组织中的绝大部分艺术家来自其他城市，令他们奇怪的是，这些废弃的房屋不是被拆除，而是任其衰败。

Most of the artists were from other cities; it struck them as odd that abandoned homes were allowed to rot rather than being torn down.

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在1950年到1960年期间，无论他们的优点或缺点，传统组织急剧衰败。老一代组织丧失了维持内部纪律的能力。

Whatever their merits or demerits, the traditional organizations went into steep decline during the 1950's and 1960's. The old organizations lost the ability to maintain internal discipline.

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