骨傳導鬧鐘枕發出吵鬧的鈴聲,盧修斯全身一抖,他張開惺忪的眼睛,現在是早上八時正。556Please respect copyright.PENANAKXfc6vyxY1
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今天不是適合睡回籠覺的日子,他坐立起來,原先躺在胸膛的書本順著睡袋滑落,臨墮地前他伸手接住了書本。556Please respect copyright.PENANAtrGvdat6k6
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把書輕輕放下,盧修斯搔抓頭皮,打了個呵欠。看來他昨晚又說故事說到睡著了。556Please respect copyright.PENANAbcOXezdX5B
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他小心翼翼的爬出睡袋,時刻注意不要吵醒兒子亞當和太太蘇菲。他走到帳幕一邊,往裝滿清水的大臉盆裡扔進一塊灰色藥片,看著顏色由淺轉深,變得適合飲用。他在地上拿起一個馬克杯,從大臉盆舀了滿滿一杯濁水。556Please respect copyright.PENANAbZwTSuafAL
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拿起牙刷,沾點水便含入口中刷牙。這枝牙刷要換了,開叉的刷毛害他牙肉發痛。刷完牙便用水漱口,拉開帳幕的去水口吐掉。556Please respect copyright.PENANAyvRs0gJMfQ
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不一會兒,蘇菲也被叫醒了,她伸了個舒服的懶腰,沉重的眼皮被濃烈的香氣撐開。556Please respect copyright.PENANAlw7wjeQzre
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盧修斯正在煮咖啡,他舉起瓦斯爐上的莫卡壺,倒滿了兩杯。556Please respect copyright.PENANAeh7EOmrd0C
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蘇菲速速完成梳洗,接過盧修斯遞來的馬克杯,大口喝著熱咖啡。556Please respect copyright.PENANA8liEnq0cVA
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耐不住安靜,盧修斯硬找話題,「今天是星期幾來著?」556Please respect copyright.PENANAgJ5TM94QH4
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「星期三,晚上到達羅巴。」556Please respect copyright.PENANAxbkQVBqvj1
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「那麼快嗎?我還以為要再一個星期。」556Please respect copyright.PENANAY3jYJxX0dK
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蘇菲的眼中閃過一道不悅的光芒,「今天要走過大橋,我討厭大橋。」556Please respect copyright.PENANAgCTYxOgX4D
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「你還是放不開那件事。」盧修斯擺擺手,「別想太多,那次只是意外,不會每次都遇到的。」556Please respect copyright.PENANAxKQMp6KjxH
556Please respect copyright.PENANAsvCFAePl0C
蘇菲的眼神依然不悅,盧修斯見氣氛不對,決定轉移話題。他假裝看錶,做出嚇一跳的表情,「動作快,我們要趕上商人佐爾。」556Please respect copyright.PENANAQaQ0SaHNVQ
556Please respect copyright.PENANAWYPDjCHNHu
起效了,蘇菲立即急起來,她飛快的把咖啡喝光,「你去收抬東西,我去把亞當叫醒。」556Please respect copyright.PENANAxDYpk8N9mg
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盧修斯從一旁抽出兩個皮包,把東西全都往裡頭塞。十分鐘便把整個帳幕清空,塞滿了兩個人般高的大背包。
他檢查肉架,肉架由六枝手臂長的鐵柱組成,鐵柱間由鏈子串連,扇形的插在背包上。556Please respect copyright.PENANA6eJMupsEXH
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肉架上掛著肉乾,有兩隻野免、五隻松鼠、和一打麻雀,用來裹腹或跟商人易物亦可。他把免肉乾取下來,包在布匹之中,希望商人佐爾願意跟他換貨。556Please respect copyright.PENANAu0dGQfvXTy
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刷過牙,吃了點餅乾,一臉未睡醒,還瞇著眼的亞當橫起雙手,旨意媽媽幫他穿上防氧套裝。556Please respect copyright.PENANAs90YHUttV9
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「亞當,再過幾天你便迎來五歲生日,要長大了。大人都懂自己穿衣服,你要當大人嗎?」556Please respect copyright.PENANAcBHoBbhh2e
