When I turned back, the little boy had vanished into thin air.

当我转回身时，那个小男孩已经消失得无影无踪了。

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"I now realize that they took my money with a smile and made fun of me when I turned my back, " Chung's statement says.

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It was quiet now, no talk, no sound, only the silent continuum of snow at the window and I wanted to make her see how beautiful it was, if not always, then at least for now, but when I turned around she was asleep in her chair, her head flopped back, her arms dangling at her sides.

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When all three of them were at the clinic together, I turned to head back home, but Veata came out onto the deck and grabbed my elbow with her bony, birdlike fingers.

NEWYORKER: Swimming