刺鼻的血腥味不再只是揮之不去,而像是具有腐蝕性的濃霧,強行鑽入肺部。63Please respect copyright.PENANAUwG28t3dtB
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朦朧的雲層切碎了月光,灑在 A3 廠房後方的,是一片黏稠且泛著黑紫色的暗紅。63Please respect copyright.PENANAC9Oqpgsixy
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那裡已經沒有所謂的現場,只剩一地被肢解的殘軀。63Please respect copyright.PENANAAavowd4De3
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「真慘啊……」看著眼前慘絕人寰的景象,羅特不禁深吸了口氣。63Please respect copyright.PENANAybGMrESEu9
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啪噠——63Please respect copyright.PENANAnt8kshgwir
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那是靴子踩在漿糊狀液體上的聲音,每挪動一步,腳下就傳來令人毛骨悚然的吸附感,彷彿那些死者正嘗試拉住一絲生機,發出求救。63Please respect copyright.PENANAEOeIfUm9JT
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「還有……生還者嗎?」夏伊勒死命摀住口鼻,卻擋不住那股湧上心頭的乾嘔。63Please respect copyright.PENANALNF2zrlyUc
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「妳覺得這裡看起來還有完整的東西嗎?」羅特跨過一截斷開的脊椎,目光如刀鋒般掃過。63Please respect copyright.PENANANJepyEXYxc
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斷肢、肉塊、綻開的內臟、失去主人的下半身……那些本該在體內的器官,此刻像垃圾般散落在不該出現的地方。63Please respect copyright.PENANAvDSQmeTz1q
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簡直就跟當年的瓦倫提亞一樣。63Please respect copyright.PENANAuu2pzHVD0H
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夏伊勒沉默不語,呼吸不自覺變得急促,眼前的血色一瞬間滲入了記憶。63Please respect copyright.PENANAqzEIzbvb1j
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「克萊爾姊姊!是禮物!妳看!」63Please respect copyright.PENANAxRPwkKcR77
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提姆純真的嗓音像一根燒紅的銀針,毫無預兆地穿入她的鼓膜,直達大腦深處。63Please respect copyright.PENANAkn1Y30idL5
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「唔……」63Please respect copyright.PENANAPgfA6ueuSZ
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一陣劇烈的眩暈襲來,眼前的景象開始模糊,她捂著頭,踉蹌地扶住一旁的生鏽水管。63Please respect copyright.PENANACXZWq41odJ
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「妳沒事吧?」羅特停下腳步,手指警覺地按上扳機。63Please respect copyright.PENANAMa8ZvqkOXi
63Please respect copyright.PENANALzwggdKhm5
「我沒事……」夏伊勒強行壓下脊椎竄上的惡寒,指尖緊緊握住那冰冷的鏽鐵,才勉強抓回一點現實:「只是有點累而已……」63Please respect copyright.PENANAgsZdLXxSYN
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整座工業區不知何時已陷入一片沉寂,或許變成這幅樣子的地方,還遠遠不止這裡。63Please respect copyright.PENANAm91Rh6OYAX
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「說到這個,我還有很多事想要問你。」夏伊勒繞過了一塊分不清部位的碎肉,腳步有些虛浮。63Please respect copyright.PENANAzRfWC485h1
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「例如什麼?」63Please respect copyright.PENANA7pJ60v6oI6
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夏伊勒遲疑片刻,看向一旁的荷布希。她正捧著那疊摺得方正、與這地獄景象格格不入的外套,那是夏伊勒稍早特地摺好的「作品」。63Please respect copyright.PENANAUIFke8Wj0u
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她就這樣安靜地走著,彷彿走在午後的公園一般。63Please respect copyright.PENANAZV3qCrvpKg
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「剛剛她用的那個是什麼?」63Please respect copyright.PENANAkN0yxBBg61
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「妳指什麼?」羅特停下腳步,視線瞥向幾具路邊的殘屍。63Please respect copyright.PENANAdt4h0H44KF
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「剛才你叫我不要看的東西。那些蟲子,連掙扎都沒有就站著被殺掉了,完全不正常吧?那到底是什麼?」63Please respect copyright.PENANAJ8W0NEcS9D
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「所以妳還是看了啊……」他輕輕嘆了口氣,沉默了半秒後,輕描淡寫地吐出幾個字:「妳沒聽說過嗎?就只是普通的催眠而已。」63Please respect copyright.PENANArxPhMTN95V
