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Nous essayâmes d'oublier que notre mariage était une grossière erreur.
We tried to forget that our marriage was anything but one large mistake.
Mon chameau et moi-même essayâmes de nous abriter car la tempête de sable faisait rage depuis 24 h.
I tried to find shelter for my camel and myself from the storm that raged incessantly for two days.
Là-bas, nous essayâmes de trouver la meilleure route qui nous permettrait de frayer notre passage à travers la rue le plus rapidement possible.
There, we tried to seek out the best route that would allow us to worm our way through the street as quickly as possible.
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