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。99Please respect copyright.PENANAySQzZXtEvU
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『凜,你在踢球的時候,都在想什麼?』99Please respect copyright.PENANAFVRyUbXCCo
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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。』99Please respect copyright.PENANAe8mEenwZ7S
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『⋯⋯什麼叫危險的地方?』99Please respect copyright.PENANAfhnnP5BxN3
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『嗯——會讓對手恐慌、潰敗他們的地方。』99Please respect copyright.PENANAYs9vjrlvoG
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他沒注意把冰棒棍含在嘴裡的哥哥,瞄了他一眼。99Please respect copyright.PENANAoii3dI72bd
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『你太依賴直覺了。』99Please respect copyright.PENANAfNDcwZOvJ7
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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。』99Please respect copyright.PENANAt7ldMzi5I1
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『⋯⋯那要是我不在了,你怎麼辦?』99Please respect copyright.PENANAl5nvePz8T2
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『不知道。不過,我會找人代替你吧。』99Please respect copyright.PENANAKvB2IDp54P
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『上哪找那種人去?你把我當什麼人了!』99Please respect copyright.PENANAoZQtCHQxTb
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『——好痛!』99Please respect copyright.PENANADhnugSWQOf
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANAksFth6BjuS
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『好好好,我知道了⋯⋯「世界第一的糸師冴」大人。』99Please respect copyright.PENANA218NheDOOb
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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」。99Please respect copyright.PENANAp7nkRxew0k
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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。』99Please respect copyright.PENANANYY26nF3lt
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANAs5E8aaYzar
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他還以為,哥哥不會主動跟他提有關RE·AL的事。99Please respect copyright.PENANAlk7nqA9zw9
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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?』99Please respect copyright.PENANAwxwjpDwZmw
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANAUhfQouCdV6
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。99Please respect copyright.PENANAIgyrkMSYOm
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——反正,哥哥什麼也沒跟他說嘛。99Please respect copyright.PENANANXsd4nLlZU
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『⋯⋯我只是先行一步,你也要來。』99Please respect copyright.PENANAd3Kjvhvc7j
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANAawzLRNot7v
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『我不在的期間,你可別放棄足球哦。』99Please respect copyright.PENANAsFEPAOiCTO
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他沒馬上接話,只是靜了一秒,然後勾起一邊嘴角。99Please respect copyright.PENANAxSScxHpG7U
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這次,終於不是沉默,而是邀請。99Please respect copyright.PENANAI4WRCDCOHH
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANASHlhHzR2H6
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。99Please respect copyright.PENANAWFRXH2IrVQ
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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。』99Please respect copyright.PENANAeGlPkTGpPi
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANA94UAVGqeYF
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因為他早就想過了。99Please respect copyright.PENANAVAgVEfXESe
既然哥哥不說,那他就當作不知道。99Please respect copyright.PENANAhjX0E8y5uC
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但現在哥哥說了——那他就原諒哥哥了。99Please respect copyright.PENANAgfDy2j4blf
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANAOuhIudO6qS
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『嗯,然後再走向世界。』跟他一樣的眼眸轉了過來。99Please respect copyright.PENANABr8fR5BB17
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『我們,兩個人要一起,成為世界第一。』99Please respect copyright.PENANAHnEDs0Ohlu
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他們兩兄弟互相擊掌。99Please respect copyright.PENANAtBUVbiYiw8
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANAUBOYhJYdHz
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『所以——妳別哭了,莉奈。』99Please respect copyright.PENANAxjrJDw0Uj3
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANA5y14S5yojH
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANA3OEUYTt2IB
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『我才沒有哭!』99Please respect copyright.PENANAzjrF9sO1z2
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背抖得更厲害了。99Please respect copyright.PENANArSBkwoTpon
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANAhppoleld7o
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANAA0NqHOD9k1
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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⋯⋯』99Please respect copyright.PENANA8Fl4qKNIa0
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『不要拿吃過的東西碰我!』99Please respect copyright.PENANA4ymV97m3S1
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『我是用另一頭戳的,誰叫妳要一直哭?』99Please respect copyright.PENANA9aFp3ENLi5
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANA0Nnv44r0AX
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANAIMErZqwuK5
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『⋯⋯妳哭起來好醜喔。』99Please respect copyright.PENANAeS25WrNKQ4
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『——糸師冴!』99Please respect copyright.PENANA6g58jU7ib8
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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⋯⋯99Please respect copyright.PENANAupwT1jAwV0
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他低頭摸了摸那塊還在隱隱作痛的地方。99Please respect copyright.PENANAP6CjVmimfU
不過比起那一腳,更讓他招架不住的,是哥哥剛才那副表情。99Please respect copyright.PENANA5X9xB68sEZ
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不是生氣,也不是不耐。99Please respect copyright.PENANAhZNbyOCAIB
是一種像⋯⋯「認命」一樣的冷靜。99Please respect copyright.PENANAJlN5lk0FAD
