TTC :: Volume #9

#140: Fetters of eternal life ( 7 )


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Snow first clear. 雪初晴。 On the branch of out of the window is hanging the snow-white ice crystal, because of the relations of indoor temperature control system, Tu Shenyi has not felt a chill in the air, on the contrary also the taste of appreciation beautiful scene. 窗外的树枝上挂着了白皑皑的冰晶,因为室内控温系统的关系,屠申义并没有感觉到一丝的寒意,相反还有一种欣赏美景的滋味。 He opened the window curtains slightly, at this time actually heard Karen that lazy sound to resound, left, was too dazzling.” 他把窗帘微微地拉开了一丝,此时却听到了卡莲那慵懒的声音响起,“别,太刺眼了。” Tu Shenyi then looked at one, a wisp of sunlight is projecting on the rug of bed leg at this moment, vertical until the ray of door, Karen was rolling up under the quilt, probably a cat. 屠申义回头看了一眼,一缕日光此刻正投射在了床脚的地毯上,竖直了一条直到房门的光线,卡莲正蜷缩在被子之下,像是一只猫。 Forgot.” “忘了。” Tu Shenyi gives a regretful smile, won over the window curtains, in the room immediately becomes dim. He turned on the desk lamp, drilled into the quilt, is hugging the Karen icy cold body, kissed her forehead, said: „Can you really only sleep during the daytime?” 屠申义歉然一笑,把窗帘重新拉拢了起来,房间内顿时变得昏暗。他打开了台灯,钻入了被子中,拥抱着卡莲冰凉的身体,亲吻了她的额头一下,才道:“你们白天真的只能睡觉了吗?” Boiled unhealthy day.” Karen had a yawn, is hugging the neck of Tu Shenyi, becomes by oneself is more comfortable. “熬日对身体不好。”卡莲打了个哈欠,勾着了屠申义的脖子,让自己变得更加舒服一些。 Tu Shenyi shakes the head, suddenly is good to say with a smile: I think, you will rest during the daytime in the coffin......, I said that in the book writes like this.” 屠申义摇了摇头,忽然好笑道:“我本以为,你们白天会睡在棺材里面的……嗯,我说,书上都是这样写的。” Some fellows really have this fondness.” The Karen eye is not willing to open, probably is talking in a dream to be the same, actually we did not say that cannot walk in the daytime, like me, if in the cloudy day, can move actually for several hours outside, if the hot sun, the time will be shorter. During the daytime the resident time too long words, the skin will be burnt, again long time, will immolate oneself......” “有些家伙是真的有这种癖好。”卡莲眼睛也不愿意睁开了,像是在说着梦话一样,“其实我们也不是说不能在白天行走,像我如果在阴天的时候,倒是可以在外边活动几个小时,要是烈日的话,时间会更短。白天停留时间太长的话,皮肤会被灼伤的,再长点时间,甚至会自焚……” That was really terrifying.” Tu Shenyi shakes the head, looked at Karen one in bosom. “那真的是太恐怖了。”屠申义摇了摇头,看了怀抱中的卡莲一眼。 He discovered that she breathed at this time already completely horizontal, it seems like really fell asleep. Tu Shenyi smiles, gets out of bed softly. 他发现她此时呼吸已经完全地平和了下来,看来是真的睡着了过去。屠申义笑了笑,轻手轻脚地下了床。 Until is unable to endure patiently will leave. 直到无法忍耐的时候就会离开。 Until is unable to endure patiently, turns into true Vampire him. 或者直到无法忍耐的时候,就把他变成真正的吸血鬼吧。 This is before the daybreak, he and she are tangled up time, in commitment that the respective ear makes. 这是黎明之前他和她缠绵的时候,在各自耳边做出的承诺。 ...... …… Tu Shenyi starts to size up Karen the apartment...... this possibly to live after all a place of time. Generally speaking...... this is occupies pursues the boundary very good place. 屠申义开始打量着卡莲的这座公寓……毕竟这可能会生活一点时间的地方。总的来说……这是居追境十分不错的地方。 But he discovered in the study room is hanging oil painting. 但他在书房里面发现了一副挂着的油画。 