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Two adorable red pandas appeared to be playing a game of cops and robbers in the snow. 雪地里，两只憨态可掬的小熊猫似乎在玩警察抓小偷的游戏。 One seems to tell the other one: 'Freeze, show me your hands up!' as the pair fac

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