047 重聚

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" Hurry!" Zann urged the prisoners." We need to get out of here fast!"

“快！”赞恩催促囚犯们，“我们得赶快离开这里！”

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He had opened all the cells, and now Boz and Teplo were helping him guide the released prisoners up the narrow stairway

他打开了所有牢房，现在博兹和特普洛正帮他引导获释的囚犯走上狭窄的楼梯。

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When everyone was at the top of the stairs and out of the Dousing spell's range, some of the stronger Reds began zapping the weaker Reds to safety

当所有人都到了楼梯顶端，脱离了消魔咒的范围，一些较强的红魔法师开始把较弱的红魔法师传送到安全的地方。

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The king approached Zann

国王走近赞恩。

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" Well done, young man," said the king

“干得好，年轻人。”国王说。

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" You're a hero. I'm going to recommend that you..."

“你是个英雄。我会推荐你……”

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Just then Zann heard a faint sound — it sounded like a heartbeat

就在这时，赞恩听到一个微弱的声音——听起来像是心跳声。

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He tried to ignore it, but it was impossible

他试图忽略它，但那是不可能的。

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It was as if the sound wouldn't let him think about anything else — it was forcing him to listen

仿佛那个声音不让他想别的事情——它在逼迫他去听。

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" Your Majesty," said Zann, interrupting the king." I'm sorry, but do you hear that sound?"

“陛下，”赞恩打断了国王，“很抱歉，但您听到那个声音了吗？”

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The king gave Zann a funny look." What sound are you talking about?"

国王奇怪地看了赞恩一眼。“你说的是什么声音？”

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" It sounds like a heartbeat," said Zann

“听起来像是心跳声。”赞恩说。

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The king listened but didn't seem to hear it

国王听了听，但似乎没听到。

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Boz and Teplo hurried over to them

博兹和特普洛急忙朝他们跑了过来。

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" Did you say you hear a heartbeat?" Teplo asked, looking anxious

“你是说你听到了心跳声？”特普洛焦急地问。

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" It's probably a Guiding spell! You said Fala is here in the palace, yes?"

“那很可能是个导引咒！你说法拉就在王宫里，对吗？”

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Zann had no idea what Teplo was talking about." What's a Guiding spell?" he asked

赞恩完全不明白特普洛在说什么。“什么是导引咒？”他问。

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" It's a very old-fashioned spell," Teplo explained

“那是一种很老式的咒语。”特普洛解释道。

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" I taught Fala how to do it. Hardly anybody uses a Guiding spell these days — ever since message moths were discovered

“我教过法拉怎么用。如今几乎没人再用导引咒了——自从信蛾被发现以后。

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But you never know when you might find yourself in a precarious situation without one of those moths."

但你永远不知道，自己什么时候会陷入险境，手边却没有一只信蛾。”

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" You and your strange old tricks!" Boz laughed

“你和你的奇怪老把戏！”博兹笑道。

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" Focus on the sound, Zann," Teplo said

“专注于那个声音，赞恩，”特普洛说。

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" Fala is directing it to you, so you're the only one who can hear it

“法拉是把它传给你的，所以只有你能听见。

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The closer you get to Fala, the louder the sound will get."

你越靠近法拉，声音就会越响。”

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Zann focused on the heartbeat. He noticed that he could hear it slightly better if he turned toward the long hallway

赞恩集中精神听着心跳声。他注意到，当他转向长长的走廊时，声音能听得稍微清楚一些。

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He took a step in that direction and the sound became much more distinct

他朝那个方向迈了一步，声音就变得清晰多了。

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" I think we're supposed to go this way," said Zann, pointing down the hallway

“我想我们该走这边，”赞恩指着走廊说。

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" That leads to the ballroom," said the king

“那条路通向舞厅，”国王说。

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" To the ballroom!" Teplo commanded

“去舞厅！”特普洛命令道。

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Zann headed along the hallway, followed by all the freed Reds

赞恩沿着走廊前进，后面跟着所有被解救的红魔法师。

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With each step he took, he could hear the sound become louder and clearer

他每走一步，那声音就变得更响更清晰。

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Soon they rounded a corner and arrived in the ballroom

很快，他们转过一个拐角，来到了舞厅。

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Fala was there, along with Perda, Gliss, Darb, and all the rebels

法拉在那里，还有佩达、格莉丝、达布和所有叛军成员。

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As soon as Zann saw Fala, the sound stopped

赞恩一看到法拉，那声音就停了。

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The rebels gasped when they saw the freed Reds come into the room

叛军们看到被解救的红魔法师们走进房间，都倒吸了一口气。

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" Mom! Dad!" Gliss cried, flinging herself into her parents' arms

“妈妈！爸爸！”格莉丝喊着，扑进了父母的怀抱。

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" Gliss! You're safe!" Her mother hugged her tightly

“格莉丝！你安全了！”她妈妈紧紧地抱住了她。

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" We were terribly worried about you," her father added." And so was your uncle Gar."

