With his eyes fixed on heaven, he listened with a sort of aspiration towards all the mysteries of the infinite, those sad voices which sing on the verge of the obscure abyss of death.
眼睛仰望天空，仿佛在对无极中那些神秘发出心愿，他静听在死亡的深渊边唱出的那种酸楚的歌声。
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Suffering such kind of disease so unexpectedly nearly pushed her towards the verge of death and the physicians really felt very surprised and fortunate to see her come back alive.
Thanks to their fraternal love, assistance and encouragement, I have time and again been saved from falling into an abyss while on its verge. They have been enormously generous towards me.