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1、SalmanRushdieTheEnchantressofFlorenceFirstpublishedin2008ToBillBuford_Herwayofmovingwasnomortalthingbutofangelicform:andherspeechranghigherthanamerehumanvoice.Acelestialspirit,alivingsunwaswhatIsaw...__FRANCESCOPETRARCATranslatedbyA.S.Kline_Ifthereisaknoweroftongues
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3、akebelowthepalace-citylookedlikeaseaofmoltengold.Atravelercomingthiswayatsunset--thistraveler,comingthisway,now,alongthelakeshoreroad--mightbelievehimselftobeapproachingthethroneofamonarchsofabulouslywealthythathecouldallowaportionofhistreasuretobepouredintoagiantho
4、llowintheearthtodazzleandawehisguests.Andasbigasthelakeofgoldwas,itmustbeonlyadropdrawnfromtheseaofthelargerfortune--thetraveler'simaginationcouldnotbegintograspthesizeofthatmother-ocean!Norwerethereguardsatthegoldenwater'sedge;wasthekingsogenerous,then,thatheallowe
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6、untainofeternalyouthlaywithinthecitywalls--perhapseventhelegendarydoorwaytoParadiseonEarthwassomewherecloseathand?Butthenthesunfellbelowthehorizon,thegoldsankbeneaththewater'ssurface,andwaslost.Mermaidsandserpentswouldguardituntilthereturnofdaylight.Untilthen,wateri
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8、sfarfromsmooth,thetwo-wheeledcarttossingandjerkingtotherhythmoftheanimal'shoofs,andsubject,too,tothevagariesofthehighwaybeneathitswheels.A
