077 虚空世界

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" We're in a world with no magic?" Perda exclaimed." You must be kidding!"

“我们到了一个没有魔法的世界？”佩尔达惊呼，“你肯定在开玩笑！”

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" Not at all." said Wyssa." Such places do exist."

“一点也不是。”威萨说，“这样的地方确实存在。”

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Feeling worried, Zann gulped. He and Perda had been unable to use their magic on other occasions

赞恩担忧地咽了咽口水。他和佩尔达以前也有过没法用魔法的时候。

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Like when Morb was tracking them, or when they were in the Cave of the Unknown. But this situation was much worse

比如莫布追踪他们的时候，或者他们在未知之洞的时候。但这次的情况糟糕多了。

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Zann felt completely helpless knowing that he couldn't use magic, even in an emergency

赞恩感到彻底无助，因为他知道就算遇到紧急情况，也用不上魔法。

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" This must be what it feels like to be a Void," Perda said, her voice shaking

“这肯定就是成为虚空者的感觉。”佩尔达说，声音在发抖。

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" Or under a Dousing spell," Zann added, thinking briefly of Venna

“或者是中了消魔法术的感觉。”赞恩补充道，脑海里闪过了文娜。

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" Don't get distracted," Wyssa ordered." The signal that brought us here was strong and recent

“别分心。”威萨命令道，“带我们来到这里的信号很强，而且刚出现不久。”

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If your friends are here, we need to find them quickly

要是你们的朋友在这里，我们得赶快找到他们。

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And it won't be easy, since we can't use magic."

而且这不会容易，因为我们用不了魔法。”

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Zann took a deep breath." Okay. If they came through the same wormhole, they should still be nearby, right?

赞恩深吸一口气：“好吧。如果他们是从同一个虫洞过来的，那应该还在附近，对吧？”

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After all, they wouldn't be able to zap anywhere else."

毕竟他们也没法一下子传送到别处去。”

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" Good thinking, boy." Wyssa sounded almost impressed

“想得不错嘛，小子。”威萨的语气里几乎带着一丝赞赏。

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" Speaking of the wormhole, I guess we can't use magic to find it again," Perda pointed out

“说到虫洞，我猜我们没法用魔法再找到它了。”佩尔达指出。

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" We'd better make sure we remember where it is."

“我们最好确保自己记得它在哪儿。”

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Zann nodded. The wormhole had closed as soon as they stepped away

赞恩点点头。他们刚一走开，虫洞就关闭了。

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But he remembered where it was. He stepped toward the spot, waiting for the wormhole to open again

但他记得位置。他朝那个地方走去，等着虫洞再次打开。

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But nothing happened." Are you sure it was there?" Perda asked

但什么也没发生。“你确定是在那儿吗？”佩尔达问。

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" Maybe it was a little more to the left."

“也许再往左一点。”

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Zann took a step to the left. The wormhole still didn't appear

赞恩向左迈了一步。虫洞还是没有出现。

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" Use your heads, you two," Wyssa said harshly

“动动脑子，你们两个。”威萨严厉地说。

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" You need magic to open a wormhole. Everyone knows that!"

“打开虫洞需要魔法。谁都知道！”

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She turned and hurried off, leaving Zann and Perda staring at each other

她转身匆匆离去，留下赞恩和佩尔达面面相觑。

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" But... if there's no magic here — " Zann began

“可是……要是这里没有魔法——”赞恩开口说。

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"... we have no way of opening the wormhole!" Perda swallowed hard

“……我们就没有办法打开虫洞了！”佩尔达艰难地咽了口唾沫。

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" So how are we ever supposed to leave this world?"

“那我们到底怎么才能离开这个世界？”

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Wyssa had almost disappeared into the crowds

威萨几乎消失在了人群里。

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" We'll have to worry about that later, I guess," Zann said." First, let's find the others."

“看来只能以后再发愁了，”赞恩说，“先找到其他人吧。”

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He and Perda followed Wyssa, which wasn't easy

他和佩尔达跟在威萨后面，这可不容易。

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This world was much more crowded than anywhere in Magica, even First City

这个世界比魔法界的任何地方都拥挤，连首城也比不上。

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" How are we going to find our friends among all these people?"

“在这么多人里，我们要怎么找到我们的朋友啊？”

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Perda wondered as she and Zann finally caught up with Wyssa

佩尔达一边想着，一边和赞恩终于赶上了威萨。

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Wyssa stared around uncertainly." I'm not sure," she admitted

威萨不确定地环顾四周。“我也不确定，”她承认道。

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" I suppose we'll just have to start looking."

“看来我们只能开始找了。”

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A toddler passed by, clinging to her mother's hand

一个刚学走路的小孩紧紧抓着妈妈的手，从旁边走过。

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The little girl babbled curiously, pointing at Zann's head

小女孩好奇地咿咿呀呀叫着，指着赞恩的头。

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" I think she was staring at my hair," Zann said as the mother pulled the toddler away

“我觉得她刚才在看我的头发，”赞恩看着那位母亲把孩子拉走，说道。

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Glancing around, he noticed something." Look, almost everyone here has dark hair

他环顾四周，注意到了什么。“看，这里几乎所有人都是深色头发。

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That should make it easier to spot Darb and Gliss."

这样应该更容易找到达布和格丽丝了。”

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" You're right!" Perda exclaimed." Gliss has bright red hair like yours. And Darb's is light

“你说得对！”佩尔达喊道。“格丽丝有着和你一样鲜红的头发。而达布的头发是浅色的。

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Both of them should stand out in this crowd."

