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00:12.58]It's okay. Go on. 没关系，吃吧 [00:40.30]We came from MaryIand. We heard your message on the radio. 我们来自马里兰州 我们听到你的讯息 [00:44.54]We were at the pier at noon. We waited aII day. 我们中午到海港，等了