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Love is the thing that we're capable of perceiving that transcends dimensions of time and space. 爱，是一种力量，可以让我们能够超越时空的维度来感知它的存在。《星际穿越》 图片1

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A diamond worth ?12,000 was shot into space this morning - and whoever finds it when it lands back on earth gets to keep it. 今天早晨一颗价值1万2千英镑的钻石被送入太空，在它落地后，谁能找到它，它就归谁。 A diamon

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