他们两个在这人群里应该很显眼。”

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Wyssa looked relieved." Yes, that's true. Come, let's ask the natives if they've seen them."

威萨松了口气。“没错，说得对。来，我们去问问本地人有没有见过他们。”

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Zann stopped a man who was passing by." Pardon me," Zann said

赞恩拦住一个路过的男人。“打扰一下，”赞恩说。

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" Have you seen a girl around here with hair like mine?"

“请问您在这附近见过一个和我发型一样的女孩吗？”

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The man paused and stared at Zann." No, I'm sorry," he said

男人停了下来，盯着赞恩。“没有，抱歉，”他说。

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" Is she lost? Perhaps you should notify the police."

“她走丢了吗？也许你们应该通知警察。”

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" The police?" Perda said as the man moved on." What's that?"

“警察？”看着男人走开，佩尔达说道。“那是什么？”

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" I have no idea," said Wyssa." Let's check in here."

“完全没概念，”威萨说。“我们进这里看看。”

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She led the way into a marketplace. It was even more crowded than the street outside

她带头走进一个市场。这里比外面的街道还要拥挤。

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" Look at all this stuff," Zann said." Do you think it's food?"

“看看这些东西，”赞恩说。“你觉得这是吃的吗？”

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" Yes — look!" Perda pointed." Here's a whole bin full of turnips

“是啊——看！”佩尔达指过去。“这儿一整箱都是萝卜。”

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Teplo was right. They do come from another world!"

泰普罗说得对。它们确实来自另一个世界！”

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" If turnips originally came from this world, that means somebody traveled from here to Magica," Zann said

“如果萝卜原本来自这个世界，那就意味着有人从这儿去过魔奇卡，”赞恩说。

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" So there must be a way to open the wormhole without magic!"

“所以一定有不用魔法就能打开虫洞的方法！”

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" True." Perda picked up a turnip." How do you think the people here create their food without magic?"

“没错。”佩尔达拿起一个萝卜。“你觉得这儿的人不用魔法是怎么种出食物的？”

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Just then a woman came over." May I help you?" she asked

就在这时，一位女士走了过来。“需要帮忙吗？”她问道。

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" We're looking for our friends," Zann said." A red-haired girl, a light-haired boy, and a small dragon."

“我们在找我们的朋友，”赞恩说。“一个红发女孩，一个浅色头发的男孩，还有一条小龙。”

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" A dragon, huh?" The woman laughed, even though Zann hadn't said anything funny

“龙，是吗？”那位女士笑了起来，尽管赞恩没说任何好笑的话。

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" The only dragon I've seen lately is right over there."

“我最近见到的唯一一条龙就在那边。”

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She pointed at a banner with a picture of a fierce golden dragon on it

她指向一条横幅，上面画着一条凶猛的金龙。

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" No, Zing is much smaller, and — " Zann began

“不，Zing要小得多，而且——”赞恩刚开口。

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But the woman was already talking to another customer

但那位女士已经在和另一位顾客说话了。

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After that Zann, Perda, and Wyssa asked more people if they'd seen Darb, Gliss, or Zing

之后，赞恩、佩尔达和威萨又问了更多人，有没有见过达布、格丽丝或Zing。

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However, as soon as Zann described Zing, people either laughed at him or got angry and hurried off

然而，赞恩一描述Zing的样子，人们要么嘲笑他，要么生气地匆匆走开。

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" I'm serious!" Zann insisted as yet another woman chuckled and shook her head

“我是认真的！”又一位女士轻笑着摇头时，赞恩坚持说道。

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" He's about this big, with reddish-colored scales..."

“他大概这么大，有带点红色的鳞片……”

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" Very funny, young man." The woman smiled." Excuse me, I'm late for work."

“真有趣，年轻人。”那位女士笑了笑。“不好意思，我上班要迟到了。”

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As the woman hurried off, Perda sighed with frustration

看着那位女士匆匆离去，佩尔达沮丧地叹了口气。

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" This place is weird. It's like nobody here has ever seen a real dragon before!" she exclaimed

“这地方真怪。好像这儿没人见过真正的龙似的！”她大声说。

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Zann felt a tap on his shoulder. Turning, he saw a young man

赞恩感到有人拍了拍他的肩膀。转过身，他看到一个年轻男子。

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" Excuse me," the man said." You're looking for a dragon? A real one?"

“打扰一下，”那人说。“你们在找龙？真正的龙？”

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" Yes!" Zann suddenly felt hopeful." His name is Zing. Have you seen him?"

“是的！”赞恩突然觉得有了希望。“他叫Zing。你见过他吗？”

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The man indicated for them to follow

那人示意他们跟上。

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He led the way out of the market, across the street, and into a shop

他带路走出市场，穿过街道，进了一家商店。

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The shop was crammed with knick-knacks, including a whole shelf full of fake dragons

这家店堆满小玩意儿，包括一整架子的假龙。

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For a moment Zann was afraid that the man had misunderstood him

有那么一刻，赞恩担心那人误解了他的意思。

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" This way," the young man said, stepping into a dimly lit back room

“这边，”年轻男子说着，走进一间灯光昏暗的后屋。

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Zann entered and gasped." Zing!" he cried, spotting his dragon cowering behind the bars of a small metal cage

赞恩走进去，倒吸一口气。“Zing！”他喊道，看到他的龙正缩在一个小金属笼子的栏杆后面。