SOD :: Volume #14

#1321: Spreads and burns without flames


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Such that just like the big chief and general expect, the defense line on wolf spine/ridge mountain still could not block the Aberrant Body tide that came from the wasteland direction, the corrosion energy arrow when blots out the sky and innumerable does not fear the aberrant of sword to plunge the position from the mountain road direction from the start, even if the brave mountain warrior and champion warrior also has to retreat fighting, give away the defense line of under foot. 正如大酋长和将军预料的那样,狼山上的防线仍然挡不住从废土方向汹涌而来的畸变体大潮,当铺天盖地的腐蚀能量箭和无数压根不惧刀剑的畸变生物从山道方向扑向阵地,哪怕是再骁勇善战的高山勇士和冠军勇士也不得不且战且退,让出脚下的防线。 The soldiers not deficient courage and battle of clan and tribe wisdom, but they do not have the enough excellent weapon, without enough soldier, without preparation position- does not have the backing, their only advantages are the wolf spine/ridge Yamomato body easily defensible topography, but in the face of the characteristics and inexhaustible quantity that the enemy is not aware of fatigue, this only advantage will also consume quickly completely. 部族的战士们并不缺乏勇气和战斗智慧,但他们没有足够精良的武器,没有足够的士兵,没有充分准备的阵地-更没有后援,他们唯一的优势便是狼山本身易守难攻的地势,但在敌人不知疲倦的特性和无穷无尽的数量面前,这唯一的优势也会很快消耗殆尽。 Actually incessantly Morake and Camila, many Commander in clan and tribe army have also had long known that can be this aspect: Wall of Magnificence had several loopholes, the pressure from wasteland continuously, the warriors of clan and tribe cannot block these monsters east hills barrier, they not possible to block these more to hit more enemies in other places, only if the loophole of Wall of Magnificence direction were stopped up, that day that otherwise the trend of this war falls into enemy hands in hills barrier has been doomed. 其实不止莫拉克和卡米拉,部族军队中的许多指挥官也早就知道会是这个局面:宏伟之墙出现了数个漏洞,来自废土的压力源源不断,部族的勇士们没能在群山屏障东麓拦住那些怪物,那他们也不可能在其他地方挡住这些越打越多的敌人,除非宏伟之墙方向的漏洞被堵住,否则这场战争的走向在群山屏障失守的那一天就已经注定了。 Even so, the warriors of clan and tribe will still choose to continue to hit this weaponry, has projected on that day of being annihilated- this carves the obstinance in Beastmen bone, they since the antiquity age, will then not be one by race that the hopeless situation overthrew, the enemy who is unable to conquer will not make them lower the head, they will only choose dead on the road of charge. 但即便如此,部族的勇士们仍然会选择把这仗继续打下去,一直打到全军覆没的那一天-这是刻在兽人骨子里的执拗,他们自上古年代起,便不是一个会被绝境打倒的种族,无法战胜的敌人并不会让他们低头,他们只会选择死在冲锋的路上。 This was not a conclusion......” “这不会是一个结束……” In the cold wind brought the irritating the nose flavor, moved restlessly anxious aura quiet ruby boundless forest as if also perception to this making one, the surrounding old tree towering to the skies makes noise in the wind, a elite squad that old Beastmen Morake and leads goes through in Lin Haizhong, he looks up to the dim shadow of jungle deep place, is listening to the wind as if still the war cry that hears indistinctly, the talk to oneself whisper said in a soft voice. 寒风中带来了刺鼻的味道,静谧的红玉林海仿佛也感知到了这种令人躁动不安的气息,周围的参天古树在风中哗哗作响,老兽人莫拉克与自己率领的一支精锐小队穿行在林海中,他抬起头看向密林深处的昏暗阴影,听着风中仿佛仍然在隐约传来的喊杀声,轻声自言自语地嘀咕道。 The ancient jungle cannot respond to old Beastmen talk to oneself, the slight sound that the surroundings only then the leaf was moved by the wind in the forests reverberates along with the rustling sound that the snow falls to the ground, at this moment is exposed to the sun has raised, the slit of dawn by crowns cast into the forest hollow, under that dim illusory brilliance, between the thick snows and soft soils, some naked eyes is hard the cyclone that judges to gather quietly. 