The marked woman calmly sat near the window, in the bosom hugged a white cat...... she as if to experience millenniums desolate, looks, Tu Shenyi then as if saw late that Christmas Eve, sat before the bar bar alone, Karen that rests one's chin in one's hands. 画上的女人静静地坐在了窗边,怀中抱着一只白猫……她仿佛经历了千年的落寞,看着看着,屠申义便仿佛又看到了那晚平安夜,独自地坐在酒吧吧台前,托着腮的卡莲 Soon, Tu Shenyi implored the tone, went out of this study room slowly. 不多久,屠申义才吁了口气,缓缓地走出了这书房。 Karen rents apartment necessary very complete, but in kitchen various tools have not used...... 卡莲租住下来的公寓配套十分的齐全,只是厨房里面的各种工具是从来没有使用过的…… A evening's weariness, Tu Shenyi has been big and hungry, wants to look for the thing that eats here, but has not been looking obstinately, found several vessels in the middle of the refrigerator actually. 一晚上的疲劳,屠申义早就饥肠辘辘,想要在这里找点儿吃的东西,但愣是没有找着,倒是在冰箱当中找到了几个容器。 Tu Shenyi opened curiously looks at one...... he not to have the sense of taste, but sense of smell. 屠申义好奇地打开看了一眼……他没有味觉,但是嗅觉还是在。 Is the blood...... 是血液…… Tu Shenyi was startled being startled, feels some dizziness instantaneously- because actually not dizzy blood sickness, but sees the blood to place in the middle of the refrigerator suddenly in this manner, quite influential. 屠申义怔了怔,瞬间感觉有些头晕-倒不是因为晕血症,只是突然看见鲜血以这种方式放在冰箱当中,颇具有冲击力的。 Tu Shenyi stared at vessel jar inside blood to look at a while, suddenly brought a small cup, poured a point, then deep breath. 屠申义盯着容器瓶子里面的鲜血看了一会儿,忽然取来了一个小杯子,倒出来了一点,然后深呼吸着。 The springing of palm in front of the cup, was then grasping the cup carelessly suddenly, Tu Shenyi is raising head directly the blood pouring into own mouth. 手掌在杯子面前胡乱地弹动着,便猛然把杯子抓了起来,屠申义仰着头直接把鲜血给灌入了自己的口中。 Closes one's eyes, he does not have to feel the touch of blood in mouth, but entered in the belly...... not to have him of sense of taste stuffily, drank the yogurt to be the same purely probably. 闭着眼睛,他没有去感受鲜血在口腔中的触感,只是一口闷进了肚子里面……没有味觉的他,单纯像是喝了酸奶一样。 So long as overcomes the psychological barrier...... not to swallow down probably. Tu Shenyi traces near the lip bloodstain, at this time the belly cluck said. 只要克服心理障碍的话……好像也不是吞不下去。屠申义摸了摸唇边的血迹,此时肚子却咕咕地叫了起来。 He cannot help but self-ridiculed that smiles...... is also not Vampire. 他不由得自嘲一笑……自己还不是吸血鬼 Insufficiently he suddenly had an idea, then started to fiddle in the kitchen. Was busy at work a while, was really hungry Tu Shenyi then wore the coat, goes out. 不够他忽然有个主意了,便开始在厨房里面捣鼓了起来。忙活了一会儿,实在是饿得不行的屠申义便穿上了外套,出了门。 ...... …… Knows near evening time, Sun descends the mountain, was left over one rosy cloud colors still to make the temporary stay only, Karen was then opening the eye slowly. 知道旁晚的时候,太阳下山,唯独剩下一片霞彩还在做着短暂的停留,卡莲便缓缓地睁开了眼睛。 She stretches oneself on the bed, suddenly realizes Tu Shenyi not in the side. The Karen doubts went down the bed, barefooted- actually she can easily feel in the room to have the person very much, but she is willing to use oneself both eyes to show at this time. 她在床上伸了伸懒腰,忽然意识到屠申义并不在身边。卡莲疑惑地走下了床来,赤脚走了出去-其实她能够很轻易地感觉到屋子里面到底有没有人,只是她此时更愿意用自己的双眼去证明。 The proof does not have. 证明没有。 She also has being swayed by personal gains and losses time, but easily did not reveal that...... does not have the courage to say. 她亦有患得患失的时候,只是不轻易表露出来……只是没有勇气说出来。 