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。121Please respect copyright.PENANAotiMzTEumr
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『凜,你在踢球的時候,都在想什麼?』121Please respect copyright.PENANAVrXNSvpjzM
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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。』121Please respect copyright.PENANA59dbv4vUsO
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『⋯⋯什麼叫危險的地方?』121Please respect copyright.PENANAT7aHbHMYiz
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『嗯——會讓對手恐慌、潰敗他們的地方。』121Please respect copyright.PENANAwRnBLdC3jj
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他沒注意把冰棒棍含在嘴裡的哥哥,瞄了他一眼。121Please respect copyright.PENANAgeGyJLqGST
121Please respect copyright.PENANA1ioXN5IHo7
『你太依賴直覺了。』121Please respect copyright.PENANArNIK7p03il
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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。』121Please respect copyright.PENANAcGuXC38JbY
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『⋯⋯那要是我不在了,你怎麼辦?』121Please respect copyright.PENANAAXA1ZZaCy6
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『不知道。不過,我會找人代替你吧。』121Please respect copyright.PENANAnZG9wlRenu
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『上哪找那種人去?你把我當什麼人了!』121Please respect copyright.PENANAVXYZfaA2FA
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『——好痛!』121Please respect copyright.PENANAJJajOjaEAc
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANA1UCnyorZ8h
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『好好好,我知道了⋯⋯「世界第一的糸師冴」大人。』121Please respect copyright.PENANA8IbUqEDyNM
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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」。121Please respect copyright.PENANAiAzxTh6usv
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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。』121Please respect copyright.PENANAUVJgoTXAhW
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANAzUE4r1Gz2W
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他還以為,哥哥不會主動跟他提有關RE·AL的事。121Please respect copyright.PENANA9Hul1X4hIk
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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?』121Please respect copyright.PENANAIm6mAhWLRf
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANAzxVfNQQj8n
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。121Please respect copyright.PENANAsVW7EWDrOG
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——反正,哥哥什麼也沒跟他說嘛。121Please respect copyright.PENANAtadCw18NCM
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『⋯⋯我只是先行一步,你也要來。』121Please respect copyright.PENANAu6rFdIU75W
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANAEZuw6n9wsx
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『我不在的期間,你可別放棄足球哦。』121Please respect copyright.PENANATWH53Z7QrI
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他沒馬上接話,只是靜了一秒,然後勾起一邊嘴角。121Please respect copyright.PENANA1D5PywHCCD
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這次,終於不是沉默,而是邀請。121Please respect copyright.PENANAznCFcPvUHZ
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANANKjHsdM6z7
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。121Please respect copyright.PENANACgiLeoihQx
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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。』121Please respect copyright.PENANAubZaDBCeZi
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANAuidGRZcqZb
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因為他早就想過了。121Please respect copyright.PENANAVR6fvo7ke9
既然哥哥不說,那他就當作不知道。121Please respect copyright.PENANABcZyHTgHAV
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但現在哥哥說了——那他就原諒哥哥了。121Please respect copyright.PENANAIE7eY53vu3
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANAXO1VasUD58
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『嗯,然後再走向世界。』跟他一樣的眼眸轉了過來。121Please respect copyright.PENANAMCdNzM4IkY
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『我們,兩個人要一起,成為世界第一。』121Please respect copyright.PENANACUpyR0g1Zv
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他們兩兄弟互相擊掌。121Please respect copyright.PENANAgZNDfnHJrJ
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANAIrzRl3yG6y
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『所以——妳別哭了,莉奈。』121Please respect copyright.PENANAYDKXduyUSr
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANARNxGhDGP4X
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANAQRzkT0bmXd
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『我才沒有哭!』121Please respect copyright.PENANAu9TPIctUSo
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背抖得更厲害了。121Please respect copyright.PENANAopnj0OaWLA
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANAaKU40RwdV3
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANAlG4pZM0o7F
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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⋯⋯』121Please respect copyright.PENANAke3dxXFu97
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『不要拿吃過的東西碰我!』121Please respect copyright.PENANASqxFVDWoyP
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『我是用另一頭戳的,誰叫妳要一直哭?』121Please respect copyright.PENANAlu1cLT5Ysw
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANAgv9sjirZoM
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANAvGc1EXAmvW
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『⋯⋯妳哭起來好醜喔。』121Please respect copyright.PENANAVsM7fKssIB
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『——糸師冴!』121Please respect copyright.PENANAGxdiEQy16e
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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⋯⋯121Please respect copyright.PENANAsNOoi1o8AL
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他低頭摸了摸那塊還在隱隱作痛的地方。121Please respect copyright.PENANA3vfOIV0BnK
不過比起那一腳,更讓他招架不住的,是哥哥剛才那副表情。121Please respect copyright.PENANA0FvL7pOlMb
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不是生氣,也不是不耐。121Please respect copyright.PENANAnC3gafSJwU
是一種像⋯⋯「認命」一樣的冷靜。121Please respect copyright.PENANAr7P9fZxOcj
