The fear is that the oil would taint the bottom dwelling shellfish for decades.

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Then, when much blood had clogged their chariot-wheels, I would go up and wash them from sweet wells, Even with truths that lie too deep for taint.

因此当大量的血液凝固，阻塞了战车前进的轮之际，我就要起身，用甘甜清澈的井水刷洗猩红，甚至是用深深隐藏在污点后的事实。

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