Societies held together by fear and repression may offer the illusion of stability for a time, but they are built upon fault lines that will eventually tear asunder.

靠恐惧和压制维系的社会在短期会带来稳定的幻觉，可是，这样的社会建立在裂纹之上，最终将会成为碎片。

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The enchanted sky changed colors with the discharge of magic. With the explosions that threatened to tear the world asunder.

在魔法的作用下，天空都变了颜色，爆炸好像要将世界撕成碎片。

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We share a common interest in resolving conflicts that prolong human suffering and threaten to tear whole regions asunder.

我们在解决冲突的领域也存在共同利益，那些冲突造成持续的人间苦难并有可能使整个地区四分五裂。

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