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亞當看來不是很願意,但還是點頭了。556Please respect copyright.PENANAXskXPPw41Y
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先穿上經脈緊身衣,只露出臉部,把整個身驅包緊緊,然後穿上上衣和長褲,把褲管塞入長靴之中束緊,再披上生理感應外套。一身焗束的裝備害亞當熱得臉紅耳赤。556Please respect copyright.PENANALFWyGLPZZL
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蘇菲細心的檢查衣服之間是否存有缺口,亞當猛催促叫媽媽快一點。婆媽的反復檢查後,蘇菲終於滿意了。她為亞當戴上形狀像豬嘴的防氧面具,面具的接線續一與生理感應外套和緊身衣接上。556Please respect copyright.PENANA78nYDDJVVv
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扭動袖口上的旋鈕,啟動恆溫和空氣過濾系統。扣在後腰的空調盒嗄嗄作響,故障雖然不影響運作,但就是很吵。556Please respect copyright.PENANABpWY6pFCCN
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亞當坐在一旁搖搖晃晃的跟睡魔搏鬥,等待蘇菲和盧修斯穿上防氧套裝。當一切準備就緒,三人到豎立在帳幕中央的鐵桿子旁站著。556Please respect copyright.PENANAUy68lbRTJk
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「好了,我要把帳幕收起。當心陽光刺眼。」556Please respect copyright.PENANAXjT6G7p1VP
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蘇菲聞言掩住了亞當的眼睛。556Please respect copyright.PENANAXZHGqcLKdE
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盧修斯按下鐵桿上的按鈕,帳幕快速摺疊收縮,收進鐵桿裡頭。清晨的陽光曬到他們頭上,蘇菲別過頭,盧修斯用手遮光,握住鐵桿抖了一下,將鐵桿縮小致半腰高,掛在背包側旁。556Please respect copyright.PENANArESbQ2Moe9
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盧修斯和蘇菲揹起大背包,順著成千上萬,同樣穿著防氧套裝的人群大隊行走。556Please respect copyright.PENANAFIIgLq4Iwd
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從飛鳥的角度俯視下去,密麻麻的人類組成螞蟻一樣的大隊,像一條黑色的布帶橫跨在綠油油的平原上。556Please respect copyright.PENANAtUmSrO3KED
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放眼開去盡是一片綠意盎然的草原,點點小花在爭妍鬥麗,野免跑出窟窿曬曬太陽。天空是美麗的湛藍,白雲靜靜的乘風飄動,小鳥一邊高歌一邊傲翔。556Please respect copyright.PENANAHH6NDdwhjl
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河岸對頭,能看見那些東歪西倒的巨大方塊,表面被綠色植物覆蓋,頂上長著一片森林,一群雀鳥正好飛過,離巢覓食。556Please respect copyright.PENANA7UGEREbs2k
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盧修斯指給亞當看,告訴他那些大方塊被舊種人稱為大廈,是舊時代人類居住的地方。舊種人一輩子都住在大廈裡,不像新種人,是遊牧式的生活。556Please respect copyright.PENANAWxrE2CGJa0
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亞當表現興趣缺缺,他說爸爸在吹牛,假若舊種人不用遷徙,那食物和水源用光要怎麼辦?只是依書直說的盧修斯不會答,亞當更加肯定他是在吹牛皮的。556Please respect copyright.PENANALq2AxaTrjd
556Please respect copyright.PENANAKyQH9YCszW
三三兩兩的行人們都是慢條斯理的走,而一家子幾乎是用緩步跑的前進。他們在隊伍中穿梭,盧修斯和蘇菲伸長脖子,尋找屬於商人佐爾的拉車。556Please respect copyright.PENANAFjOskm0HU4
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時間是上午十時半,大隊來到了大橋,橋底下的湖面被水生植物舖平,在這種風平浪靜的時節,乍看就像一片大草原似的,青蛙停在河葉上歇息,妖豔的蓮花在引誘人們去採摘。
被植物覆蓋的大橋,就像兩棵屹立在湖中的大樹,中央由藤蔓連結,形成一座懸浮在半空的小樹林。556Please respect copyright.PENANA45ikBaglrM