古老的密林不会回应老兽人自言自语,周围只有树叶被风吹动的细微声响伴随着积雪落地的沙沙声在林木间回响,此刻朝阳已经升起,晨光透过树冠间的缝隙撒入了林中空地,在那朦胧虚幻的光辉下,厚厚的积雪与松软的泥土间,一些肉眼难以判断的气旋正在悄然汇聚起来。 The soldiers felt carefully examining vision that in the air transmitted, Morake waves gently, therefore followed then to stop in his behind soldiers immediately, he looked up to the end of forest hollow place, the vision falls on together modeling unusual giant stone. 战士们感觉到了空气中传来的审视目光,莫拉克轻轻挥手,于是跟在他身后的士兵们立刻便停了下来,他则抬头看向林中空地的尽头,目光落在一块造型奇特的巨石上。 That giant stone sets upright towering in smaller stones, in the giant stone irregular surface carved completely the dark red thin lines, several modeling rough natural crystal stone crustifications top stone, some as if strange eyes- Morake is gazing at this stone, curled up the snow and withered leaf until the invisible wind tunnels his vision, later the wind stopped gradually, several forms appeared in stone circle. 巨石突兀地竖在一圈更小的石块中间,巨石不规则的表面上刻满了暗红色的细纹,几颗造型粗犷的天然晶石镶嵌在石头顶部,仿佛一些怪异的眼睛-莫拉克注视着这块石头,直到无形的风卷起积雪与枯叶挡住他的视线,随后风渐渐止息下来,几个身影出现在“石圈”中。 They throw over the thick cape, whole body are including the facial features to hide in the cape, the cape surface agitates once for a while slightly, under as if their clothing is not the flesh and blood, but is the mist and dust of massive non- setting, in these form hands grasps to hold is being seemingly decayed and frail, as if bumps on the broken weapon, in the cracks of these weapon surfaces is full dark green blue glimmer- death ice-cold aura flowed. 他们披着厚厚的斗篷,全身上下包括面容都隐藏在斗篷里面,斗篷表面则时不时微微鼓动,仿佛他们那身衣物下面不是血肉之躯,而是大量不定形的烟尘,这些身影手中握持着看上去腐朽、脆弱,仿佛一碰就碎的武器,那些武器表面的裂缝中充盈着苍蓝色的微光-死亡的冰冷气息从中流淌出来。 Defends forest people,” Morake takes a step to forward from the silent soldiers, complexion looks at these whole bodies bind quietly in the cape person shadow, I represents the big chief and you talks.” “守林人,”莫拉克从沉默的战士之间迈步向前,面色沉静地看着那些浑身裹在斗篷里的“人”影,“我代表大酋长与你们对话。” We know that your purpose in coming, the spirit witch happening told us at the Eastern war,” in these person's shadows opened the mouth, sound completely like not stemming from flesh and blood, but the distortion that probably pure dependence air resonance sends out trembles, really useless...... has not thought that you could not defend quickly.” “我们知道你的来意,灵巫把发生在东方的战事都告诉了我们,”那些人影中的一员开口了,声音完全不像出自血肉之躯,而像是单纯依靠空气共鸣发出的失真震颤,“真没用……没想到你们这么快就守不住了。” Morake's wing of the nose twitched, but the expression on his face was still light: You also meet conscious tideto have the big strength to that quickly ‚.” 莫拉克的鼻翼抽动了一下,但他脸上的表情仍然平淡:“你们很快也会意识到那股‘潮水’有多大的力量。” perhaps, but we regarding this and do not care,” defended forest people the leader as if to smile, the wind sound/rumor of have time hole only but Morake and soldiers heard, we only cared about ’ the condition that your ‚ big chief pledged...... we to light the ruby boundless forest, she put our blind alley, this was the complete content of transaction...... my understanding whether contained errors?” 