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Il l'avalait, et, peu à peu, sa toux diminuait... et le calme revenait, le repas reprenait... comme si rien ne s'était passé.
He'd gulp it down, and slowly his coughing would diminish. Then everything would be quiet again and we would go on with the meal... as though nothing had happened.
J'ai poursuivi certains d'entre eux, et il y avait Eugène au milieu du marécage, qui avalait un bras.
I just chased off a bunch of them, and there was Eugene in the middle of the swamp, gulping down somebody's arm.
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Elle ne mangeait plus rien et avalait de plus en plus de gouttes.
She ate almost nothing. Took more and more drops.
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