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盧修斯一家子在橋頭停留,主要原因是蘇菲。盧修斯跟她理論了好一會,蘇菲才答應過橋,不過要在大橋的左側走。盧修斯沒有異議,就讓她帶亞當往左側走,自己留在隊伍中央尋找商人佐爾。556Please respect copyright.PENANA58sBoS8f68
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又費了點勁,盧修斯找到了商人佐爾的拉車,他在大橋的右側。他追上去,擠過人群,到達佐爾面前。556Please respect copyright.PENANAJRVLCn1Bd3
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佐爾是個大壯漢,一人就能拉動堆滿貨品,體積為他五倍大的拉車。556Please respect copyright.PENANA4jxvhmT26w
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「午安,盧修斯,怎麼只有你一人?太太和兒子還好嗎?」佐爾禮貌的點頭道。556Please respect copyright.PENANACsqNHDScS4
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「很好,呃,不好,蘇菲的老毛病發作。」他們邊走邊說,除了吃飯和睡覺,新種人很少停下來。556Please respect copyright.PENANAByy8oRP8c1
556Please respect copyright.PENANAp3IgU5Xa8u
防氧面具後佐爾的眼睛向上,若有所思,然後晃然大悟,往湖面看去。556Please respect copyright.PENANAm6Y2qUPmIQ
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「她還在介懷那件事嗎?也對,那件事對一個孕婦來說的確是很大的精神衝擊。」556Please respect copyright.PENANAb67as1elEw
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「這也是沒法子的事,是我們運氣不好。」盧修斯聳肩。556Please respect copyright.PENANACr9flKmKOv
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那件事,指的是在五年前,一名小孩失足墮橋。小孩在湖面掙扎求救,他的父母呼天搶地的向行人求助。湖水對新種人是劇毒,落入水中是必死無疑的事,沒有人會伸出緩手,儘管想幫也是無從入手。556Please respect copyright.PENANANyFrpZuJWT
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當時,懷著亞當的蘇菲和盧修斯跟隨大隊行經大橋,親眼目睹事情發生。蘇菲嚇壞了,受刺激的精神久久未能平復,傍晚時份產下了亞當,比預產期足足早了一個月。556Please respect copyright.PENANAJWHXF6sWNd
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盧修斯的心神從回憶中抽回,他還有正事要辦,「請問你有賣給小孩用的空調盒嗎?」556Please respect copyright.PENANAioiEQWDRU7
556Please respect copyright.PENANA4I1Po8CkNa
佐爾把頭扭回來,他打量盧修斯,視線在找他打算用甚麼東西來換。556Please respect copyright.PENANAtGnssP9PyV
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盧修斯把懷中的包裹掀開,展示裡頭的免肉乾。佐爾體態後傾,看來並不高興。556Please respect copyright.PENANAHJ9Uay57Tq
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「我老婆不喜歡吃兔肉,你可以用一打麻雀跟我換嗎?」556Please respect copyright.PENANA5qdxAKAEaD
556Please respect copyright.PENANAGcJN5iCdCP
這次換盧修斯不高興了,他決絕的揮手,「老兄,這過份了,小孩用的空調盒不值一打麻雀。」他的眼睛轉了一圈,想到新點子,「如果你用反感藥跟我換,那就另作別論。」556Please respect copyright.PENANAQwK0lmOo00
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「用來調整催產素的反感藥,我老婆的車子上有,但她在隊頭。」佐爾往前方比了個手勢,「這樣吧,大隊經過圖靈森林時,我們會在那兒紮營休息,你過來跟我們會合。」556Please respect copyright.PENANAQUb5ooXPgi
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「好的,一打麻雀換一個空調盒和一盒反感藥。」556Please respect copyright.PENANAtjdjuRFYqd
556Please respect copyright.PENANAV0NQ94PuVv
約定好了,盧修斯擠過人群來到大橋左側,遠處的亞當焦急的向他朝手。他跑過去,看到蘇菲抱著頭蹲在地上,發出痛苦的呻吟。556Please respect copyright.PENANAiEZanVDPXG
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「發生甚麼事了?是那兒受傷了嗎?」556Please respect copyright.PENANAWf3pkmlwqa