或许吧,但我们对此并不在意,”守林人的首领似乎笑了一下,但莫拉克和战士们听到的只有空洞的风声,“我们只在意你那位‘大酋长’所承诺的条件……我们点燃红玉林海,她放我们一条死路,这就是交易的全部内容……我的理解是否有误?” Morake calmly is gazing in stone Quan several forms, but in the corner of his line of sight, in the shadow of jungle deep place, more lines of sight and shadows indistinctly is gazing here- these are the ruby boundless forests defends forest person, one crowd defeated and is driven by the beast clan in the millennium ago wars to enter this magic forest and by pledge curse eternal trapped/sleepy, in does not live in the condition, the outside world of not dying to rarely have one crowd that the person knows to exist. 莫拉克静静地注视着石圈中的几个身影,而在他视线的角落,在丛林深处的阴影中,还有更多的视线和影影绰绰的影子在注视着这边-那些就是红玉林海的“守林人”,一群在千年前的战争中被兽族打败并驱进这片魔法森林、被誓约诅咒永恒困在不生不死的状态中、外界鲜有人知的一群存在。 They are not undead, is actually not the living person, they by this lands blessings by pitifulness who this lands abandon- they are Beastmen the millennium ago masters. 他们不是亡灵,却也不是活人,他们是被这片土地赐福又被这片土地抛弃的可悲者-他们是兽人千年前的主人。 But their rule had been overthrown by oneself slaves before 1000, now survives here, be only one crowd almost forgot up the passing time by curse. 但他们的统治在一千年前就已经被自己的奴隶们推翻,如今残存在这里的,只有一群几乎忘光了过往时光的“受诅咒者”罢了。 Augari land ancient wild, in present this time, its perhaps not advanced and civilization like other countries, but on this mysterious lands, was still hiding many strangers the ancient secret that is inconceivable, ruby Lin Haizhong's all, but is in this lands long history insignificant mighty waves- however now, this mighty waves also arrive completely subsided. 奥古雷大地古老荒蛮,在如今这个时代,它或许并不像世界上的其他国家一样“先进”和“文明”,但在这片神秘的土地上,仍然隐藏着许许多多异乡人难以想象的古老秘密,红玉林海中的一切,只不过是这片土地漫长历史中微不足道的一点波澜-而现在,这道波澜也到了彻底平息的时候。 Morake took out that animal teeth to hang to fall from the bosom, in front of defending forest people the leader is demonstrating it: „The big chief's commitment like the hills cannot question that- this is you and living world the last debt, spirit witch Men has poured into which the contract, I will keep here it, when the ruby Lin Haizhong's roaring flame ignites, these 1000 bad karma ended.” 莫拉克从怀里取出了那枚兽牙吊坠,在守林人的首领面前展示着它:“大酋长的承诺如群山般不可质疑-这就是你们和生者世界的最后一笔债务,灵巫们已经将契约注入其中,我会把它留在这里,当红玉林海中的烈焰燃起,这一千年的孽缘就结束了。” In the dark jungle, the innumerable say/way lines of sight then centralized hung to keep in position in that animal teeth instantaneously, Morake can feel in these lines of sight is almost substantive the hope and scalding hot, this pressure even makes him of having fought many battles feel that down set upright slightly, but he was still maintaining at a moderate pace indifferent stance, and expression goes forward tranquilly several steps, hangs to fall to place stone circle that on the stone of most edge. 幽暗的密林中,无数道视线瞬间便集中在了那枚兽牙吊坠上,莫拉克可以感受到那些视线中几乎实质般的渴望与灼热,这股压力甚至让身经百战的他都感觉身上的绒毛微微竖了起来,但他仍然保持着不紧不慢的淡然姿态,并表情平静地上前几步,将那吊坠放在“石圈”最边缘的一块石头上。 Defended forest people the leader almost then to move immediately, he such as mist and dust has fluttered several meters distance, stretched out wants to touch that to hang by the arm of ashes and thick smoke constitution to fall, however his finger has not contacted to hang the falling surface, blue flame then burst out from his fingertip, forcing him to retrocede and be thrown into confusion again and again puts off the flame. 守林人的首领几乎立刻便动了起来,他如一股烟尘般飘过数米距离,伸出由灰烬与浓烟构成的手臂想要触碰那枚吊坠,然而他的手指还未接触到吊坠表面,一阵青蓝色的火苗便从他指尖迸发出来,迫使他不得不连连后退并手忙脚乱地扑灭火焰。 