069 佩尔达的计划

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" What?" Zann cried." What should we do?"

“什么？”赞恩喊道。“我们该怎么办？”

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" I can't stay." Ello was already rushing off

“我不能留在这儿。”埃洛已经冲了出去。

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" Just — please — get yourself to safety!" he called out over his shoulder

“只是——求你们——让自己安全！”他回头喊道。

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" What are you waiting for?" Gliss exclaimed." Let's get inland!"

“你们还在等什么？”格利斯大声说。“我们向内陆进发！”

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" Wait," Perda said." I might have a better idea."

“等等，”佩尔达说。“我可能有个更好的主意。”

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Zann noticed that Perda looked thoughtful." What is it?" he asked

赞恩注意到佩尔达看起来若有所思。“怎么了？”他问道。

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" I couldn't sleep, so I've been lying here thinking about how we can get off this world," Perda said

“我睡不着，所以一直躺在这儿思考我们该如何逃离这个世界，”佩尔达说。

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" I may have come up with a plan."

“我可能想到了一个计划。”

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" This is never going to work." Gliss' voice shook as she glanced over the edge of the balcony at the dark, churning sea below." It's a crazy plan!"

“这绝不会成功的。”格利斯瞥了一眼露台边缘下方那漆黑翻涌的海面，声音都在颤抖。“这是个疯狂的计划！”

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" She's right." Darb sounded doubtful." Too many things could go wrong

“她说的对。”达布听起来充满疑虑。“太多地方可能会出错了。

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Maybe we should think about this some more."

或许我们应该再仔细考虑一下。"

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Zann glanced down too. The waves were wilder than ever

赞恩也向下看了一眼。海浪比先前更加汹涌了。

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He wasn't sure if it was because of the growing storm, or because of the gulpers still swimming below their hut. Probably both

他不确定这是因为暴风雨越来越猛烈，还是因为那些仍在他们棚屋下游荡的吞食兽。很可能两者都有。

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" I think Perda's plan could work," he said

"我觉得佩尔达的计划或许行得通，"他说。

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" I know it's risky. But it could be our best chance of ever escaping from Skellia."

"我知道这有风险。但这可能是我们逃离斯凯利亚的最佳机会。"

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Perda nodded." Let's join friction."

佩尔达点点头。"让我们合力产生摩擦吧。"

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She held out her hands. Zann touched his palm to hers

她伸出双手。赞恩将自己的手掌贴上了她的。

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Then he looked at Gliss and held out his other hand

然后他看向格丽斯，伸出了另一只手。

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She still looked scared. But she joined her palms with the others

她看起来仍然很害怕。但她还是把手掌和大家贴在了一起。

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" Stand in the middle of the circle," Zann told Darb." And hang on to Zing."

"站到圆圈中间来，"赞恩对达布说。"并且抓紧小静。"

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Darb nodded. Grabbing the dragon, he ducked under his friends' arms

达布点点头，抓起小龙，从伙伴们的手臂下钻了过去。

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" Ready?" Perda closed her eyes." Protect!"

“准备好了吗？”佩尔达闭上眼睛。“护盾！”

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" Protect!" Zann and Gliss chorused

“护盾！”赞恩和格丽丝齐声喊道。

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Instantly they were surrounded by a glowing orange bubble

瞬间，他们被一个发光的橙色泡泡包围了。

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" Let's hope this Shield spell is strong enough," Perda said

“希望这个护盾咒足够牢固。”佩尔达说。

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" And let's hope Darb really can tell one gulper from another," Zann added

“也希望达布真的能分清不同的吞食兽。”赞恩补充道。

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" I'm pretty sure I can," Darb said

“我相当肯定我能。”达布说。

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" Pretty sure?" Gliss echoed." Or really sure?"

“相当肯定？”格丽丝反问，“还是完全肯定？”

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" Just come on." Perda sounded impatient." Over to the edge, everyone."

“快走吧。”佩尔达听起来不耐烦了。“大家到边上集合。”

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They shuffled to the edge of the balcony, still contained within the Shield bubble." Wait," Gliss said." What happens next?"

他们挪到阳台边缘，仍被护盾泡泡包裹着。“等等，”格丽丝说，“接下来会发生什么？”

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Perda rolled her eyes. She'd already explained her plan several times

佩尔达翻了翻白眼。她的计划已经解释过好几遍了。

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But when Zann looked at Gliss, he couldn't help feeling sorry for her. She looked really scared

但赞恩看向格丽丝时，还是不禁感到心疼。她看起来真的很害怕。

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" We need to find that first gulper," he explained again

“我们得找到那只最先出现的吞食者。”他再次解释道。

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" The one Darb recognized back on the beach."

“就是达布在海滩上认出的那只。”

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" Right," Perda continued." That gulper probably swallowed our wormhole, since it was the first one to arrive after we came through."

“没错，”佩尔达接着说，“那只吞食者很可能吞下了我们的虫洞，因为它是我们穿过来之后第一个到的。”

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" And we already know that even the strongest magic can't destroy a wormhole," Zann went on

“而且我们已经知道，即使是最强的魔法也摧毁不了虫洞。”赞恩继续说道。

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" That means the wormhole will probably still be intact inside the gulper."

“这意味着虫洞在吞食者肚子里很可能还是完好的。”

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" At least for a while." Darb sounded nervous

“至少能撑一阵子。”达布的声音听起来很紧张。

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" If gulpers feed on magic energy, won't the wormhole be digested eventually?"

“如果吞食者以魔法能量为食，虫洞最终不还是会被消化掉吗？”

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" That's why we shouldn't waste any more time talking about it," Perda said." Let's go! One, two, three... Jump!"

