《太平广记·卷五十·神仙五十》
刚进去时觉得很荒凉，又走了几百步，就有特别的香味迎面而来，真是到了仙境了。
至一车门，始入甚荒凉，又行数百步，有异香迎前而来，则豁然真境矣。
It felt desolate at the beginning, but after walking a few hundred steps, a special fragrance came to them, and they truly seemed to have arrived in a fairyland. 
<s>[INST] For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 至一车门，始入甚荒凉，又行数百步，有异香迎前而来，则豁然真境矣。 Modern: 刚进去时觉得很荒凉，又走了几百步，就有特别的香味迎面而来，真是到了仙境了。 [/INST] It felt desolate at the beginning, but after walking a few hundred steps, a special fragrance came to them, and they truly seemed to have arrived in a fairyland. </s>
For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 至一车门，始入甚荒凉，又行数百步，有异香迎前而来，则豁然真境矣。 Modern: 刚进去时觉得很荒凉，又走了几百步，就有特别的香味迎面而来，真是到了仙境了。
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It felt desolate at the beginning, but after walking a few hundred steps, a special fragrance came to them, and they truly seemed to have arrived in a fairyland.
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