It was three months from retiring from being in the service for over 22 years. Due to circumstances I was unable to fly back in time.

我父亲去世时，我正在德国服役，当时离我服满22年兵役退伍还有三个月，由于当时的一些情况，我没能及时飞回来，没能向他告别，也没能出现在他的葬礼上。

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Time flies, a day passed, after school, I came back home, wings grow out again, I flew to go out to play, to navigate in the red cloud, followed the birds fly.

时间飞逝，一天过去了，放学了，我回到家，翅膀又长出来了，我飞出去玩，遨游在那红彤彤的的云里，跟着小鸟一起飞。

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The stars are hidden in back, all the night time, the small moths to fly away.

星星结队归去，一切夜景都隐没的时候，那小蛾才飞走了。

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