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第二章 高積雲
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住在便利商店樓上有什麼好處？那就是身體的作息會慢慢和著個城市同步吧？319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXcmoKBjZb
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「叮咚」的開門聲早已變成背景的白噪音，穿過簡陋的夾層，頻率會隨著人們活動的節奏而改變。深夜裡，海潮的聲音會漸漸蓋過開門鳴響。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEWdXt1jyG
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進貨卡車的滴滴聲和「貨車右轉，請注意安全。」在清晨時會響起，那時身體會漸漸醒，夢會開始複雜，眼皮輕輕跳。柴油船外機作響，膠筏出港。著橘色背心的海巡隊會目送著漁船，在如絲的海面刮出淺淺的白沫。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Zt1U3na78
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咖啡機、收銀機、飲料櫃關門時的風壓，在日出後也會開始噪。如果你這時醒來，可能可以看見雜木林中的鷺群成歪斜的人字，飛向灰色的海。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHc4FC7Ni2v
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大進醒來的時候發現窗戶沒關，海風搖動著紗質的白色窗簾。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqwiiyXsBD
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一個黑影迅速從落地窗的縫隙鑽了進來。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRXWUv58Hf
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大進驚坐起，外套從他昨晚睡覺的沙發滑落地面。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpFIUi0NRj
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「Kiri！」大進用氣音說道。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2XGlAqJoPE
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Kiri在聽到名字的時候豎起了尾巴，胡亂應了一聲「喵」就往床底鑽去。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgF4YGwabKr
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Kiri是麗灣附近的野貓，原本是沒有名字的，直到有一天一群日本高中生來觀光，說這隻毛色和清晨霧氣(きり)的顏色很像，便這樣叫了，牠本貓也很中意這個名字。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgTyEIHExb
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大進追著貓來到床邊，看見仍在熟睡的桑妮，麥色的腿由Oversize的衣襬露出，趾頭蜷曲著，夾著大進的床單。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlPD6dYnBl
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昨晚雨後，他們回到租賃處，大進挖出一件舊系服給桑妮穿，輪流洗了熱水澡便睡了。大進昨夜睡在沙發上，脖子還有點酸，他想著自己應該沒有做出什麼踰矩的行為吧？319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DNOL7RBIz
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大進吞了一口口水，慢慢地幫桑妮把被子給蓋好。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3tgHH6aG6
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大進花了約半個小時和Kiri纏鬥，逗貓棒、雷射筆、衛生紙球，能用的都用上了，還是不肯從床底出來，最後只好下樓去便利商店買貓罐頭。每次都這樣。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPg7owEQSx
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回到房間時，桑妮已經醒了，Kiri窩在她的腿上，快樂地呼嚕著。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2f3nIMI6Bv
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「臭貓，去樓下買罐頭，害我被店員笑。」319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXnwaatam2
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「笑你什麼？」桑妮搔著Kiri的下巴。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskzD3KCTZy
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「笑我帶妹子回家睡覺。」319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKyx6L54PR
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「我們又沒怎麼樣。」319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1Wyx8CFqQ
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「嗯……。」大進摸了摸鼻子，他害羞的時候鼻子都會發紅，因此養成了假裝鼻癢的習慣。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQr40wn7Gl
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大進低著頭把三明治和牛奶放在桌上，避開桑妮的眼神。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1AUfpPi5X
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「還是說，你期待我們，怎麼樣？」桑妮抱著Kiri來到大進身後。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQe53LaYOif
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「我等一下要去打工，下午會去龍蝦坑那邊釣魚，要來嗎？」319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9Nh5Q7cuE
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桑妮吃著三明治，鼓著嘴糊糊地說著什麼好冷漠。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwidttTmD4
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「你加我好友一下，海博館那邊結束LINE妳。」大進把手機滑到加入好友的QR-code畫面。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYMuSpVMZl
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「我沒手機。」桑妮小聲地說。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkiVFLYtDB5
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由麗灣通往柴城的濱彎道路很寬，是大進離開麗灣後才興建的，兩旁種植著海芒果，部分道路下方還有生態廊道，可以讓一些濱海生物通行，路蟹、寄居蟹、黑背海蛇。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxg9lKS8a3
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大進的老檔車在道路上奔馳，其實抵達海博館最快的路徑是走內陸的省道，但那裡車多、速度快，不符合麗灣居民的生活節奏。濱彎道路是蜿蜒的，依著海岸地形建造，遇到年邁的老樹也會很有禮貌地繞路。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAz6VySrAOS
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車子是大進和被退學的歷史系學長收的，車子很古老，排氣聲也很老派。巧克力胎捲起木麻黃的針葉以及一些細碎的鹽晶。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkPoZADzELc
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「桑妮怎麼會連手機都沒有？麗灣有這麼落後？」大進邊騎邊想，海風吹亂他的思緒，讓他不自覺地鬆了一點油門。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc922H7myq3
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離開租賃處前，大進又翻箱倒櫃挖出去年淘汰的舊手機，跑去樓下買一張預付卡，又被店員挑眉嘲笑一番，再用光速設定好LINE帳號，把手機塞給桑妮。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvAxpEjUoP
