It wasn 't a fearsome monster. In fact, it was a remarkably handsome young man with wings growing from his back.

他哪里是可怕的怪物，事实上他是一位非常英俊的青年，背上长着双翅。

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Still, with Passbook waiting in the wings, the patent can't help but fuel speculation that Apple is getting more serious about an iPhone with near-field wireless in the future.

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Hillary's next stop was the Grand Hyatt ballroom, where she was the star attraction at a fund raiser for Congresswoman Nita Lowey, who patiently waits in the wings to run if the queen doesn't.

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"When you have a goose that lays golden eggs, you clip its wings and don't let it leave the farm, " he wrote in one filing.

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