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「普通?我可沒聽說過那種東西普通。」63Please respect copyright.PENANAyyd7ydvBJA
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羅特沒有回頭,只是默默蹲在一具屍體旁邊,手指撥開破碎的衣角,凝視著那道比刀割還要平滑的切口。63Please respect copyright.PENANAuL5e96j9nN
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「是蠍種。」荷布希注視著那道切痕,小聲說道。63Please respect copyright.PENANAaFxoapYFgl
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「我知道。」羅特低聲回應。63Please respect copyright.PENANAkd896BSv1B
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夏伊勒瞄了眼地上那具慘不忍睹的遺體,死者肩膀上的分隊長警章在月光下閃著諷刺的微光。而那張本該熟悉的面孔,早已成了一團難以辨認的肉泥。63Please respect copyright.PENANAWxx59Fd8Qp
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她不禁咬緊了牙,眉頭深鎖:「還有,剛剛那些怪蟲……又是什麼鬼?」63Please respect copyright.PENANAuIc8EWK3jW
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「我才想問,我從沒見過那種東西。」羅特拾起分隊長手中的對講機,按下通訊,但傳出的只有一片雜亂的電流聲。63Please respect copyright.PENANAqE7YqQ39z3
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「大概是有誰把舊蟲族組裝在一起了吧?就像科學怪人一樣。」63Please respect copyright.PENANACLwKjNBHYt
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「你是指非法實驗嗎?誰會瘋到去做那麼變態的事?有什麼好處?」63Please respect copyright.PENANA5IT5lyKX4g
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「大概是有什麼勢力在背後支持吧?沒準就是文森特議員本人也說不定。」他一邊說著,一邊面不改色地翻著屍體的口袋。63Please respect copyright.PENANAw0ClafdPhK
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「但是文森特議員已經……等等,你在做什麼?不要亂翻警員的遺體……」63Please respect copyright.PENANAqUt3AAVhNU
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還不等她說完,羅特從死者背後掏出一把佩槍,他熟練地退去彈匣、拉開槍機,然後俐落裝回。63Please respect copyright.PENANARRNbVxbXNb
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「十六發,已經上膛、鎖上保險。」63Please respect copyright.PENANADPE1s8aXPc
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他將手槍遞到夏伊勒面前,槍托上染著的血,還在一滴一滴的落下。63Please respect copyright.PENANAJ7IMGgXgtR
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夏伊勒頓時愣住。63Please respect copyright.PENANAQh5FGNqLIw
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「妳的槍壞了吧?」羅特平靜地看著她:「雖然這東西可能沒什麼用,但不覺得拿著比較好嗎?」63Please respect copyright.PENANAcBVeLevre2
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夏伊勒猶豫了片刻,最終還是小心翼翼地接過,槍托上,還帶著死者清晰的體溫。63Please respect copyright.PENANAUjP0PQulyg
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「不要想太多,他們是為了讓其他人活下去才戰死的。」羅特緩緩起身,淺淺一笑說道:「感傷什麼的,是活下來之後才有的奢侈品。」63Please respect copyright.PENANA6bMo9WCp5h
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望著羅特在月光下朦朧的背影,夏伊勒不自覺攥緊了手中的槍。從這個男人口中說出的話,和那份言不由衷的微笑,比這滿地的屍體更讓人發毛。63Please respect copyright.PENANA7dRLWgUgkw
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「好了,根據艾莉亞給的情報……就是這裡吧?」63Please respect copyright.PENANAKUBJxusJYB
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羅特停在一處染血的水溝蓋前,盯著那條錯位的紋路,那是一種隨意到不能再隨意的掩蓋。63Please respect copyright.PENANAv6qRhoizNh
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「荷布希,打開它吧。」63Please respect copyright.PENANACglrg4fXU3
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荷布希眨了眨眼,雙手一鬆,將那疊「作品」隨手扔下。63Please respect copyright.PENANAgtIj9ASLzA
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啪——63Please respect copyright.PENANAlKp6JR8TTj
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整齊的外套瞬間散成一坨抹布。夏伊勒忍不住眼角一抽,但仍舊強行壓住了快要潰堤的顏面神經。63Please respect copyright.PENANAloZr7OYEHc