She had not even found a paper...... perhaps, after the enthusiasm cools, felt that the fear, therefore did leave? 她甚至连一张纸条也没有找到……或许,当热情冷却之后,才感觉到了害怕,所以离开? This thought is very fearful, Karen even wants to wield from the mind it, told itself, if this is really the case, might as well be on the good deed. 这个念头很可怕,卡莲甚至想要把它从脑海中挥去,却又告诉自己,如果真的是这样的话,未尝不是一件就好事。 Karen smiles bitterly and astringently......, no matter Tu Shenyi whether left quietly, actually could not avoid being probable to eat food as Vampire her, the need of that body is not basically able to constrain. 卡莲苦涩地笑了笑……不管屠申义是否悄悄地离开了,作为吸血鬼的她却避免不了还是要进食的,那种身体的需要基本上无法压抑下来。 What in the refrigerator is putting is she pure blood that buys from a dark merchant hand, 13 clans produce...... usual, if not the hunting day is unable to suppress instinct manic time, Karen is willing to drink the pure blood, this is willing to eat food that oneself make with human, rather than has these unnourishing fast-food to be the same outside. 冰箱里面放着的是她从一名暗黑商人手上购来的纯血,十三氏族出产的……通常来说,如果不是狩猎日无法压制本能狂躁的时候,卡莲更加愿意饮用纯血,这和人类更愿意吃自己做的食物,而不是在外边吃那些无营养的快餐一样。 She discovered that a quantity of pure blood was short of...... Karen to wrinkle frowns much, the nose moves, then turned on nearby cabinet fast, carried a cup. 只是她发现有一份纯血的量少了不少……卡莲皱了皱眉头,鼻子动了动,便飞快地打开了旁边的柜子,拎出了一个杯子来。 The cup is clean, but she can actually smell on this flavor of residual pure blood- this is not she usually is used for the cup that drinks the blood to use. 杯子是干净的,但她却能够嗅到这上面残留的纯血的味道-这不是她平时用来饮血用的杯子。 Here is impossible to have other Vampire except for her again, then this cup that has installed the pure blood how appears...... Karen almost thought of the cause and effect instantaneously. 这里除了她不可能再有别的吸血鬼,那么这个装过纯血的杯子到底是怎么出现的……卡莲几乎瞬间就想到了前因后果。 That man, for her, is attempting to drink the blood...... was the component, but drinking somewhat many, this fellow did not know precious of pure blood. 那个男人,为了她,在尝试着饮血……但饮用的份量是不是有些多了,这家伙是不知道一份纯血的珍贵。 Karen is somewhat distracted, even forgot oneself is planned drinks the blood to supplement...... suddenly, room outside had the sound of footsteps. 卡莲有些走神,甚至忘记了自己原本是打算饮血来补充的……忽然,屋外边有了脚步声。 Was Tu Shenyi comes back. 屠申义回来了。 Sound of opening the door. 开门的声音。 Karen packed here thing hastily, has not drunk the blood with enough time......, although both sides indicated something, but she actually subconsciously does not want to conduct to drink the behavior of blood in the Tu Shenyi front at this time. 卡莲连忙收拾好了这里的东西,也没有来得及饮血……虽然双方间表明了一些事情,但她此时却下意识地不想在屠申义的面前进行饮血的这种行为。 You awoke.” “你醒了。” Sees only Tu Shenyi on to hold the thing of bags at this time, somewhat walked distressedly- in this basically is food. 只见屠申义此时手上抱着大包小包的东西,有些狼狈地走了进来-这里面的基本上都是食物。 He said: Un, you eat your, I eat my, ok?” 他说:“嗯,你吃你的,我吃我的,ok?” Karen has not said that but is hugging him gently. Tu Shenyi grabs her hand at this time, suddenly said: Come, lets your anticipation thing.” 卡莲没有说完,只是轻轻地搂着了他。屠申义此时抓着她的手,忽然道:“来,让你看点东西。” Under the vision of Karen doubts, Tu Shenyi is holding her hand, is taking a packet package, went to the living room. He made Karen sit on the sofa, is then manipulating in front of the television. 