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那是凌晨两点。对于一个位于神秘高加索地区中心、被陆地包围的小国的小城市来说,机场在深夜时分异常繁忙,令人不安。我走过海关,扫视着那些对我这个拉丁化大脑毫无意义的花体字母标识,外国对话在我周围冒泡般响起,我闻到了空气中的温暖。我找到了面无表情的阿瑟 (Arthur),他来接我。道路很安静,夜晚很静谧,在埃里温 (Yerevan) 锯齿状的郊区,我们开车经过中国大使馆长长的、高高的、布满铁丝网的围墙。阿瑟说,中国人在埃里温有很大的影响力,但没有什么,没有什么能比得上俄国人。
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