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Observe--ominous Ominous rumblings The ominous rumblings from a once-dormant volcano were a bad omen.
不祥的轟隆聲 一座曾一度休眠的火山 不時傳來不祥的轟隆隆 聲這可是個不好的預兆
The town at its base was immediately declared off-limits and all occupants were evacuated.
火山下面的城市 立刻宣布禁止入內， 所有居民都被轉移。
The oligopoly that had failed to control the market of the town became obsolete and one man was put in charge, Mr. Red.
未能控制城市市場 的寡頭賣主壟斷 已經變得過時，于是 一位叫瑞德先生的 被指定為負責人。
Mr. Red became obsessed with keeping people from returning to town, even when the volcano stopped rumbling.
瑞德先生一心想著阻止 人們返城， 即使火山已經 不再隆隆作響。
He put obstacles up on the road, he made it a criminal offence to be caught there.
他在路上設置起了障礙 并且宣布如果有人 在那里被抓到， 就以犯罪論處。
And he even put people in jail for arguing with him. He said they were there because they had become an obstruction to justice.
他甚至還把同他爭論 的人送進監獄， 他說他們之所以蹲監獄 是因為他們妨礙司法。
But no one could ever obtain permission to renew occupancy and former residents began to complain about Mr. Red's obsessive behavior.
但是無人可以獲得 批準繼續居住在城中， 以前的居民開始抱怨 瑞德先生的過分行為。
They even observed that Mr. Red had increased the occurrence of his own visits back into town.
他們甚至還觀察到 瑞德先生自己 返城的事情倒是 發生得越來越多。
That was definitely odd and off-haned comments were made that they should offer Mr. Red an opportunity to retire or be fired.
這相當古怪， 人們不假思索地指出 應給瑞德先生一次機會 讓他退休或者走人
The next day everyone gathered their offspring and set out for town together. When they smelled an odd odor on the outside of town, however.
第二天，大家帶領著 兒女一齊向城市出發。 然而，人們在城外就聞 到一股奇怪的氣味，
Their desire to return was almost off-set. Something strange had happened.
這幾乎打消了他們 回城的念頭。 城里發生了怪事。
They were all shocked to see the town when they arrived! Women screamed and men broke down and cried.
來到城里，他們被眼前 的城市驚呆了。 女人們尖叫著，男人們 失控地痛哭流涕。
It had been destroyed and not by a volcano. Mr. Red had rebuilt the town in his image.
他們的城市已被摧毀， 卻不是因為火山爆發。 瑞德先生按照他的 想像重新修建了城市，
He smiled and welcomed them home! If the police had not been surrounding him he would have been murdered.
他微笑著歡 迎大家歸來! 如果沒有警察圍著他， 他早就被殺死了。
As it turned out, no one ever returned to occupy the town. An eruption destroyed everything the following year.
結果，沒有人回到 城里居住。 第二年，一場火山爆發 將一切都毀了，
And Mr. Red was left destitute.
瑞德先生也落了個 窮困潦倒。
