The Illyrians once left their traces remarkably in the ancient history of the Balkans. They always kept many-sided contacts with their peripheral world.

伊利里亚人在古代巴尔干地区的历史上一度留有显著的印痕，并与当时的周边世界始终保持着多方面的交往。

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The story takes place in two adjacent villages in the Balkans, the two villages with a long history of national hatred.

故事发生在两个相邻的巴尔干村庄，这两个村庄背负着历史悠久的民族仇恨。

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