He moved closer, the shadow moved sideways. Possibly he would be snubbed like the scapegrace drummers he had heard of in youth. His heart beat loud in contact with the unprobed, undissected, unanalyzed, unaccounted for.

他靠得更近了，影子侧身移动。可能他会像他年轻时听说过的逃亡鼓手一样被冷落。接触到未经探测、未经解剖、未经分析、下落不明的事物时，他的心跳得很厉害。