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喀——喀啦——63Please respect copyright.PENANA8bzfpuHwlV
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水溝蓋在荷布希的使力下,發出令人心弦一緊的扭曲聲。63Please respect copyright.PENANAXeob78kvKl
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羅特單膝跪地,步槍槍口死死對準那片漆黑的縫隙,看著他的反應,夏伊勒也本能地往後退開兩步。63Please respect copyright.PENANAETHtqchBpy
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哐啷——63Please respect copyright.PENANAcBAmlpuA80
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金屬的零件從縫隙間斷裂蹦出,水溝蓋被怪力彎折,連著塵土一同掀起。63Please respect copyright.PENANAahNEL1EnAg
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晚風輕輕吹過,拂起了荷布希染上一點黑液的髮尾。她探頭望去,黑漆漆的通道下,一片死寂。63Please respect copyright.PENANA3tzccDG2Je
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空氣在沉默中靜止了數秒,羅特這才收起槍,緩緩起身。他從口袋掏出一根螢光棒,一折,扔入下水道。63Please respect copyright.PENANAI1l66evWGy
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翠綠色的冷光一路下墜,摔落底部。63Please respect copyright.PENANAzy04djwomt
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啪噠——63Please respect copyright.PENANARmkotMSpBY
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光芒照亮了濕冷的牆面,以及眼前那架鏽蝕的鐵梯。63Please respect copyright.PENANAyJcxul9T2B
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「還真是……伸手不見五指啊……」夏伊勒向下望去,冷汗不由自主地浸濕手心。63Please respect copyright.PENANAygupgveaW0
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「在租屋處的時候還沒有這麼暗。」羅特漫不經心地說道。63Please respect copyright.PENANANI1DoKskTT
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他稍微查看了一會兒,然而通過狹窄的通道口,除了兩側漆黑的牆面以外,什麼也看不見。63Please respect copyright.PENANAREIp4TMFsa
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他深吸了口氣,低聲說道:「走了,荷布希,注意四周。」63Please respect copyright.PENANAkZrwFYGsMC
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「好的,羅特先生。」荷布希漫步來到通道前,坐在外框邊,兩腳垂下。63Please respect copyright.PENANARgGAibNP2s
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「梯子。」羅特即時出聲,打斷了她的「空降」,手指指向通道對側的梯子。63Please respect copyright.PENANACwdSxq208t
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荷布希眨了眨眼,默默挪動屁股,總算是彆扭地順著梯子爬下。63Please respect copyright.PENANA7W1IyL0Tf7
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很快,梯子便不再晃動,就那個速度,夏伊勒都懷疑她是直接滑下去的。63Please respect copyright.PENANAuGWILoxrni
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「看起來是沒有什麼危險……暫時。」羅特檢視一番後,側身讓出空間:「那麼,輪到妳了。」63Please respect copyright.PENANAC7wyJRryrB
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夏伊勒與他對視片刻,才後知後覺地驚呼:「欸?我、我嗎?」63Please respect copyright.PENANAjcukYOl7aD
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「不然呢?難不成妳想當殿後的人嗎?」63Please respect copyright.PENANAaSpeW5djkN
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她頓了一下,目光環視周遭:成堆的屍塊、消不淨的血漬、揮之不去的血腥味,加上一處處晦暗不明的小徑彎道。63Please respect copyright.PENANAmoL0ybVUiC
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說實在,簡直比那些老掉牙的恐怖片還要驚悚。63Please respect copyright.PENANAZqLHKkF8We
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「還有這個。」羅特將一旁的外套拎給她,外套亂得像一條用過的抹布般落在她的手中。63Please respect copyright.PENANAmclw7iMTY7
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「我知道了……」63Please respect copyright.PENANA2HHILtraF4
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夏伊勒有些不情願地接過,一手抱著外套,一手抓著那架微微晃動的鐵梯子,小心翼翼地向下爬去。63Please respect copyright.PENANATUX4cPRaxZ