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大進還記得後照鏡中，蔚藍蒼穹下，桑妮的微笑。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSAAa6n8gY
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來到柴城海博館，大進把車子側停在一棵棋盤腳下，棋盤腳葉子大又茂密，車子停這可以遮陰，也可以掩人耳目。他拎起安全帽，躡手躡腳地想從研究室的後門進去。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExiU0BAwd2
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「楊大進！遲到！扣錢！」一道刺耳的訓斥讓大進頸後的寒毛豎起。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiQ5sRF8tb
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大進緩慢轉身，手抓著後腦，擺出不失禮貌的微笑，「敏怡教授……早安啊！」他心虛地說。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8fRA6gsNB
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「敏怡是年輕美麗的海洋研究員，年紀輕輕就有許多SCI期刊發表，在珊瑚礁系生物研究是世界頂尖的。」319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WrNPhG3bj
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以上這段是海博館宣傳手冊上的文字，旁邊還附著敏怡穿著實驗袍，雙手抱胸的照片，看起來十分有幹勁。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVsJe6PZOa
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但大進從來沒看過敏怡教授穿過實驗衣。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9EiWNqRr3
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此刻敏怡穿著短版的無袖針織衫、有扶桑花圖騰的海灘褲、夾腳拖。染成夕燒色的頭髮像是一顆馬糞海膽在頭後梳理成髻。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOH4CYTe22
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「出大事了，大進，我們研究室要有『大進』展了！」敏怡的夾腳拖在研究室的長廊啪啪作響。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMjAYasg8c
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「又有新物種出現了嗎？」大進抱著安全帽跟在後頭，看著教授雜亂的髮髻搖啊搖。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrr2NzCFXSQ
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「比那個更興奮的事。」敏怡華麗轉身，食指輕觸嘴唇，比了個祕密的手勢。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkbmiAhYX5
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敏怡轉動門把，打開了通往遊客展示區的後門。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBDccDit2g2
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這裡是園區尚未對外開放的區域，地板上散落著各式管線與器具，液壓升降平台倚在巨大的缸體前。除霧設備還在測試階段，水缸的壁是迷濛的白。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjKiTHcfAj
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大進好像看見水缸裡有東西在游動。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUI1IC1S9og
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未來這座水缸預計要入住的是白鯨(Delphinapterus leucas)，與日本名古屋港水族館合作，準備迎接去年十一月誕生的小白鯨。但日本那邊說小白鯨目前狀況不太好，還不適合長程運輸。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8H1aEo81f
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敏怡在液壓升降台前跳躍，右手高舉，想要拿下被工人隨意擱置在平台上的遙控器，小小的腰窩在大進眼前浮動。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrABFjAxW3
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「幫一下。」敏怡回頭喊。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLY7j1T09mX
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大進看傻了，趕緊上去稍微墊起腳尖便取下了遙控器。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2w7tLjB2Y
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敏怡趁機把手伸進大進的T-shirt下面，唉唷，有腹肌噎，她很陶醉地搓揉著。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGcJt3nZwr
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「妳這是職場性騷擾喔，敏怡姊。」大進板起了臉。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKgCzW1BIT
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「對不起……。」敏怡露出驚訝的神情。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0HccDeMkp
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「騙妳的啦，呵。」319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1tRvg5agw
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液壓升降台緩緩上升，水缸的曝氣設備的噪音越來越大。一直要到最上方大進才看清楚缸子裡的生物。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtSRK8MWng
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兩隻白色鯨體在水下游動，背上有淺灰色的斑點，額隆突出。但最令人震驚的是那長長的獨角由吻部突起，像一把鋒利的西洋劍。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAu7ffkzA51
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「一角鯨！？」大進只有在教科書和影片中看過這傳奇的物種，但在他的記憶中，一角鯨的活動範圍是在寒冷的北大西洋海盆。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdWBYB35Jz
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敏怡點點頭，她說昨天就有漁民通報近海的定置網，有被破壞的狀況，也有作業船隻說有看到鯨豚在麗灣海域出現。結果今天凌晨就有衝浪客在麗灣真的看見這兩隻一角鯨，牠們好像被昨天低氣壓帶來的長浪推進灣區，體力不足，游不出去。我們去看發現好像有受傷就趕緊帶回來治療了，而且日出之後不知道牠們會不會被曬死。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HgGj92COW
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青色的水波紋在敏怡的臉上搖晃，她皺著眉，神情凝重。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81ILTvIso0
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「我不知道這些事什麼時候會被媒體發現，先是許多從來沒看過的物種冒出來，現在又出現一角鯨。我想說的是——。」319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHZyB6ku7D
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敏怡轉身過來，手指敲擊著金屬圍欄，眼神裡充滿光芒，像是盛夏的星砂。大進就是看見教授對於海、對於探索未知的熱誠，才選擇回來麗灣的。319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lBUFb9HHj
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「——大事就要發生了，我有預感。」319Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFI1hP9scXG
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