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蘇菲抓住他的肩膀,她全身禁不住振抖,喘不過氣,面具上的鏡片濛上一陣白霧,「聲音……可怕的聲音……那些尖叫……」556Please respect copyright.PENANArMEdffYT6h
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那個落水小孩的尖叫環繞在蘇菲耳邊,『救命,救命。』父母的哭喊亦刺入耳中,『求求你們幫忙,求求你們幫忙。』556Please respect copyright.PENANASogJNIx0LY
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聲音化作一道電流經耳道流入腦中,再在胸口凝聚,凝結成一個沉重的枷鎖,隨心跳加速擴大。556Please respect copyright.PENANAIUA63BopZA
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「沒事的,我在這。」盧修斯拍拍她的背,「我們在這兒休息一會。」556Please respect copyright.PENANAufhzefB2zv
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「不,不要留在這裡。」蘇菲搖頭說。556Please respect copyright.PENANA6q32nABhOy
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「好的,深呼吸,把頭腦冷靜下來。」556Please respect copyright.PENANAaSNman8l0V
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蘇菲深深吸氣時,盧修斯扭動她手腕上的旋鈕,把氧氣調高一度。待她的呼吸漸漸平順,再把旋鈕調回去。556Please respect copyright.PENANAAtAcrL7lDA
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「閉上眼,不要看大橋。」盧修斯握住蘇菲的左手,「亞當,牽住媽媽的右手。」
父子倆一左一右帶著蘇菲走,慢慢的走過了大橋。到達對岸時,他們已經落後很多,為趕上和佐爾在圖靈森林的約定,無奈他們又要趕路了。
一路上蘇菲向盧修斯抱怨,為何要挑在圖靈森林會合?他明知圖靈森林會勾起她的回憶,他們原先說好了要快速通過森林不作停留。556Please respect copyright.PENANARomGRHLR08
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盧修斯編了借口,說佐爾原本開價兩打麻雀,靠他舌粲蓮花才壓價壓到一打麻雀換一個空調盒。因此會合地點的事才不好拒絕。556Please respect copyright.PENANAqkJYXBgH6H
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蘇菲半信半疑的接納了解釋,但還是不斷的碎碎唸。亞當很好奇以前發生過甚麼事,但又怕媽媽生氣,只能把問題往肚裡吞。
時值中午,他們到達了圖靈森林。沖天大樹像一個個肅立的巨人,相比之下人類就只是一只爬過的跳蚤,脆弱,渺小。現在是太陽高掛的時段,森林裡卻是暗暗的,那些偶然穿過樹冠層到達地面的陽光顯得難能可貴。556Please respect copyright.PENANAQsz1I4NdHA
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大隊中的人們,有些選擇在這裡紮營休息,有些選擇繼續旅途。盧修斯一家在一處平地紮營,稍稍遠離大隊,獲得片刻寧靜的好地方。556Please respect copyright.PENANA91VKfFdsjq
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蘇菲一直在乾咳乾嘔,她從肉架上拿了兩隻松鼠煮成了肉湯,吩咐亞當吃午餐,便躺進睡袋中小睡。556Please respect copyright.PENANAH6mT5wZiND
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另一邊廂,盧修斯獨自前去跟佐爾換貨,用一打麻雀肉乾換來一個空調盒和一盒反感藥。556Please respect copyright.PENANA8FsvmIXHhs
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事後盧修斯小跑步回到帳幕,他穿過換氣室進到帳幕內,脫下防氧面具掛在胸前。見蘇菲捲縮在睡袋之中,盧修斯把涼了的肉湯拿去瓦斯爐上熱一熱,並偷偷把一片反感藥加進裡去。556Please respect copyright.PENANAzxhaWrLpR7
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「我們做錯了嗎?」556Please respect copyright.PENANAlQWnU25ArQ
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盧修斯轉頭,蘇菲用那哭紅了的眼睛看著他。「我們見死不救,事情就在眼前發生,我們卻當作視而不見。」556Please respect copyright.PENANAUhuI6efT1H
