After fifteen more flips of the sandglass, the flickering light through the opening became patternless again, the start of another Chaotic Era.

沙漏又翻了十五下，洞口闪烁的光芒又变得毫无规律，又是一个混沌纪元的开始。

The traffic was clotted and gripped in a patternless jam; the busses were packed four deep like platforms above the crowd as they waited for the moan of the traffic whistle.

交通拥挤不堪，陷入无规律的拥堵之中。公共汽车在人群上方挤满了四个像平台一样深的地方，因为他们在等待交通汽笛的呻吟声。