傍晚的風掃過堤防,太陽已經斜落到海平線上,霞光像一層柔軟的紗披在水面上。73Please respect copyright.PENANAsMfqjMz8sg
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『凜,你在踢球的時候,都在想什麼?』73Please respect copyright.PENANAP8ESe477Lf
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『啊?沒什麼啊。大概只想著進球吧。只要我往危險的地方跑,哥哥就會傳球給我。』73Please respect copyright.PENANAh5UUi6YBiB
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『⋯⋯什麼叫危險的地方?』73Please respect copyright.PENANAYHe3oj1LRs
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『嗯——會讓對手恐慌、潰敗他們的地方。』73Please respect copyright.PENANAKjmu7exN5y
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他沒注意把冰棒棍含在嘴裡的哥哥,瞄了他一眼。73Please respect copyright.PENANAB8f5zgEOPB
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『你太依賴直覺了。』73Please respect copyright.PENANAFKvvljckxW
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『可是哥哥會傳球給我啊,有什麼關係?換做別人,我總覺得差了點什麼。』73Please respect copyright.PENANAn02YCCCNBa
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『⋯⋯那要是我不在了,你怎麼辦?』73Please respect copyright.PENANASgkndsCNDz
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『不知道。不過,我會找人代替你吧。』73Please respect copyright.PENANAK42vzHIhSk
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『上哪找那種人去?你把我當什麼人了!』73Please respect copyright.PENANApF0Bj63Vhw
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『——好痛!』73Please respect copyright.PENANA4LsZTObJTX
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哥哥冷不防的一腳踹來,還是哥哥慣用的左腳,差點沒把他踢下堤防。73Please respect copyright.PENANAluSVukczgF
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『好好好,我知道了⋯⋯「世界第一的糸師冴」大人。』73Please respect copyright.PENANAAEnAgajInG
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他摸摸被踹的地方。哥哥真的,非常不服輸。從以前就是這樣,什麼都要是「世界第一」。73Please respect copyright.PENANALs1iRjsygF
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『凜⋯⋯我明天就要去西班牙了。去世界第一俱樂部「RE·AL」的青訓營踢球。』73Please respect copyright.PENANAmsAVviXPzn
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風帶起周圍的細碎塵埃。他看著哥哥遙望前方落著晚霞的大海。73Please respect copyright.PENANATOpr28Hgcw
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他還以為,哥哥不會主動跟他提有關RE·AL的事。73Please respect copyright.PENANAOJhfAXOnCZ
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『⋯⋯我知道啊,幹嘛突然這麼嚴肅?哥哥要成為「世界第一的前鋒」,這不是很正常嗎?』73Please respect copyright.PENANAdbJCV1ZMMt
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他語氣平平的,像早就準備好這一刻很久了。像是——他一直在等哥哥自己說出口。73Please respect copyright.PENANA2Lqx4TiFNT
自從那天慶功宴後,他們的生活沒有任何改變。照樣上學、練球,照樣該做什麼做什麼。73Please respect copyright.PENANALrlgmy9ymL
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——反正,哥哥什麼也沒跟他說嘛。73Please respect copyright.PENANAVKciSc9kaV
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『⋯⋯我只是先行一步,你也要來。』73Please respect copyright.PENANAG41QUqz9lO
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那聲音一出口,像把什麼輕輕放了下來。他看向哥哥的側臉,像往常那樣波瀾不驚。73Please respect copyright.PENANA0xGy8pSkKC
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『我不在的期間,你可別放棄足球哦。』73Please respect copyright.PENANAzcGbTVNUkd
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他沒馬上接話,只是靜了一秒,然後勾起一邊嘴角。73Please respect copyright.PENANANi65mprdlH
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這次,終於不是沉默,而是邀請。73Please respect copyright.PENANAg51OzvegyJ
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哥哥終於開口了——他什麼都沒問,也什麼都沒懷疑,就只是點了點頭。73Please respect copyright.PENANAXOgDTh2q78
就像這麼多年來他們每次練球前那樣——默契地站在同一個起跑線上。73Please respect copyright.PENANA0JEKcqsRi9
