The princeps's choice of meeting site confused most of the attendees. The Chaotic Era wasn't over yet, and a small sun had just risen over the horizen, though it could also set at any moment. The temperature was cold, and all the attendees were forced to wear fully enclosed electric-heating suits. The massive metal pendulum swung magnificenlty, pounding the friged air. The small sun cast a long shadow against the ground, as if a giant whose head touched the sky were striding there. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the princeps ascended onto the base of the pendulum and flipped a red switch.
元首选定这个会址,令大多数与会者迷惑不解。乱纪元还没有结束,天边刚刚升起了一轮很小的太阳,随时都可能落下,天气异常寒冷,以至于与会者不得不穿上全封闭的电热服。巨大的金属摆气势磅礴地摆动着,冲击着寒冷的空气,天边的小太阳把它的影子长长地投射到大地上,像一个顶天立地的巨人在行走。众目睽睽之下,元首走上巨摆的基座,扳动了一个红色的开关,转身对执政官们说:
He turned to the consuls and said, "I have just shut off power to the pendulum. It will gradually stop under the influence of air resistance."
“我刚刚关闭了巨摆的动力电源,它将在空气阻力下慢慢地停下来。”
"Princeps, why?" a consul asked.
“元首,为什么这样?”一位执政官问。
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