卡莲疑惑的目光之下,屠申义牵着她的手,然后提着一个小包包,来到了客厅。他让卡莲坐在了沙发上,然后便在电视机前摆弄着起来。 What takes from the packet package is a camera. Tu Shenyi line connecting on television, then sat the Karen side full of enthusiasm, just now opened with the remote control. 从小包包中取出来的是一台摄像机。屠申义把线给连接到了电视机上,然后兴致勃勃地坐到了卡莲的身边,方才用遥控打开。 What is this?” Karen asked curiously. “这是什么?”卡莲好奇地问道。 Tu Shenyi along with tastes: Daytime world...... correct, is my daytime world.” 屠申义随口道:“白天的世界……正确来说,是我白天的世界。” The sound resounded, the picture also has. Karen looks at the picture in that television, on that is the Tu Shenyi appearance. 声音响起了,画面也已经有了。卡莲怔怔地看着那电视机里的画面,那上面都是屠申义的模样。 He brings it to go to each place, he to it was saying that each matter, treated as her to be the same it probably. 他带着它去每一个地方,他对着它说每一件事情,就好像把它当作了她一样。 What's wrong, but also Ok?” Tu Shenyi is saying with a smile at this time: This camera buys newly, the picture quality is really good.” “怎样,还可以吧?”屠申义此时笑着道:“这摄像机是新买的,画质果然不错。” „Did your day make these?” Karen asked suddenly. “你一天就做了这些?”卡莲忽然问道。 Tu Shenyi thought a while, said suddenly: Your wait a moment.” 屠申义想了一会儿,也忽然道:“你等一下。” Karen looks that he went into the kitchen fast...... in the open style kitchen, she can see clearly the matter that Tu Shenyi handles. Saw only him to open the door of refrigerator at this time, squatted, actually took a box from the lower level of refrigerator. 卡莲看着他飞快地跑到了厨房……开放式的厨房里面,她能够看清楚屠申义做的事情。只见他此时打开了冰箱的门,蹲了下去,却是从冰箱的下层中取出来了一个盒子。 He took the box to return to the Karen side, opened...... her to smell the flavor of blood in her front the box at this time. 他拿着盒子回到了卡莲的身边,在她的面前把盒子打开……她此时嗅到了血的味道。 Pure blood. 纯血。 These are......” Karen somewhat are suddenly dumbfounded. “这些是……”卡莲忽然有些目瞪口呆起来。 This is used to manufacture the ice piece the mold, at this time above has filled with the ice piece that the pure blood congeals becomes. Tu Shenyi with the tweezers the blood ice piece of above flower petal shape clamping, „, took shape well...... comes, to taste the flavor.” 这是用来制作冰块的模具,此时上面已经排满了一颗颗用纯血凝结而成的冰块。屠申义用镊子把上面一颗花瓣状的血冰块给夹了起来,“嗯,成型得还不错……来,尝一下味道。” He delivered to near the blood ice piece of flower petal shape the lip of Karen, her subconsciously spread the mouth, swallowed. 他把花瓣状的血冰块送到了卡莲的嘴唇边,她下意识地张开了口来,吞了进去。 Vampire drinks the blood time, the appearance is very interesting, probably the alcoholic intoxication is the same. Tu Shenyi have a relish is sizing up Karen at this time, perhaps because of the blood regarding the stimulation of instinct, the Karen canine appears externally at this time slightly. 吸血鬼饮血的时候,模样很有趣,像是醉酒一样。屠申义此时饶有兴致地打量着卡莲,或许是因为鲜血对于本能的刺激,此时卡莲的尖牙微微地外露。 She is raising head, poured on the sofa slowly, the eye partly opened the eyes ajar, probably was been extremely happy. He puts out a hand to hold to feel the hair of Karen, waits for her to sober, but she does not seem to come soberly, afterward rolled up in the bosom of Tu Shenyi. 她仰着头,缓缓地倒到了沙发上,眼睛半睁半开,像是得到了极乐。他伸手扶摸着卡莲的头发,等待着她清醒过来,但她似乎不愿意清醒过来,后来只是蜷缩在了屠申义的怀中。 Watches in the television the daytime world, is listening to this man strong heartbeat, is eating this man to the blood icicle that she makes, she felt that the time as if stopped, can like this lazy, can like this slow. 