It creates as a distance between two points, rather than a straight line, an arabesque.

它加长了两点之间的距离，使它变得非直而曲。

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So the arabesque of the plot, as I say, is a matter of encountering bad object choices and overcoming them: -- neatness, busyness--choices which, by the way, are on the surface temptations.

于是剧情精妙的发展，就变成做出错误选择然后克服困难了：,简洁，繁琐，选择其实就是诱惑。

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