For some time, now, the boys had been dully conscious of a peculiar sound in the distance, just as one sometimes is of the ticking of a clock which he takes no distinct note of.
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- 有一段时间,几个孩子隐隐约约地听到远处有一种奇怪的声响,就像你不特别留神时听到的钟摆的滴嗒滴嗒声。