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Aber manche Leute verwickeln ihre Kinder in die Papierketten einer Scheinwelt, von der sie nie mehr freikommen.
But some people fixed their children up in such a paper chain of make believe and sham that they never got free.
Clough sah auf die selbstgemachten Papierketten und den Plastikbaum mit seiner armseligen Lamégirlande, die aussah, als hätte der Hund seit dem letzten Weihnachten darauf herumgekaut.
Clough glanced around at the home-made paper chains and the artificial Christmas tree complete with its pathetic string of fairy lights and a garland of tinsel that looked as if the dog had been chewing it since Christmas past. ‘I can see why,’ he said, deadpan.
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