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『嗯。我現在的目標是像哥哥一樣,成為日本第一,然後再像哥哥一樣被挖角走。』73Please respect copyright.PENANABmYVnNoSmg
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說這話的時候,他沒有驕傲,也沒有不甘。只是語氣跟往常那樣淡。73Please respect copyright.PENANAvirRGjVEkd
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因為他早就想過了。73Please respect copyright.PENANAzj7x6AfIA4
既然哥哥不說,那他就當作不知道。73Please respect copyright.PENANA8dzISOHAAM
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但現在哥哥說了——那他就原諒哥哥了。73Please respect copyright.PENANAhvGMZOJJGV
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他看著哥哥微微低下頭,嘴裡還叼著冰棒棍,神情毫無波瀾,卻像終於放心了一樣。73Please respect copyright.PENANAScl3D92GUh
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『嗯,然後再走向世界。』跟他一樣的眼眸轉了過來。73Please respect copyright.PENANABH6S1aEd7r
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『我們,兩個人要一起,成為世界第一。』73Please respect copyright.PENANAPDayKQAxiT
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他們兩兄弟互相擊掌。73Please respect copyright.PENANATvOh2cbEHl
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掌心相觸的那一下不重,卻溫熱且堅定,比以前任何一次都更像約定。73Please respect copyright.PENANAnirAW3jBrF
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『所以——妳別哭了,莉奈。』73Please respect copyright.PENANAnIi1ajHu2s
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哥哥語氣又變回什麼都沒發生那樣——但在開口的瞬間,哥哥聲音比平常要柔和一點,像是不想嚇到她。73Please respect copyright.PENANAIq2crbKsr5
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他順著哥哥聲音投射的方向,轉頭看向身後。堤防的欄杆外,在他跟哥哥之間,女孩背對著他們,靠著欄杆微微顫抖。73Please respect copyright.PENANA90FoAJU67j
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『我才沒有哭!』73Please respect copyright.PENANA7evomEzI5W
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背抖得更厲害了。73Please respect copyright.PENANArsqhqLHhwK
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『妳這樣哭,身為背景很不稱職。』哥哥往後仰頭,看著女孩越抖越兇。73Please respect copyright.PENANAlbAszVxfFL
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『——我才不是背景!我這叫給你們空間!』女孩回嘴的聲音很大,好像這樣就可以蓋住她的哽咽。73Please respect copyright.PENANAonjGuxvxOb
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『可是妳從剛才存在感就很強。』頭後仰的哥哥露出死魚眼,抽出嘴裡的冰棒棍,戳了戳女孩的手,『就說別哭了嘛⋯⋯』73Please respect copyright.PENANAz9R0yexmOu
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『不要拿吃過的東西碰我!』73Please respect copyright.PENANAS2YP7sFcFC
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『我是用另一頭戳的,誰叫妳要一直哭?』73Please respect copyright.PENANAXqfVJt62dG
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『——我就說我沒有哭!』像是要證明自己一樣,她用力轉回頭對著哥哥。73Please respect copyright.PENANAVsklAJyV6Q
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啊,明明就在哭。他看向哥哥,哥哥的死魚眼沒有翻回來。73Please respect copyright.PENANABXxxqFMO39
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『⋯⋯妳哭起來好醜喔。』73Please respect copyright.PENANAzNLyUnqRCj
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『——糸師冴!』73Please respect copyright.PENANAY52DKQ99IC
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他看女孩用力踹了哥哥一腳,那力道不輸剛才哥哥給自己的那一腳——他忍不住縮了縮脖子,好像剛剛被踹的地方又更痛了點⋯⋯73Please respect copyright.PENANA2xQZhRzNow
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他低頭摸了摸那塊還在隱隱作痛的地方。73Please respect copyright.PENANAwr4fDKzlew
不過比起那一腳,更讓他招架不住的,是哥哥剛才那副表情。73Please respect copyright.PENANAIxI5F8hkPC
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不是生氣,也不是不耐。73Please respect copyright.PENANA1z7yibRe7m