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他偷偷瞄了哥哥一眼。121Please respect copyright.PENANA1OX23I140D
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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——121Please respect copyright.PENANAsYYmoX24nj
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——121Please respect copyright.PENANArMkssI5MhX
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANAGipg0UDAbS
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANAjEEWiGMb55
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANAiHDNpf1FaL
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他真的搞不懂。121Please respect copyright.PENANAZ0mMIEn01c
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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?121Please respect copyright.PENANAOlNYy36g1m
還是兩個人其實都知道了,卻又都裝作不知道?121Please respect copyright.PENANAHUtEzIhaxU
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——不知道。121Please respect copyright.PENANAB2FTPxZSt0
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?121Please respect copyright.PENANATvwzqhlmes
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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?121Please respect copyright.PENANA1CDZBPA7fL
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANArsgGtnuUYx
不過就跟那封RE·AL的邀請函一樣,過去了,也沒有什麼後續。121Please respect copyright.PENANAbCzueLuquD
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANABtVHNfbD0u
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很怪。121Please respect copyright.PENANAwc0daX04LJ
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。121Please respect copyright.PENANA0b71UL0Q16
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真的很怪。121Please respect copyright.PENANAfwJdhrytbh
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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」——121Please respect copyright.PENANALVer6tvX9D
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。121Please respect copyright.PENANAW6dOUAB9qo
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那是他第一次覺得:哥哥真的變怪了。121Please respect copyright.PENANAwNn1i6UElD
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANA7oPkGQE40K
畫面普通,背景模糊,但她眼裡有光。121Please respect copyright.PENANAqOAgLNQbAE
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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?」121Please respect copyright.PENANA9K3AvJn2bR
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他頓了一下,然後點了個讚。121Please respect copyright.PENANAGYwHJn23yh
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不是故意的。只是有點好奇。121Please respect copyright.PENANACKBe9wpC9S
他想看看哥哥會不會有反應。121Please respect copyright.PENANAByWv20R5NX
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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。」121Please respect copyright.PENANA3rkmvwPcsP
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他愣了一秒。121Please respect copyright.PENANAziUvRXUnpK
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。121Please respect copyright.PENANAgYHI6RMMWT
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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!』121Please respect copyright.PENANAdTV4b0wfMJ
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女孩的雙眼像是壞掉的水龍頭,一直湧流淚水——121Please respect copyright.PENANAh4EMyxri5M
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『好好好⋯⋯那妳先別哭了好不好?』121Please respect copyright.PENANAsYz5F15oqJ
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他也不記得哥哥什麼時候學會「用那種語氣」說話。121Please respect copyright.PENANA0ggpyceRTX
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANApf6qmiViOS
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可有時候,哥哥就是會這樣對她說話。121Please respect copyright.PENANA6vta0cDZ1P
小聲、耐心、像在哄人。121Please respect copyright.PENANAzfy9eSolBV
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很怪。121Please respect copyright.PENANABYpU4ffYMr
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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!』121Please respect copyright.PENANA7R6cqXZOUD
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANAnvLmbJB4O8
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可是⋯⋯為什麼不能好好說呢?121Please respect copyright.PENANAl3jGvvTCdQ
他們真的很怪。121Please respect copyright.PENANA425Vd5BiEc
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『好好好⋯⋯』121Please respect copyright.PENANAmeHMcGKBBh
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANA5czqu61a2A
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好怪。121Please respect copyright.PENANAVI5CRCLFP1
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANAjU9GfSxfL7
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他原本也跟著往前走。121Please respect copyright.PENANAnp6rVovEcb
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANAZBcpq5Nhm2
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANAlY1dxxUn2W
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他愣了一秒。121Please respect copyright.PENANAGnlqn0KEuA
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突然不知道該不該繼續走。121Please respect copyright.PENANApgzVtj8HoC
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明明三個人一起長大的,明明什麼都沒變的——121Please respect copyright.PENANAXcpWpLqrmF
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANAGkQVCDMrdR
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他眨了一下眼,沒說話,轉回身繼續向前走。121Please respect copyright.PENANAURcwTSVNwF
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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。121Please respect copyright.PENANAfaIPJ7iEjH
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他好像真的有點知道了:有些路只能自己走完。121Please respect copyright.PENANApuouALmS3U
但他也記得,哥哥有說——121Please respect copyright.PENANArWgaFQVsBA
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「我只是先行一步。」121Please respect copyright.PENANAh3hb7miB5N
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所以他沒有哭。121Please respect copyright.PENANA7HYKdntFRA
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ㄚㄢㄚㄢ 真的沒有。
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