The heavens part and a voice says, "Because some people just tick me off."

天空露出了一片空隙，一个声音说：“因为一些人把我惹火了。”

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The heavens part and a voice says, “Because some people just tick me off.

天空露出了一片空隙，一个声音说：“因为一些人把我惹火了。”

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It was on a bookshelf about forty miles away from where Crowley and Aziraphale were enjoying a rather good lunch and, metaphorically, it had just begun to tick.

它就放在一个书架上，距离正在享受美味午餐的克鲁利和亚茨拉菲尔大约四十英里的地方。它刚刚开始倒计时。

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"not just register with the government or tick off themselves as a number.

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