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安娜的步伐很快。根本不是一個五歲女孩應有的速度。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbuzqCAdMw
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一絲不安掠過。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2IdaHw2SDs
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村民都說她是個不祥人，因為她多年來均是五歲女孩的模樣，不曾長大。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuVFKZGBl9T
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「安娜，不如我們休息一會，好嗎？」我氣喘如牛。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqYe03GThw
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她停下腳步，回頭冷眼望我。「好的。」755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPpXz27qsf
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我們在一棵大樹下並肩而坐。我這才發現四周盡是一片迷霧。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdFpdptcMVL
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不寒而慄。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7w94ebv1m
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為何安娜可以單憑直覺辦認方向？755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3AAeIF4iA
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難道她真的是傳說中的森林魔鬼？755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uWN8yjSMI
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「安娜，你很熟悉這片森林呢！」我嘗試套口風。傳說從無人可以活著離開森林，除了安娜。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwnkMXnL1XY
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「嗯。我每天都在這裡閒蕩。」安娜低頭把玩她的老舊破娃娃。娃娃是由碎布拼湊而成的，沾滿塵灰。灰灰黑黑的，與安娜的衣裝打扮同一調子。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnGEz7IFv4
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「為甚麼？媽媽不會擔心嗎？」我故作關心，目光離不開安娜的紅髮藍眼。全村只有安娜有紅髮和藍眼珠。我十分肯定安娜的父母不是村子的居民。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMjVueeX57
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「媽媽走入森林後，再也沒有回到村子。但她離開前答應過我，遲些會來帶我渡湖離開。」安娜將娃娃緊緊擁入懷內，一臉憂傷。「我日等夜等，始終等不到，所以走入森林中四處逛，看看能否找到她講的湖。」755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIiwZC9sBz
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「湖？是否我要找的湖？」我驚訝不已。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSASrbgPks
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一連七日，我夢見失蹤多年的母親，她要我找安娜幫忙，尋找森林中的大湖，與她團聚。村民說魔鬼冒充我的母親，想要趁機侵奪我的肉體，勸我不要冒險走入森林，也不要與安娜來往。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20TccvWVPs
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「我估計是。」安娜不太肯定。「我沒有親眼見過那個湖。」755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeeLLPc0Xp
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「你不是曾經引領部份村民找到大湖嗎？」我心頭一顫。曾有二十三個村民先後跟隨安娜進入森林，卻也再沒有回來。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRzyAdnOZE
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「對。他們看見湖，但我看不見。」安娜苦笑：「他們都夢見多年不見的親人，但我沒有夢見過任何親人。其他村民沒有發過類似的夢，所以亦看不見湖。」755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LIG5Fbcze
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一切過於詭異，難以服人。難怪村民都說安娜是不祥人。村民對安娜又懼又恨，三番四次欺侮她，想要將她趕離村子。部份激進的村民甚至曾以驅魔之名，將安娜扔入火爐。猶幸安娜死不了，爬出火爐，躲在森林裡療傷。她後來又拾來爛布髒布裹身，遭村民戲稱「灰色安娜」。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCV3CLCq1sl
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「不用怕。你的媽媽定會信守諾言。」我心生憐憫。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xJ8lodoUE
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安娜終於笑了。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqn9Eb8607V
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她喜孜孜地給我講述她最愛的床前小故事：從前，有一位灰姑娘。她有一個繼母，繼母有兩個女兒……755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHon8QGCXl
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聊著聊著，我和安娜齊齊於大樹下倦極入睡。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEe26BEvsBx
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翌日，霧氣消散。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDF01MgJgp
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我強撐硬僵的身體，勉力張開沉重的眼皮。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19SqbfzZwe
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怎麼會有一個湖在不遠處？怎麼我們整晚不曾發覺？755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWleOuFhoz
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「怎麼了？」安娜打個呵欠，睡眼惺忪望向我。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡby1wdsl4gD
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「你看不見嗎？」我指向大湖。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTGgmTLEvL
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「湖？我看不見呢！」安娜意識到我看見了甚麼，不以為然。她朝著我手指的方向跑去，跑到我眼中的湖中央，腳步不曾泛起漣漪。最後，她四平八穩地站在湖面，未有沒入水裡。如履平地。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8hR3cDgNr
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我鼓起勇氣，戰戰兢兢地走向安娜。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOr7bMO7aq
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沒走多少步，我的鞋子已被浸濕，雙腳亦感受到湖水的冰涼。「我沒能走近你！」755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdv2lG5UPk7
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「你站在湖邊就可以了！」她回到我身邊。「看看附近有沒有甚麼特別的？」755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡREx2ui09xD
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我四處張望。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIj9TkhDSP0
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濃霧忽現，籠罩湖面，一切景物均沒入迷濛當中。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOT2XY9scW
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漣漪從湖中心擴散開來。一條無人的半殘小舟往我們這邊前來，停在我腳邊。「一條……小舟……」我被詭譎的情境嚇得半死，說話結結巴巴的。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvHikGXkpj
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「就是這個了！它會給你指引離開的路。」講解完畢，安娜馬上轉身離開。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBiRNRPvHSR
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「安娜！」我叫住安娜：「你要跟我離開嗎？」755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonR9kZUo1h
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「我看不見湖，亦看不見小舟，離開不了呢！」安娜以笑容掩蓋失落之情。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjtxVoo6Mv2
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我連忙從衣袋掏出幾顆糖果，塞到安娜手心。「我只有這些……無以為報。」755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Tsvg8Roii
