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.
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.