I disliked the thought of returning by the long, tedious trail I had ascended, and decided to chance the shale - even though part of it lay above a sheer drop-off of several hundred feet.

我不想再走上山时所走的那条漫长而乏味的小道，便决定试着走上页岩岩——虽然这其中一段路的下面是几百英尺的垂直峭壁。

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I disliked the thought of returning by the long, tedious trail I had ascended, and decided to chance the shale - even though part of it lay above a sheer drop-off of several hundred feet.

我不想再走上山时所走的那条漫长而乏味的小道，便决定试着走上页岩岩——虽然这其中一段路的下面是几百英尺的垂直峭壁。

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