《太平广记·卷四百五十八·蛇三》
只有一条小蛇，土黄色象根筷子，长一尺多，迷迷糊糊地没有离开。
只有一小蛇，土色肖箸，其长尺余，懵然不去。
There was only a small snake, the color of soil, like a chopstick, more than a foot long, that was still dazed and had not left.
<s>[INST] From the Classical Chinese script: 只有一小蛇，土色肖箸，其长尺余，懵然不去。, document the translation approach to render an English version. [/INST]
**Initial step: Identify the sentence structure and key words**
**Following steps: Break down the sentence into smaller clauses, translate each clause into English, and then combine them to form the final sentence.**
**English rendition: There was only a small snake, the color of soil, like a chopstick, more than a foot long, that was still dazed and had not left.**</s>
From the Classical Chinese script: 只有一小蛇，土色肖箸，其长尺余，懵然不去。, document the translation approach to render an English version.
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**Initial step: Identify the sentence structure and key words**
**Following steps: Break down the sentence into smaller clauses, translate each clause into English, and then combine them to form the final sentence.**
**English rendition: There was only a small snake, the color of soil, like a chopstick, more than a foot long, that was still dazed and had not left.**
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