Contract has not completed, you cannot contact it,” Morake seems to be expected, the expression defends forest people to say to this very much indifferently, your also need not contacts it-, so long as the boundless forest starts to burn, it naturally can belong to the dust.” “契约还没有完成,你不能接触它,”莫拉克对此似乎早有所料,表情很淡然地对这名守林人说道,“你也不用接触它-只要林海开始燃烧,它自然会归于尘土。” Defended Captain forest people fluttering to return not silently same place, in the darkness under hood was similar two ice-cold lines of sight to fall on Morake, a moment later, broadcast the empty sound from that dark hood shadow: Hopes that you were really ready......, when the ruby boundless forest commits to flames, you did not have the escape route again.” 守林人首领一言不发地“飘”回了原地,兜帽下的黑暗中仿佛有两道冰冷的视线落在莫拉克身上,片刻之后,才从那黑沉沉的兜帽阴影中传来了空洞的声音:“希望你们真的做好了准备……当红玉林海付之一炬,你们就再没有退路了。” „Before 1000 , the ancestor decision launches the counter-attack time does not have the escape route,” Morake said lightly, we were used.” “一千年前我们的祖先决定发动反击的时候也没有退路,”莫拉克淡淡说道,“我们都习惯了。” ...... …… The armies spread the hills, civilization world the weak candlelight of strength of resistance in like violent storm, sways several then to extinguish in the darkness one after another, outside wasteland these easy and comfortable for a long time mortals and their these laughable hills defense line in castle like sand beach is ordinary before the true army, no matter how seems like again fine attractive, the time of collapsing silent. 大军铺遍群山,文明世界的反抗之力如同狂风暴雨中的微弱烛火,在黑暗中摇晃几下便一个接一个地熄灭,废土外面那些安逸许久的凡人和他们那些可笑的“群山防线”在真正的大军面前就像沙滩上的城堡一般,不管看上去再怎么精美漂亮,垮塌下去的时候都无声无息。 The west line legion turbulent Aberrant Body tide deep place, massive high-grade Aberrant Body and syntheses giant beast is crowding around their direction node, had the withered and yellow cover and crown to present dark Tree-man Druid of brain fearsome structure to climb up one to be corroded the purple black precipice with his root hair by chaotic mana, he stretch/leisurely in the cold wind launched the branch, the dark brown eyeball is rotating behind the overlapping bark, looked that to by the hillside that the sunlight gradually illuminated. 西线军团汹涌的畸变体浪潮深处,大量高等级畸变体和合成“巨兽”簇拥着它们的指挥节点,一个拥有枯黄外皮、树冠呈现出大脑般可怖结构的黑暗树人德鲁伊用他的根须攀上了一块被混乱魔能腐蚀成紫黑色的山岩,他在寒风中舒展开枝丫,深褐色的眼珠在层层叠叠的树皮后面转动着,看向了正被阳光逐渐照亮的山坡。 The defense line of mortals in that side, they held that mountain commanding point, at present is still resisting stubbornly, that firepower that however they fall in torrents from the high place regarding has become Aberrant Body legion of scale not to have big significance- assembles the army who such as to go against the black tide of appearance of the mountain upward spread constantly from wasteland to advance at this moment together, and had established the firebase in two wing mountain roads with the aid of the topography, but magic and combustion that giant stone these already extremely exhausted Beastmen and their spirit clan allies release can only tide splash the little insignificant spray in this, and these spray now. Is weak at the visible speed. 凡人们的防线就在那边,他们占据了那座山的制高点,目前还在负隅顽抗,然而他们从高处倾泻下来的那点火力对于已成规模的畸变体军团而言已经没了多大意义-从废土中集结的大军此刻如一道逆着山势向上蔓延的黑潮般不断推进,并且已经在两翼山道借助地势建立了火力点,而那些已经极其疲惫的兽人和他们的灵族盟友们所释放的魔法和燃烧巨石只能在这股“潮水”中溅起少许微不足道的浪花,且这些浪花如今也已经以肉眼可见的速度虚弱下来。 But in this defense line northern pass, another legion had successfully broken through there strength weak garrison troops, huge quantity of Aberrant Body will then bypass this mountain range from the breach quickly, kicks that piece directly so-called sacred place boundless forest. 而在这道防线更北方的隘口,另外一支军团已经成功突破了那里力量薄弱的守军,数量庞大的畸变体很快便会从突破口绕过这道山脉,直接攻进那片所谓的“圣地林海”。 