The clatter of the horses' hoofs died out in the night, and the scuttling and the rustling of the rats and the whispers of the bats' wings were heard again.
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我坐在餐桌前浏览邮件时,听到水池下面的塑料袋有悉悉索索的声音,那正是妈妈第一次看见老鼠的地方。
I'm sitting at the kitchen table, going through the mail, when I hear the rustling of a plastic bag under the sink, the precise spot where my mother first met the mouse.