱：他已成为不朽。

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Every step of the last three miles was purgatory.

最后三英里中的每一步都是炼狱般的折磨。

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On the contrary, life here is for many closer to purgatory, the trees hacked down, the soil ravaged, and the spirit of many of the young men broken.

恰恰相反，这里的生活更像是炼狱：砍倒的树木，荒废的土地，以及被摧毁的年轻一代的精神世界。

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Rather than suffer the purgatory of the HIPC initiative, should debtors be granted immediate and full absolution?

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There is danger that such bills would be taken back into the purgatory of being bargaining chips for comprehensive reform.

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The buzz surrounding equity-based crowdfunding has died down since the JOBS Act entered the purgatory of SEC rulemaking last April.

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