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「或許，你替我打探媽媽的下落，然後告訴她，安娜很掛念她！」安娜哭著講出媽媽的名字。聽聞她是個沒有眼淚的女孩，受到村民的連番欺侮亦不會示弱。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufAz1NJSs0
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但，她會為了媽媽而哭。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzG3AA9nWY8
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「好……」我輕掃她的紅髮，以示安慰。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9StPJ6yIu
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我登上小舟，邁向矇矓深處。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEd78EyUgnh
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安娜的身影越益模糊……
我睜開雙眼，霍地彈起。身邊圍著兩個不認識的醜陋老女人，還有……755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlB0OXH86j
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「爸爸？媽媽？」我喜極而泣，父母亦激動衝前，與我相擁。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29LHnItEND
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我飽餐一頓後，與父母和醜女們再次聚首。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMFhBQCHZQ
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父母說，我數天前遇上車禍離世。他們找來女巫作法，令我起死回生。現在，我還要多待在這裡一晚，觀察情況。如無意外，明天方可回家去。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYIKEqz60Fg
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夜裡，父母離開小屋後。爐火邊，我和兩位女巫齊齊安坐搖搖椅，品嚐可口的熱朱古力。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCHWdkpFzO
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我提及有關安娜的事情，希望女巫能夠幫忙尋找安娜的母親。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wfnYUrikl
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鴉雀無聲。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5aO14IHi3
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我從女巫的神情察覺端倪。「你們認識安娜？」755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkzFoaHQfg
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她們沒有直接回答我，逕自講起她們的故事……755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWlUfy5KXa
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七十年前，國家內戰剛剛平息，人民又要開始面對瘟疫和饑荒。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡifyLC43Epi
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兩個十歲不到的小娃隨著女巫母親四處流浪，最後得到一個樵夫收留。女巫為了報恩而下嫁喪妻的樵夫，助他照顧親生女兒——安娜。可惜好景不常，樵夫染上瘟疫離世，餘下女巫獨力照顧三名女兒。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMSGAueX29
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四人吃不飽、穿不暖，女巫為生計發愁之際，發現村裡的富翁願意花錢招聘懂得巫術的人，望能將愛妻起死回生。女巫盤算一番後，前往應聘。她以不知袖裡的安娜作為「媒介」，哄騙她為愛妻的靈魂作引導……755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPp87CXcIaA
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「為何不是你倆作『媒介』，而是完全不懂巫術的安娜？」755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡliEQS03IrP
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「有哪個母親會捨得讓自己的孩子冒險？」755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR15dMzGcjR
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「事成後，為何不帶安娜回來？」755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLoRimGRCBp
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「因為賺來的錢被偷光。我們只好重施故技，繼續利用安娜賺錢……」755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHY8UOmFi4
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「然後呢？又被偷錢嗎？你們不是活得好好的？有熱朱古力！有火爐！有搖搖椅！但安娜每天被欺侮，甚至會被扔入火爐！」755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPeM6dc2F9G
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「太遲了！安娜的肉身早已腐爛，沒能復生。」755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIuc1zCGuiG
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「至少，你們該要向她道歉，讓她不要盲目等待，重過正常生活。」755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXUWW5OurF
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「我們……不敢……我們怕她受刺激後靈力大增，化為怨靈……向我們報仇……」755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAS8PYouHRY
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「她是個好心腸的孩子。或許她會原諒你們。」755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxvn68zxX5b
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「誰保證？」755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xGsyVzd6q
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的確，沒人能保證安娜不會發怒。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvbHmwmJiN
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女巫見我沒有立即回嘴，於是乘勝追擊，你一言我一語，把責任推卸予我。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BopxGb4Jn
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「不如，你馬上自殺，將真相告訴安娜，勸她重過正常生活。」755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdni9g4zVYC
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「但我們不確定安娜會否願意再次為你引路。」755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVojHA8kS4c
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「希望安娜不會就地把你撕成碎片吧！」755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUy5x0UbJzx
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「裝甚麼大仁大義？你不也是沒膽量！」755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFti0yzwwyw
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我氣得將手中的保溫杯扔向爐火，把搖搖椅推翻在地。奈何此等誇張的舉動反令女巫笑得彎了腰。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxIQvvEIM8s
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「惱羞成怒嗎？哈哈哈！」755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpqqwFvNNq
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「你的父母千金散盡，原來是救了個小屁孩！」755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjHSEC335n
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「世界從來不是非黑即白！」755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0vASa3FY4y
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「小子，你將來就會明白！」755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTHDszJbj6
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我知道自己徹底輸了。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfyGuE4wd1
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不單是敗予女巫，更是敗於自己。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBnlZAnrR1
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我沒有自己想像的清高。755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZk4r85XQS
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所以……755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdFHXP376Z
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對不起，安娜。