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他偷偷瞄了哥哥一眼。99Please respect copyright.PENANAqF6SEhXFw5
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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——99Please respect copyright.PENANAM61IuXKbfe
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——99Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9IAkmjkQZ
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANAKHuv1GTMju
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANAduFSHgNEYx
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANA7TmR2Nf2K4
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他真的搞不懂。99Please respect copyright.PENANAzKOrXq9al9
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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?99Please respect copyright.PENANAhSrWSvCXdO
還是兩個人其實都知道了,卻又都裝作不知道?99Please respect copyright.PENANA26PBralfUM
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——不知道。99Please respect copyright.PENANASu9eXiuvT1
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?99Please respect copyright.PENANA4tffpMCquh
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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?99Please respect copyright.PENANAqFZgYmk8Er
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANAvJS1WUfYLM
不過就跟那封RE·AL的邀請函一樣,過去了,也沒有什麼後續。99Please respect copyright.PENANABKvO0F64RM
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANAAACzublrwM
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很怪。99Please respect copyright.PENANA5LsxjwfQpm
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。99Please respect copyright.PENANARW8nV03S94
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真的很怪。99Please respect copyright.PENANAnTtf0ngGOg
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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」——99Please respect copyright.PENANAib0gEKdaxx
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。99Please respect copyright.PENANAp5jOMKZMvI
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那是他第一次覺得:哥哥真的變怪了。99Please respect copyright.PENANAahc7eXMyrx
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANA71EYVHOZiK
畫面普通,背景模糊,但她眼裡有光。99Please respect copyright.PENANAiGyfuhSF8l
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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?」99Please respect copyright.PENANAnQmnUlttls
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他頓了一下,然後點了個讚。99Please respect copyright.PENANAHMgLRC0IYb
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不是故意的。只是有點好奇。99Please respect copyright.PENANAEiYwmKVNoY
他想看看哥哥會不會有反應。99Please respect copyright.PENANAcy2GzJblri
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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。」99Please respect copyright.PENANAuhQNLTKyuZ
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他愣了一秒。99Please respect copyright.PENANAl4W8duVAAo
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。99Please respect copyright.PENANAXaZ3cj8Xtd
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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!』99Please respect copyright.PENANAWTYIWyWG3N
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女孩的雙眼像是壞掉的水龍頭,一直湧流淚水——99Please respect copyright.PENANAhvoTR5oBHt
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『好好好⋯⋯那妳先別哭了好不好?』99Please respect copyright.PENANAeFytb2Swt5
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他也不記得哥哥什麼時候學會「用那種語氣」說話。99Please respect copyright.PENANA45b5F2RBlZ
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANA6lglEry9Qn
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可有時候,哥哥就是會這樣對她說話。99Please respect copyright.PENANAcRKtzwJkNu
小聲、耐心、像在哄人。99Please respect copyright.PENANAI7P428THWj
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很怪。99Please respect copyright.PENANAmQXnHqMgLN
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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!』99Please respect copyright.PENANAZSYLfTWQWG
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANAhppIPskKaN
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可是⋯⋯為什麼不能好好說呢?99Please respect copyright.PENANAlSRwgYIrCt
他們真的很怪。99Please respect copyright.PENANAqECODOnZMJ
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『好好好⋯⋯』99Please respect copyright.PENANAbxY9ny8odM
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANAdoh0R76dCn
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好怪。99Please respect copyright.PENANAl0BtTUenfF
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANAiuAD002wcm
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他原本也跟著往前走。99Please respect copyright.PENANA2iKbgHQEDH
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANAfYeMKLwHEv
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANAb6iar0FDgT
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他愣了一秒。99Please respect copyright.PENANAHZCEpvoRFH
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突然不知道該不該繼續走。99Please respect copyright.PENANA1ZlePLD1oP
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明明三個人一起長大的,明明什麼都沒變的——99Please respect copyright.PENANA6JSjf0jhGs
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANABtmeO8DAGD
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他眨了一下眼,沒說話,轉回身繼續向前走。99Please respect copyright.PENANA8VcEtOCk0V
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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。99Please respect copyright.PENANAo3UKLpLD5s
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他好像真的有點知道了:有些路只能自己走完。99Please respect copyright.PENANAebkihVw0FJ
但他也記得,哥哥有說——99Please respect copyright.PENANAEkD1eCnNWU
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「我只是先行一步。」99Please respect copyright.PENANAMwYBbIBPCx
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所以他沒有哭。99Please respect copyright.PENANAajG1yQ06TN
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ㄚㄢㄚㄢ 真的沒有。
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