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Je suis resté seul ; même les bruits lointains s'étaient éteints.
I was alone; even the far away noises were gone out.
Telle qu'elle était libellée, la loi, comme les travaux préparatoires, donnaient clairement à entendre que le Congrès envisageait une indemnisation exclusivement pécuniaire ; la Commission n'était pas habilitée à rétablir des droits fonciers qui s'étaient éteints.
The wording of the act and its legislative history make clear that only financial compensation was contemplated by Congress; the ICC had no authority to restore land rights that had been extinguished.
Après tant d'années à lutter en vain, ses rêves s'étaient éteints.
After so many years of struggling to no avail, her dreams had faded.
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