「さあ、ピッチャー、こいつを三振させて、そしたらみんなうちへ帰れるわ！」「分かったわ、三振させなかったのね…」「そしてみんなまだここにいるって訳ね‥」 - ルーシー -- チャールズ・Ｍ・シュルツ (1922 – 2000): 『ピーナッツ』（【訳】谷川俊太郎 (1931 - )）
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"Okay, Pitcher, strike this guy out, and we can all go home!" "All right, so you didn't strike him out..." "And we're all still here.." - Lucy Van Pelt -- Charles M. Schulz (1922 – 2000): Peanuts
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