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「來,我把湯熱好了。」盧修斯端著冒煙的熱鍋蹲到她身前,「把身體暖一暖,你會好起來的。」556Please respect copyright.PENANAZp2BT751ty
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蘇菲緊抓盧修斯的手腕,表情顯得歇斯底里,「我們是不是做錯了?那個墮入湖中的孩子,他在水中向我們呼救,我們可以救到他的,但我們選擇視若無睹。為甚麼要放棄他?盧修斯,告訴我。」556Please respect copyright.PENANAmvfUA3OUD8
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盧修斯把鍋放到一旁,輕握蘇菲的手腕,「你是因為產子後,身體內的催產素過多才會產生多餘的同理心。這些都不是你的錯,你無謂責怪自己。」556Please respect copyright.PENANAXROS64XJTX
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「那夏娃呢?」蘇菲握得更緊,「我們捨棄了她,甚至沒有盡一分力去試著救活她。」556Please respect copyright.PENANA2c3967WNFz
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「她出生便沒有呼吸,我們無計可施。這不是任何人的錯,是她運氣不好。相對的亞當不是活得好好的嗎?比別人的孩子要多一倍的活力,一定是夏娃時刻在守護著他。」556Please respect copyright.PENANAI61zAnRCEz
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盧修斯說著開始左右頒顧,不見亞當的身影。「乖乖把湯喝掉,我們趕快離開這裡。」556Please respect copyright.PENANABFDR2SmAU7
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他戴上防氧面具穿過換氣室,繞帳幕看了一圈,不見亞當蹤影。盧修斯呼喊他的名字,沒有得到任何回應。556Please respect copyright.PENANAyPBdSYJQBU
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他注意到地上的一雙足印,向著森林深處延伸。他跟著足印走,不時呼叫亞當的名字。野生動物被他嚇得四處逃竄,他的心也跟著在胸膛中亂沖亂撞。556Please respect copyright.PENANA33WZXMnGg2
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跟著走了五分鐘,足印斷了。這兒的泥土又濕又軟,青綠的苔蘚密佈了地面和周圍的樹木,苔蘚生長得很快,剛踩下的足印也在數秒之間被淹沒。556Please respect copyright.PENANAIiId84ieZM
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陌生的林木漸漸變得熟悉,他記得這裡,他曾走過此路。曾經抱在懷中的重擔,現今轉移到他的心裡去。556Please respect copyright.PENANABTdLXZKPvS
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回憶的映像和他眼前的景色重疊,這裡的一草一木絲毫沒有變化,連帶那些他遺留在這兒的罪惡感,也排山倒海的湧回他的身體裡。556Please respect copyright.PENANAXlu8cZZUd2
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他看到昔日的自己,失落,滿步躝跚,懷中抱著一個沉重的包袱。他在哭泣,直打哆嗦,不斷重覆道歉,乞求懷中這個不幸的小生命能原諒他的無情。556Please respect copyright.PENANA4CCQQ63mnL
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盧修斯看向自己的幻象,包在襁褓中的小嬰孩,靜靜的像是睡著了一樣,她是那麼的弱小而無辜。罪惡感在他的心中扎根,他選擇無視,卻不能將之忘記。他加快腳步,將幻像甩到身後。556Please respect copyright.PENANA0rBL0p7FhP
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盧修斯停靠在樹根旁休息,他氣喘如牛的,揮手趕走纏繞過來的苔蘚。他從後腰拉出一個碼錶,這兒的氧氣濃度已經超出防氧面具所能負荷的20%。556Please respect copyright.PENANA2F9dJt9hh2
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亞當還只是個小孩,身體承受不住,他不可能再往深處走的了。盧修斯抓住樹根往上爬,從高處看,找到了不遠處的亞當,他昏迷在地上,像一塊披滿苔蘚的人形石頭。556Please respect copyright.PENANA0ueeHAXT77
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盧修斯三步併兩步走,來到亞當身前,他抱起亞當,將他從苔蘚的手中搶回來。盧修斯往回走,和以前的自己錯身而過。今天,他不是來放棄自己的骨肉。556Please respect copyright.PENANAkBBRjLN4zo
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離開了被苔蘚侵佔的區域,盧修斯看了一眼碼錶,氧氣濃度回落到安全水平,亞當身上的苔蘚亦急速枯萎,化成微塵隨風離去。556Please respect copyright.PENANAtjVJLnqWfB
