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6、bbitshurriednoiselesslyforcover.Astiltedheronlaboredupintotheairandpoundeddownriver.Foramomenttheplacewaslifeless,andthentwomenemergedfromthepathandcameintotheopeningbythegreenpool.Theyhadwalkedinsinglefiledownthepath,andevenintheopenonestayedbehindtheother.Bothweredressedindenimtrousersand
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