看着电视里面白天的世界,听着这个男人强壮的心跳型,吃着这个男人给她做的鲜血冰棍,她感觉到时间仿佛停止了般,可以这样的慵懒,可以这样的缓慢。 The day passes by day-by-day. 日子一天天过去。 ...... …… ...... …… ...... …… ...... …… The consciousness seemed like stranded in the deep sea, her evening swam away desperately, resembling was that air bubble. But appears in that consciousness sea, sound that acts like a madman together. 意识像是被困在了深海,她拼命地晚上游去,似是那气泡般。而出现在那意识海洋的,是一道疯疯癫癫的声音。 She...... Karen Isher knew the master who this sound, arrogant also has the gambler of excellent technology. 她……卡莲依谢尔认识这道声音的主人,一个自大却又有着高超技术的赌徒。 Jin Wucheng losses in the hand of Tu Shenyi, cut own finger, finally becomes side a Tu Shenyi personal servant...... many years. 金伍城在了屠申义的手上,砍下了自己的手指,最后成为了屠申义身边的一个跟班……许多年了。 In that years, Karen Isher once walked randomly the world, but some time the time of returning to this Putao Manor old castle, saw side Tu Shenyi to be many such a person. 在那段岁月当中,卡莲依谢尔曾经独自一人游走世界,只是某次回到这座葡萄庄园古堡的时候,见到了屠申义身边多了这样的一个人。 He longs for obtaining the eternal life...... the reason is, Jin Wucheng was confirmed contracts the liver cancer. Many years of research, Tu Shenyi has not studied True Blood truly, he disposed one medicament with oneself blood actually, can suppress Jin Wucheng cancer. 他渴望得到永生……原因是,金伍城被证实患有了肝癌。多年的研究,屠申义并没有真正地研究出来真血,他倒是用自己的血液配置出来了一种药剂,可以压制金伍城身上的癌症。 Only has to follow in the Tu Shenyi side, Jin Wucheng can maintain a livelihood, therefore this supercilious gambler, was captured the fang long time ago, becomes a hunting dog that reared in a pen. 唯有跟随在屠申义的身边,金伍城才能够活命,所以这个心高气傲的赌徒,早早就被拔掉了獠牙,成为了被圈养起来的一条猎犬。 In fact, Vampire have oneself servant, handles disorderly matter for them in the daytime- or calls it the agent. 事实上,吸血鬼们都有着自己的仆人,为他们在白天处理杂乱的事情-又或者称之为代理人。 Jin Wucheng is the agent who Tu Shenyi chooses. 金伍城就是屠申义所挑选出来的代理人。 Karen time that Isher first sees Jin Wucheng, has said with Tu Shenyi, Uncle Jin is an ambition very big person, keeping the side not necessarily is a good matter. 卡莲依谢尔第一眼看见金伍城的时候,就和屠申义说过,金叔是一个野心很大的人,留在身边未必是一件好事情。 But instinct optimistic Tu Shenyi said: If keeps this fellow, in the world will be few person on betting the table won to lose everything, the hoodlum of being with one's family broken up and decimated, actually is also a good matter. 但天性乐观的屠申义却说:如果留着这个家伙,世界上会少一个人在赌桌上把人赢得倾家荡产,家破人亡的暴徒的话,其实也是一件好事情。 Since becoming Vampire, Tu Shenyi is Karen has seen probably, was still also retained humane Vampire by oneself rigid. 自从成为了吸血鬼之后,屠申义大概是卡莲所见过的,依然还执着地让自己保留人性的吸血鬼了吧。 You awoke, Miss Karen.” Elizabeth in side, called one at this time pleasantly surprised. “你醒了,卡莲小姐。”伊丽莎白在旁,此时惊喜地叫了一声。 Her consciousness sobers finally completely, looks at the tragic situation in experiment room, finally looks to sit on the ground, acting like a madman Jin Wucheng. 她的意识终于完全清醒过来,看着实验室内的惨况,最后看着坐在地上,疯疯癫癫的金伍城 Karen fiercely one holds to work loose from Zhong Luoyue and Elizabeth brace, staggered arrived at the Jin Wucheng front, on the one hand grasped to tighten his clothes to raise, whole face cold frost: Jin Wucheng, you just said that what...... was who killed him?” 