It showed another side to these fun-loving,big-hearted people.

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As it was, He picked the best, the smartest, the most loving, the least sentimental, the most unimitative master He could have possibly picked.

事实上，他选中了最好的，最聪明的，他最忠诚的，最理智的，他能选择到的最独特的人选。

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So, this is the sadness of the novel.It's this unrequited love; Dean is never capable of loving Sal in the same way that Sal loves Dean.

所以这也是这本小说的悲伤，是这个无回报的爱情;,迪安从没能真正像萨尔爱他一样爱过萨尔。

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