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他把亞當安放在地上,調節空調盒的各項參數,使他漸漸醒來。556Please respect copyright.PENANAREh8RsHpBK
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「爸爸?」亞當眨眨充滿疑惑的眼睛,完全弄不清現在的狀況。556Please respect copyright.PENANAklgOvYUi6E
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「你到底在想甚麼!不知道森林裡很危險嗎!你險些沒命了!」盧修斯停止訓斥,他深吸口氣,現在不是教訓小孩的時候。「沒有摔傷腿嗎?我們要走了。」556Please respect copyright.PENANAKs5ogBsgPk
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盧修斯環視四周,他分不清那個方向才能回到帳幕。他再次爬上樹根,找尋走過來時留下的足印。556Please respect copyright.PENANApp15l3lILD
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「森林中有個女孩。」亞當說。556Please respect copyright.PENANAPT8tLhcght
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盧修斯看向他,他的眼神真誠不像在說謊。556Please respect copyright.PENANAzLetWxx7qG
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「有另一個小孩在森林中迷路了?」556Please respect copyright.PENANAOjEGqb8aKG
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「女孩蓬頭垢面的,而且衣不蔽體。我跟她說話,她不理我。我走上前,她就逃跑,我跟著跟著不知何時便昏倒了。」556Please respect copyright.PENANAZuOB0Q1L08
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「你是吸氧氣吸到腦子壞掉了。」盧修斯說,「成年人赤身暴露在自然中半分鐘便會死亡,何妨那是一個小孩。」556Please respect copyright.PENANAspq7jdEwn0
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他跳下樹根,牽著亞當走,找到了那雙清晰的足印。他們沿足印走,走出了森林,終於回到了扎營的空地。556Please respect copyright.PENANAa0P8Wqtx1O
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亞當興奮的往帳幕跑,盧修斯卻呆立在原地,他怕嚇到亞當所以沒有指出問題。556Please respect copyright.PENANAs90ZqmSrSt
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這雙足印不屬於他們,足印的形狀細小,且面向帳幕,細心一看,足印有趾頭,它的主人是赤腳走在地上的。556Please respect copyright.PENANADt8gNrWLpd
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盧修斯轉身回望森林,在林木間穩約站著一個人影。如亞當所描述,是個骯髒的女孩。年齡和亞當差不多,長長的頭髮看來自出生便未經修剪,全身赤裸並充滿污垢。比起人更像一頭野獸。556Please respect copyright.PENANAByDdN2yDLP
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盧修斯定了神,腦中閃過荒謬的聯想,他的嘴唇擅自動了起來。556Please respect copyright.PENANAq4zOVLBH57
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「夏娃。」556Please respect copyright.PENANAY6K7BQ7ty8
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女孩轉進林木後消失了。
之後,蘇菲狠狠的教訓了亞當一頓,看來反感藥的效果極為顯著,她不再為過去的事情憂鬱自責,變得非常有精神。一家子收拾物品再度出發。他們沿著大隊而行,在黃昏時段走出了圖靈森林。
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羅巴進入視野,數百個巨型壺子噴著黑煙豎立於海邊,那些都是舊種人時代留下的建築。亞當看到哇哇大叫,盧修斯想起自己少時候第一次見到羅巴也是這樣的反應。556Please respect copyright.PENANAWpq29NdAZu
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他們不會逗留很久,待資源用盡後,大隊又會再度出發,尋找新資源,直致多年後,這裡的資源得到填補後又再度回歸。如此循還不適,在有限的生命中,不斷的舊地重遊。556Please respect copyright.PENANA78Dk4b0URs