Bertram is an incompetent idiot......, but at least he used his failure to gain in the valuable experience to us,” was responsible for directing western army another Priest of dark Priest to his side saying that now we had found in the mortal defense line a weakest point, so long as destroyed at present this ancient weak Kingdom, their laughable alliance will certainly greatly disappointed.” 伯特莱姆是个无能的蠢货……但至少他用他的失败给我们积累了宝贵的经验,”负责指挥西部大军的黑暗神官对他身旁的另外一名神官说道,“现在我们已经找到了凡人防线中最薄弱的一点,只要摧毁了眼前这个古老虚弱的王国,他们那个可笑的‘联盟’必将大受打击。” If you said that Marcellus Dean,” one side low level Priest rocks his withered branch to say immediately, we must be careful these deceitful mountainous region nationality will also play what trick, they resisted unusual was tenacious, even if has fallen back on here, sign that also has not collapsed, I worried that they also had......” “如您所讲,马塞勒斯教长,”一旁的低级神官立刻晃动着他那干枯的树枝说道,“不过我们也要小心这些狡诈的‘山地民族’还会耍什么花样,他们抵抗的非常顽强,哪怕已经退到这里,也没有丝毫崩溃的迹象,我担心他们还有……” Tenacious will is they only the place that is worth praising, but the will cannot reverse destiny- we are their destinies,” dark Priest Marcellus smiled, the sound does poorly grating, we have interrupted the entire west line battlefield, from Wall of Magnificence to this hills, our legion is found in the land at present, even if these mountain people have what reinforcements to start the potentials of what package of clip, they cannot flush, regarding from the Augari inland...... “顽强的意志是他们唯一值得称许的地方,但意志并不能扭转命运-我们就是他们的命运,”黑暗神官马塞勒斯笑了起来,声音干劣刺耳,“我们已经截断了整个西线战场,从宏伟之墙到眼前这片群山,我们的军团遍布大地,哪怕那些山民有什么援军想发动什么包夹之势,他们也根本冲不进来,至于说从奥古雷内陆……呵。” He disdain laughs at one. 他不屑地嗤笑一声。 That is by the state that the hills, jungle and turbulent flow cover, reinforcements that other alliance countries send out-, even if these reinforcements really exist, they are impossible to arrive in the frontline in a short time, only if their entire legion can fly from the space!” “那是个被群山、丛林和湍流覆盖的国度,联盟其他国家派出的援军-哪怕那些援军真的存在,他们也不可能在短时间内抵达前线,除非他们的整支军团都能从天上飞过来!” Marcellus is saying, then looked at one behind these wait command low rank Priest as well as is being controlled by Priest the large-scale Aberrant Body team, in this silent team, most striking is actually cargo that” they carry. 马塞勒斯说着,回头看了一眼身后那些正在等待命令的低阶神官以及由神官们控制着的大型畸变体队伍,在这支沉默的队伍中,最醒目的却是它们所携带的“货物”。 That is one by one orderly lays aside large-scale cube in ground- Deep Blue net say/way control node that has not activated. 那是一个个整齐放置在地面上的大型立方体-尚未激活的深蓝网道控制节点。 With its was worried that these already savageness Beastmen of dead end, we should the attention next step action...... destroy weak ancient Kingdom now are not our true missions,” Marcellus said slowly, next release point where?” “与其担心那些已经穷途末路的未开化兽人,我们现在更应该关注下一步的行动……摧毁一个虚弱的古老王国可不是我们真正的使命,”马塞勒斯慢慢说道,“下一个投放点在什么地方?” „An ancient city named ruby city-, if that city also calls this name now,” low level Priest replies immediately, that city underground deep place has an invisible crevice, the native knows nothing, only knows the crevice nearby active the mana environment regards as presenting of ancestor, we need to blast out the urban center, puts in again the rune stone.” “一个叫做红玉城的古老城市-如果那座城市如今还叫这个名字的话,”低级神官立刻回答道,“那座城市地下深处有一个隐形的裂隙,当地人对此一无所知,只知道将裂隙附近活跃的魔力环境视作‘先祖的馈赠’,我们需要把城市中心炸开,再把符文石投放进去。” Very good, ruby city- is the Saint helmet city and their Ancestral Peak,” Marcellus's gloomy line of sight has swept that one by one be at the dormant state rune cubic meter of stone block, they will certainly guard that so-called Mount Athos at risk of life, but we must obtain this node. The big plan carries out today, has basically completed the delivery in the Deep Blue crevice that in wasteland can use, the overall progress actually also misses near half...... these damn Siren.” “很好,红玉城-接下来就是圣盔城和他们的‘先祖之峰’,”马塞勒斯阴沉的视线扫过那一个个处于休眠状态的符文石方块,“他们一定会拼死守卫那座所谓的‘圣山’,但我们必须得到这个节点。