卡莲猛地一下从钟落月伊丽莎白的撑扶下挣脱开来,踉跄地走到了金伍城的面前,一手抓紧了他的衣服提了起来,满脸寒霜:“金伍城,你刚说什么……是谁杀了他?” who are you?” Jin Wucheng looks at Karen Isher, first was silent the moment, then suddenly laughed foolishly: I remembered you! You are pick the grape the miss, hahaha { butterfly fly, the butterfly flies, flies!” 你是谁啊?”金伍城看着卡莲依谢尔,先是沉默了片刻,然后忽然傻笑起来:“我记得你了!你是采葡萄的姑娘,哈哈哈{蝶飞,蝴蝶飞,飞飞飞!” Do not play the fool to me!!” Karen Isher fell Jin Wucheng angrily on the ground. “别给我装傻!!”卡莲依谢尔愤怒地把金伍城摔在了地上。 In her eye of present full is the swift and fierce murderous intention, saw only her to put out a hand from Luo Qiu own sword seizing directly: In the entire process, Luo Qiu blinks, has not said anything......, although this has not played the sword enough and that's the end. 如今的她眼中满是凌厉的杀机,只见她直接伸手从洛邱手上把自己的剑给夺了回来:整个过程中,洛邱只是眨了眨眼睛,并没有说什么……虽说这把剑还没有玩够就是了。 Said!!” “说!!” The blood-color pattern long sword punctured at this moment directly by the cheeks of Jin Wucheng, in Karen Isher full was under the gaze of murderous intention, Jin Wucheng as if felt one to dread, then shrank the neck, was wails unexpectedly. 血色的花纹长剑此刻直接刺在了金伍城的脸颊旁边,在卡莲依谢尔满是杀机的注视之下,金伍城仿佛感受到了一丝畏惧,便缩了缩脖子,竟是嚎啕大哭起来。 However at this moment, Karen be relentless the palm of Jin Wucheng to the direct incision, the instantaneous severe pain, making the Jin Wucheng entire body twitch, is swaying back and forth on the ground crazily. 然而此刻,卡莲却毫不留情地把金伍城的手掌给直接切开,瞬间的剧痛,让金伍城整个身体都抽搐了起来,在地上疯狂地打滚着。 Got up woman also very terrifying that kills the heart...... 起了杀心的女人也挺恐怖的…… Luo Qiu shakes the head, plan that has not prevented. 洛邱摇了摇头,没有阻止的打算。 Is Elizabeth said on the contrary at this time suddenly: Miss Karen, this fellow has been dying, you must continue to suffer his words, he only will die quickly...... you, perhaps you cannot ask anything.” 反倒是伊丽莎白此时忽然道:“卡莲小姐,这家伙已经快死了,你要继续折磨他的话,他只会死得更快……你,你或许问不出什么。” Is listening to the speech of Elizabeth, Karen Isher stopped the arm suddenly, her lip one after next is twitching, the fang of her blood-sucker has appeared externally...... her eye has become blood red. 听着伊丽莎白的说话,卡莲依谢尔猛然停下了手臂,她的嘴唇一下下地抽动着,她那吸血的獠牙早就已经外露……她的眼睛早就变得血红起来。 She is holding back oneself anger vigorously, stopped finally to suffering of Jin Wucheng. 她在极力地按压着自己的愤怒,总算是停下了对金伍城的折磨。 Miss Karen...... exactly what happened?” Elizabeth has the courage to ask at this time: Why you must fit out the appearance of Mr. slaughter...... why you to want, to want......” 卡莲小姐……到底发生了什么事情?”伊丽莎白此时鼓起勇气问道:“为什么你要装成屠先生的样子……为什么你要,要……” I am looking for the murderer.” Karen Isher lowers the head, kills the Tu Shenyi murderer.” “我在寻找凶手。”卡莲依谢尔低着头,“杀死屠申义的凶手。” Murderer......” Elizabeth realized anything instantaneously, to busy say/way: You said, you suspect among us, did some people kill Mr. slaughter?” “凶手……”伊丽莎白瞬间意识到了什么,冲忙道:“你是说,你怀疑我们当中,有人杀了屠先生?” At first I think like this.” Karen Isher said indifferently: But now...... perhaps not. What if this fellow said is real.” “起初我是这样认为的。”卡莲依谢尔冷漠道:“但现在……恐怕不是了。如果这个家伙说的是真的话。” The long sword wields, she struck off the arm of Jin Wucheng, does not bring to blink. 长剑一挥,她又把金伍城的手臂砍去了一段,不带眨眼的。
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