The fragments form part of a giant "jigsaw puzzle" to be reassembled. Missing "pieces" can be supplied from quotations by later authors, and grammatical analysis.

一位天才作者作品的残片将象拼七巧板一样拼合起来，遗失的“部分”可以由后代作者的引文补充，或通过语法分析补充。

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Chief Constable Kevin Smith from the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) earlier said that what was missing from the bill was the part citizens would play, saying there must be some form of consultation with the citizens of Scotland about the new authority.

BBC: Local Government Committee 2