是一種像⋯⋯「認命」一樣的冷靜。73Please respect copyright.PENANABGCMbndOu7
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他偷偷瞄了哥哥一眼。73Please respect copyright.PENANAoAALjWTWjx
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明明那麼好強的哥哥,卻都會默默接受她各種「更強」的舉止——73Please respect copyright.PENANAwPLFPxz3d0
明明只要有人碰他一下,哥哥都會瞪過去,眼神冷得讓人整個退開。但那女孩不管做什麼,哥哥頂多覺得彆扭——73Please respect copyright.PENANAaMbs8dxg3X
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像現在這樣被一腳踹過來,他也只是皺了下眉,然後默默地把袖子拉高,低頭檢查一下手腕,動作甚至有點敷衍,好像已經很習慣。73Please respect copyright.PENANAnlZhvckA2x
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他看著那兩個人——一個氣呼呼地站著,一個淡淡地低頭擦手腕。73Please respect copyright.PENANAYkFWIDmGY3
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誰也沒有多說什麼,空氣卻悶悶的。他甚至有點不敢動,彷彿一動就會打擾什麼。73Please respect copyright.PENANAj8ChZEkfaa
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他真的搞不懂。73Please respect copyright.PENANAum8YcR6aju
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哥哥到底有沒有看出她那麼明顯的心意?她又知不知道哥哥的想法?73Please respect copyright.PENANA3Ow7BzioD0
還是兩個人其實都知道了,卻又都裝作不知道?73Please respect copyright.PENANAF5ydzGM6PS
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——不知道。73Please respect copyright.PENANAb5XraFqRmu
不知道的事太多了,所以他其實很困惑,哥哥跟那個女孩,到底該怎麼想他們才好?73Please respect copyright.PENANAgqn6KZQ0my
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就像現在,他真的分不出來——他們到底是在吵架,還是在談戀愛?73Please respect copyright.PENANAEl69Mt8V4J
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他知道啊——去年,女孩跟哥哥告白了。他一點都不意外。73Please respect copyright.PENANAZ5m8LIDlT1
不過就跟那封RE·AL的邀請函一樣,過去了,也沒有什麼後續。73Please respect copyright.PENANA7uOAPdYKDl
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他們的生活也是,沒有什麼改變——哥哥對她還是那樣平平淡淡,女孩對哥哥還是一樣風風火火。73Please respect copyright.PENANASrAenG8uaT
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很怪。73Please respect copyright.PENANANCSz3mkRPt
不是說談戀愛應該都很甜蜜嗎?她鬧來鬧去的,吵著要當最重要的那個——結果,把哥哥也弄得有點不太對勁了。73Please respect copyright.PENANARvsybX3NTt
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真的很怪。73Please respect copyright.PENANA6mnHhwp1f4
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他記得去年某次練球,女孩突然說要去試鏡,說是「一輩子唯一一次比哥哥還重要的事」——73Please respect copyright.PENANARsx8SYxVwL
他看到哥哥拿著手機,盯了好久,最後什麼也沒傳,直接把手機反扣在桌上。耳朵卻紅得很明顯。73Please respect copyright.PENANA46KLNxW7Na
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那是他第一次覺得:哥哥真的變怪了。73Please respect copyright.PENANAXdujHwgu8f
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怪到隔天,他看到女孩的社群貼了一張照片,是他哥哥幫她拍的。73Please respect copyright.PENANA6a5NUppFSr
畫面普通,背景模糊,但她眼裡有光。73Please respect copyright.PENANAisPqfp2Sb1
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他不小心點進留言區,看見大概是班上誰留言:「你們到底是不是情侶啦?」73Please respect copyright.PENANA7j9DEXcxnK
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他頓了一下,然後點了個讚。73Please respect copyright.PENANA0zv0mbAdEi
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不是故意的。只是有點好奇。73Please respect copyright.PENANAHt4Cnhtzho
他想看看哥哥會不會有反應。73Please respect copyright.PENANAFkQW3NrfJQ
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結果第二天訓練時,哥哥直接在中場冷冷地說了一句:「不要亂按讚。」73Please respect copyright.PENANAgkMQhCrNWc
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他愣了一秒。73Please respect copyright.PENANALQnt62UGT4
除了叫他手機拿遠一點看,哥哥從來不管他社群操作,更不會講私人情緒。73Please respect copyright.PENANA36XzW0Yk00
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『——反正我不會找別人代替你!你也一樣,絕對、絕對不可以找別人替代我!』73Please respect copyright.PENANAviXg5V0DuG