“我们特别担心你，”她爸爸补充道，“你的加叔叔也一样。”

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" I'm glad you're okay, Gliss," said Uncle Gar, who had just walked over

“很高兴你没事，格莉丝，”刚走过来的加叔叔说道。

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Meanwhile Perda and Darb rushed over to Zann, along with Zing

与此同时，佩达和达布连同辛一起冲向了赞恩。

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" You did it! You found the dungeon!" Perda exclaimed

“你做到了！你找到地牢了！”佩达惊呼道。

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Darb grinned and clapped Zann on the back while Zing flew in circles overhead, whistling

达布咧嘴笑着，拍了拍赞恩的后背，此时辛恩在空中盘旋，吹着口哨。

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Zann was happy to see his friends, but he also felt nervous

赞恩很高兴见到朋友们，但也感到紧张。

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Morb could show up at any moment

莫柏随时都可能出现。

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Nearby Fala was speaking with the king

不远处，法拉正在和国王说话。

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" Your Majesty, Morb left the palace a short time ago," Fala told him

“陛下，莫柏不久前离开了王宫，”法拉告诉他。

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" But I'm not sure why, and I don't know when he'll return."

“但我不确定原因，也不知道他何时会回来。”

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The king nodded. Still weakened from the leech treatments, he spoke quietly to the crowd

国王点了点头。由于水蛭疗法身体依然虚弱，他轻声对人群说道。

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" Citizens of Magica, I hereby declare Morb to be an enemy of our world," said the king

“玛吉卡的公民们，我在此宣告莫柏为我们世界的敌人，”国王说。

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" Not since the Dark Times has Magica faced such a serious threat

“自黑暗时代以来，玛吉卡还未曾面临过如此严峻的威胁。

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Morb is to be arrested immediately when he returns."

莫柏一回来就立即逮捕他。”

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" Your Majesty, that might not be as easy as it sounds," said Boz

“陛下，这可能没听起来那么容易，”博兹说。

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" Morb has become quite powerful in the last few days."

“这几天莫柏变得相当强大了。”

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" Even with all the Reds, we still might not be able to apprehend him," Vig added

“就算所有红术师一起上，我们也可能抓不住他。”维格补充道。

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" Then what are we going to do?" asked the queen

“那我们该怎么办？”王后问道。

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" We need a plan to ambush Morb," someone said

“我们需要一个伏击莫柏的计划。”有人说。

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Growing impatient, Zann looked for his friends

赞恩渐渐不耐烦了，他寻找起他的朋友们。

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Darb and Perda had gone over to join Gliss and her parents

达布和佩达已经过去跟格莉丝和她的父母在一起了。

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Zing was nearby, nosing at a beetle on the floor

兹因就在附近，正用鼻子去拱地板上的一只甲虫。

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The far end of the ballroom opened out to the courtyard where Zann had seen Morb's magic-sucking machine

舞厅的远端通向庭院，赞恩就是在那里见过莫柏的魔法吸取机。

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Zann wandered over, and he could see the machine crouched out there like a dark, terrible monster

赞恩踱了过去，他能看到那台机器蹲伏在那里，像一只阴暗可怕的怪物。

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Something new had been added to it since Zann had seen it yesterday

自从赞恩昨天见过之后，它上面多了个新东西。

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Perched at the very top was a strange-looking object

在它的最顶端，安放着一个样子奇怪的物体。

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" What is that?" he murmured to himself

“那是什么？”他低声自言自语。

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Zann stepped outside for a better look. When he got closer, he could see the new item more clearly

赞恩走到外面想看得更清楚些。走近后，他看清了这个新物件。

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It was the jawbone from some kind of animal, perhaps a dragon

那是某种动物的颚骨，也许是龙的。

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It was lined with large, razor-sharp teeth

上面排列着巨大、锋利的牙齿。

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Zann stood in front of the machine, staring at the pythons writhing in a tube filled with silvery liquid

赞恩站在机器前，凝视着在注满银色液体的管子里扭动的巨蟒。

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Below that was a basin of dark water

那下面是一个盛着黑水的盆子。

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Floating in the water was a multicolored, spongelike creature. Zann leaned in for a closer look

水里浮着一个彩色、像海绵一样的生物。赞恩凑近了仔细看。

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He'd never seen anything like it. Suddenly he heard a soft thump

他从没见过这种东西。突然，他听到一声轻响。

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Zann looked up to see that one of the pythons was looking right at him

赞恩抬起头，看到一条巨蟒正盯着他看。

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Startled, Zann leaped backward with a gasp

赞恩吓了一跳，倒吸一口气，向后跳开。

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Walking around to the other side of the machine, Zann examined the complicated network of bones and wire

赞恩绕到机器的另一边，仔细查看那复杂的骨架和金属线的网络。

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How had Morb ever built such a thing?

莫柏到底是怎么造出这种东西的？

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Just then Zann heard footsteps entering the courtyard

就在这时，赞恩听到有脚步声进入了庭院。

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He quickly ducked behind a large plant and held his breath

他迅速闪到一株大植物后面，屏住了呼吸。

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His heart pounding, Zann peeked between the leaves and saw Morb, flanked by several ugly trolls

赞恩心怦怦直跳，他从叶子缝隙中窥视，看到莫柏，身边跟着几个丑陋的食人魔。