“所以我们才不该再浪费时间讨论这个了，”佩尔达说，“出发吧！一、二、三……跳！”

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As they all leaped off the balcony, Zann held his breath, hoping the Shield spell would hold

当他们一起跳下阳台时，赞恩屏住呼吸，希望护盾咒能撑住。

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Splash! The glowing bubble sank under the waves, but the water didn't get inside

扑通！发光的泡泡沉入波浪下，但水没有渗进来。

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" It's working!" Perda cried." We can still breathe!"

“护盾起作用了！”佩尔达喊道，“我们还能呼吸！”

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" Look out!" Darb pointed." A gulper — and it's not the one we want!"

“小心！”达布指着说，“有只吞食者——但不是我们要找的那只！”

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" Away!" Zann yelled, rubbing his hands together

“快跑！”赞恩大喊，双手快速摩擦。

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The bubble bounced away from the gulper

泡泡从吞食者身边弹开了。

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" More are coming!" Gliss exclaimed

“更多吞食者过来了！”格丽丝惊呼。

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" We have to find the original gulper," Perda cried." Darb, do you see it?"

“我们得找到最早的那只吞食者，”佩尔达喊道，“达布，你看见它了吗？”

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" I'm looking." Darb was peering through the glowing orange wall

“正在找。”达布透过发光的橙色屏障仔细搜寻。

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" There! I think that's the original gulper coming at us right now."

“那里！我觉得正朝我们冲过来的那只就是最早的吞食者。”

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" It's going to swallow us!" Gliss shrieked

“它要把我们吞下去了！”格丽丝尖叫道。

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" That's the whole idea," Perda reminded her

“这正是我们的计划。”佩尔达提醒她。

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But her voice shook a little as she said it

但她说这话时声音有些颤抖。

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Zann didn't blame them for being scared

赞恩不怪她们害怕。

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He felt his own throat go dry with fear as the gulper swam closer, its enormous mouth gaping open, ready to swallow the entire group. Gulp!

当吞食者游近时，赞恩感到自己的喉咙因恐惧而发干，它张着巨大的嘴巴，准备吞下整个队伍。咕噜！

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" Aah!" Zann cried as they were sucked into the gulper's mouth

“啊！”被吸入吞食者嘴里时，赞恩叫了起来。

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For a moment he couldn't see anything

一瞬间他什么都看不见了。

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The inside of the gulper was dark and slimy

吞食者体内又黑又黏。

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" It looks like they don't only eat magic," Perda said, wrinkling her nose at the smell

“看来它们不只是吃魔法，”佩尔达说着，闻到气味皱了皱鼻子。

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" They eat fish and other stuff too."

“它们也吃鱼和其他东西。”

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" Does anyone see the wormhole?" Gliss asked

“有人看到虫洞了吗？”格丽丝问。

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" There it is!" Darb pointed

“在那里！”达布指着说。

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Zann spun around and saw the wormhole glowing in the darkness

赞恩转过身，看到虫洞在黑暗中发光。

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" Hurry!" he cried." It looks kind of weak already!"

“快！”他喊道。“它看起来已经有点虚弱了！”

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" Quick, everybody join hands," Perda said

“快，大家手拉手。”佩尔达说。

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Zann grabbed Perda's hand. She grabbed Gliss' hand, and Gliss grabbed Darb's. Darb picked up Zing

赞恩抓住佩尔达的手。她抓住格丽丝的手，格丽丝抓住达布的手。达布抱起了吱吱。

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Then Zann touched the side of the bubble." Is everybody ready?"

然后赞恩碰了碰泡泡的边缘。“大家都准备好了吗？”

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When the others nodded, he muttered," Dissipate."

其他人点了点头，他低声说：“消散。”

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He quickly sucked in a deep breath of air as the Shield spell bubble disappeared

当护盾咒泡泡消失时，他迅速深吸了一口气。

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The kids were plunged into watery coldness

孩子们顿时落入冰冷的水中。

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Without the orange glow of the bubble, it was even harder to see

没有了泡泡的橙色光芒，更难看清了。

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But the wormhole threw off a faint glow of its own

但虫洞本身发出微弱的光芒。

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Zann kicked his feet, moving himself through the water with his free hand

赞恩踢着脚，用空着的手在水中划动。

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Soon he felt the wormhole tugging at him. Its pull was surprisingly strong — so strong that he felt his hand slipping away from Perda's!

很快他感到虫洞在拉扯他。拉力异常强大——强大到他感觉自己的手正从佩尔达的手里滑脱！

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" No!" He screamed, accidentally sucking in a mouthful of the disgusting water

“不！”他尖叫着，不小心吸进了一口恶心的水。

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Perda quickly restored the shackles that had bound their arms together back in Magica, and Zann felt his arm clamped safely to hers

佩尔达迅速恢复了在马吉卡将他们手臂绑在一起的镣铐，赞恩感到自己的手臂安全地紧锁在她的手臂旁。

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A moment later the wormhole sucked them in, pressing all the breath from their bodies for a second before tossing them into the rushing whirl of the vortex

过了一会儿，虫洞将他们吸入，一瞬间将他们的气息全部压出，然后将他们抛入急速旋转的涡流中。

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As Zann tumbled head over heels, he heard a sharp scream behind him

赞恩翻着跟头，听到身后传来一声尖叫。

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He glanced back just in time to see Gliss lose her grip on Perda's hand

他回头正好看到格丽丝松开了佩尔达的手。

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" No!" Gliss shrieked

“不！”格丽丝尖声喊道。

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A second later she, Darb, and Zing were swept away out of sight!

一秒钟后，她、达布和吱吱被冲走，消失在视线之外！