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Jon found it hard to look away from him. This is what a king should look like, he thought to himself as the man passed. 琼恩发觉自己几乎无法将视线自他身上抽离。这才是王者应有的风范，詹姆走过面前时，他如此暗想

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And then there's a guy standing next to her, with, like, an espresso cup, and he's like... 然后她旁边站着一个男人，拿着 一个咖啡杯，他就这样... And it says, What brings you today? 然后照片还写着，哪阵风把你吹来了

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Don't you hate hearing that clock on the wall chimming saying its time and Don't you just wish we could stay right here together all day long You know it wouldn't be a crime if we crawled back into bed got as close as we could get Tried to figure out

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The way you stumble in the kitchen Looking for that first cup of joe How you put on your mascara Starin' in the mirror on your tippy-toes And if you wonder why I love you baby I can boil it down to just one thing Chorus Yeah everything Every little t