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女孩的雙眼像是壞掉的水龍頭,一直湧流淚水——73Please respect copyright.PENANAO7ihLUOVCO
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『好好好⋯⋯那妳先別哭了好不好?』73Please respect copyright.PENANAOmOGDoxv98
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他也不記得哥哥什麼時候學會「用那種語氣」說話。73Please respect copyright.PENANAY3i99IDuWQ
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一直以來,哥哥的語氣總是平的,甚至略帶命令式。無論是指令、建議,還是情緒。73Please respect copyright.PENANAEMaQRVAF6b
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可有時候,哥哥就是會這樣對她說話。73Please respect copyright.PENANAGXus3c0g1K
小聲、耐心、像在哄人。73Please respect copyright.PENANAByt73f5bpD
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很怪。73Please respect copyright.PENANAlLl4y4ABB9
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『不、好、我今天要把明天的份一起哭完——明天要開開心心地看你出門!一滴眼淚都不掉!』73Please respect copyright.PENANANKNLWhkZVA
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他是理解的。女孩應該跟自己一樣,哥哥一離開,就會覺得整個人都空下來。73Please respect copyright.PENANAg2JaR4gnI7
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可是⋯⋯為什麼不能好好說呢?73Please respect copyright.PENANAT1szXHWzq3
他們真的很怪。73Please respect copyright.PENANA7p9kOjXcd0
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『好好好⋯⋯』73Please respect copyright.PENANA8v06aq1wd1
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哥哥從河堤站起身,像拿著擤過鼻涕的衛生紙一樣,兩指捏起哭得一塌糊塗的女孩肩膀。他緊緊跟隨在哥哥身旁。在斜陽落盡前,走完最後一次有三個人的回家路。73Please respect copyright.PENANAUm9Raool3m
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好怪。73Please respect copyright.PENANAbEomcOLz8G
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走到路口時,哥哥伸手擋了一下車,女孩還在吸鼻子,整個人快貼在他手臂上了。73Please respect copyright.PENANAgYQit4qAWa
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他原本也跟著往前走。73Please respect copyright.PENANA122E7D7jTJ
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走了兩步,經過了哥哥和女孩,他忽然停下來,轉回頭。73Please respect copyright.PENANAHMVd3dkMMS
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那兩個人還站在斑馬線前,一個一動也不動地擋著她,一個眼睛紅得像剛哭完的兔子。熱風吹得她額前的瀏海黏在臉上,她又小小地擦了一下鼻子,哥哥低聲說了什麼,然後順手把她帽子往下壓了點,像是不想讓太陽曬過頭。73Please respect copyright.PENANAl06gZz8TLa
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他愣了一秒。73Please respect copyright.PENANAfsBMPnRODJ
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突然不知道該不該繼續走。73Please respect copyright.PENANAVXGYZrbKP2
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明明三個人一起長大的,明明什麼都沒變的——73Please respect copyright.PENANAq36xiuUZqz
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但不知為什麼,看著他們,就覺得,有些路,以後可能只能他自己走了。73Please respect copyright.PENANAT7JSKVYMe5
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他眨了一下眼,沒說話,轉回身繼續向前走。73Please respect copyright.PENANALa7N8PSsKx
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天氣太熱了,柏油路面反著光,腳底都在黏。他抬手擦了擦額頭,汗水黏著衣服,覺得剛才被踹的地方又有點痛了。73Please respect copyright.PENANAWGMKq29bki
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他好像真的有點知道了:有些路只能自己走完。73Please respect copyright.PENANAZMaNFWIDV6
但他也記得,哥哥有說——73Please respect copyright.PENANAXC7SIS7Rdu
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「我只是先行一步。」73Please respect copyright.PENANABdPBZL7AT0
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所以他沒有哭。73Please respect copyright.PENANArvCjvVSc0Z
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ㄚㄢㄚㄢ 真的沒有。
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