They lay where they had fallen from the crane, sticking out of the water.

他们位于从那台起重机上摔下的地方，部分露在水面。

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The crane was used to hoist the animal by its tail, a risky maneuver because its great weight out of the water could have damaged its spine and internal organs, Gennari said.

我们用吊车钩住绑在尾部的绳索将它吊起，这是相当冒险的操作，因为离水后的巨大重量可能会损坏它的脊椎和内脏。” Gennari说。

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Then the wandering soul wild crane stands still the memory river, listen to whistle play tightly ring slowly, water rises a ship to go medium long things of the past.

再孤魂野鹤的伫立记忆河头，听着哨子的紧奏慢响，水涨船行中的悠悠往事。

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The footlocker-size ice cubes are plucked from the water by crane and fitted into the walk-in palace on the shore.

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Amid gnarled tea trees, visitors glimpse the nesting sites of ibis, spoonbills and, if they are lucky, magnificent brolgas, a water bird larger than a crane.

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But you can use the water to to hit balloons and the occasional paddlewheel to lower a bridge or rotate a crane.

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