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每下降一公尺,地表的微光就消散一分,那種被活埋的錯覺緊緊勒住她的胸口。63Please respect copyright.PENANAoaMd0jHyY8
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隨著她沒入通道,周圍被幽閉的黑暗吞沒,只剩地下道底部那點不明不暗的光源,還在清楚地指引方向。63Please respect copyright.PENANAlRNujE9PqI
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哐啷——63Please respect copyright.PENANAFeWoqVhlWE
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隨著一步步向下,梯子不穩地晃動著,重力在此處彷彿變大,每一步都必須有意識地控制身體的平衡。63Please respect copyright.PENANAwlAZbFhDyJ
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一種不同於地面的濕冷侵入她的知覺,就連她自己也弄不清楚,身體究竟是因為冷意而顫抖,還是因為那不安的恐懼。63Please respect copyright.PENANADKobhR4b7Y
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啪噠——63Please respect copyright.PENANACs9WKNOmQY
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終於,在一步踏實的落腳後,她來到了下水道底部。短短的數公尺,彷彿走了一個世紀。63Please respect copyright.PENANAbou1uTlXDU
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然而這個「下水道」卻不如想像中的潮濕,倒不如說,連一點積水也沒有,取而代之的是一種陰冷的涼意,和詭異的腥甜味。63Please respect copyright.PENANADWrTXqtbJj
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還來不及思考太多,她迅速瞄向下水道的兩側。螢光棒微弱的光線在數米之外漸漸消散,而在光源所及之處以後,是無盡的黑暗。63Please respect copyright.PENANAcAWIOL35Xn
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大概,這就是所謂誤入黑森林的感覺吧?在那些黑暗之後,有什麼在凝視著自己、有什麼正伺機而動,他們都全然不知。63Please respect copyright.PENANAtq9JMfPZ7J
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「夏伊勒小姐。」63Please respect copyright.PENANACz4lTY38wd
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忽然,一道幽幽的聲音從耳後傳出,嚇得她差點扣下扳機。63Please respect copyright.PENANAfh1MmqzQgo
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猛然回頭,只見荷布希正雙手握著那支螢光棒舉在面前,刺眼的綠光打在她面無表情的臉上,比鬼片裡的女鬼還要滲人。63Please respect copyright.PENANAIxf8KOnwo6
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夏伊勒背脊一顫,心臟都停了一瞬。63Please respect copyright.PENANAfpGB6cKQcO
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「夏伊勒小姐……好亮。」荷布希舉著螢光棒,語氣淡如止水地說。63Please respect copyright.PENANAVRrAbZyJN8
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「那妳就把它放下啊?」63Please respect copyright.PENANAnkOxUgfoHu
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「但是……好亮。」她淡淡回應,仍舊不為所動地看著那支螢光棒。63Please respect copyright.PENANAP5kF4KTLSZ
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「……」63Please respect copyright.PENANASbbK3fxqbG
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老實說,有時候真的很難想像那些調查員平常是如何撐過來的。63Please respect copyright.PENANA8jSyTe557T
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哐啷——63Please respect copyright.PENANAmN0pN370D4
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踩上入口處的梯子,金屬的擠壓聲伴隨地下的回音幽幽傳來。63Please respect copyright.PENANA7ihG2bYNR2
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羅特半身沒入通道口,銳利的目光掃視著周遭角落,像在在尋找著什麼一般。63Please respect copyright.PENANA3cSdH5AHRz
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巡視一周後,他吐了口悶氣,將槍袋斜背至肩膀,隨後掏出小刀,在一旁的泥巴地刻下字跡——63Please respect copyright.PENANAFEf1yK6tkf
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回頭的路,被留在了外面。
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起點——直到那一天的黎明。
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起點——直到那一天的黎明。
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