大计划执行到今天,在废土中可以利用的深蓝裂隙基本上都已经完成了投放,整体进度却还差将近一半……那些该死的海妖。” Yes, these damn Siren...... , if not they disturbs suddenly, we do not need to snatch the Ancestral Peak Deep Blue node.” Preliminary Priest echoes was saying, later he rotates the root hair, looked that to was in the mountain spine/ridge defense line in fierce combat- shines under the sunlight that rises gradually, Augari Tribe Kingdom and flag of Camila big chief was still fluttering high, but flag surrounding blood and corpse also in product. “是啊,那些该死的海妖……如果不是她们突然捣乱,我们根本不需要去抢先祖之峰深蓝节点。”低级神官附和着说道,随后他又转动根须,看向了正处于激战中的山防线-在渐渐升高的阳光照耀下,奥古雷部族国和卡米拉大酋长的旗帜仍然高高飘扬着,但旗帜周围的鲜血与尸体也在越积越多。 Destroys the defense lines of these mountain forest clans and tribes is only the time issue. 摧毁那些山林部族的防线已经只是个时间问题。 ...... …… Low and deep delightful buzz the whining noise transmits from the deep place of under foot steel land, in the upper air the cold strong winds were covered the entire fortress energy to protect the shield to prevent and filter, finally is only left over the temperate air current to sway in the deck, the hills and river valley move in the remote land slowly, the cloud layer tentacle may, sometimes even can the cloud penetration- this absolutely is the Rebecca this whole life unique experience. 低沉悦耳的嗡鸣声从脚下这片钢铁大地的深处传来,高空中寒冷的狂风则被覆盖整座要塞的能量护盾阻挡、过滤,最后只剩下温和的气流吹拂在甲板上,群山与河谷在遥远的大地上缓缓移动,云层触手可及,甚至有时候可以穿云而过-这绝对是瑞贝卡这辈子绝无仅有的体验。 Although Dragoon can also fly in the space, but except for that group of beside Dragon descendant pilots who excel at the maximal exercise, normal Human Race rides Dragoon time may not experience this type open feeling- upper air payload separation is the meeting deceased person. 虽然龙骑兵也能飞在天上,但除了那群擅长极限运动的龙裔飞行员之外,正常人类乘坐龙骑兵的时候可体验不到这种“开阔感”-高空开舱是会死人的。 Rebecca walks in this mortal world daybreak in the number exceptionally broad deck, deeply inhaled fresh cold air, while feeling spirit feels pumped up, she also heard this mortal world daybreak the number control central sound to transmit from a nearby public address system: Good morning, creator- hopes that you had the good sleep last night.” 瑞贝卡走在尘世黎明号异常宽阔的甲板上,深深吸了一口清新冷冽的空气,在感觉到精神为之一振的同时,她也听到了尘世黎明号主脑的声音从附近的一台扩音装置中传来:“早上好,创造者-希望您昨晚有良好的睡眠。” Actually I have not rested- cannot fall asleep completely, but this is not the issue,” Rebecca beckons with the hand, spoke thoughtlessly while moved toward the deck end a large platform, you? Feeling of maiden flight how?” “其实我就没怎么睡-完全睡不着,但这不是什么问题,”瑞贝卡摆了摆手,一边随口说着一边走向甲板尽头的一处大型平台,“你呢?初次飞行的感觉如何?” Condition is good, various systems are normal,” control central replies immediately, my virtual personality judgment, this is happy experience.” “状态良好,各系统正常,”主脑立刻答道,“我的虚拟人格判断,这是‘愉快’的体验。” That is good, stays this condition- then we give these monster huge pleasant surprises!” “那就好,保持这个状态-然后咱们去给那些怪物一个巨大的惊喜!” ( https://) (https://) First decides a small target, for example 1 second remembers: The book lives in a strange or foreign place the cell phone version reading website: 先定个小目标,比如一秒记住:书客居手机版阅读网址:
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