But he fears that could all be coming to an end as the massive oil slick from the Deep Water Horizon drilling rig creeps toward the coast.

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She can hear when the ambiguity creeps in between the words, and that tells her that she needs to find something out.

当这些含糊的东西，出现在字里行间，她能够听到它们并且感觉自己需要发现些什么。

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