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他一直盯著那瑟縮牆角的小女孩。735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNtA3aPSJM
735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5By3SwNGzJ
看著她因嚴寒而打顫，看著她為取暖而不斷劃下火柴，看著她對著火光傻傻發笑，看著她的微笑僵住，看著她一動也不動。735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMZv1gyOHx
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他潛步走近，確認她停止呼吸後，俐落地將那小小的遺體放入大布袋裡，匆匆前往諾克斯博士的辦公室。735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnB4WDNq9wk
735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuGMxFQ94dU
聽聞合法的屍體供應不能滿足研究需求，不少解剖學家願意花大錢偷偷買下來源不明的屍體。諾克斯博士就是當中尤其闊綽的一個。735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzJjXaJbpw
735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vDvxu8gBa
但諾克斯博士見到他帶來的貨色，不禁眉頭一皺。735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzFKdZle4o
735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDv7OGXMqL
他慌忙補上一句謊話：「這是我的親人。你肯定不會惹上麻煩。」735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0AvFA0rQV
735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0JOYUel3d
諾克斯博士還是認為這貨不值一個好價錢：「如果你真的那麼缺錢，可以帶走她的財物賣掉。」735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCc1XiS7Cw8
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他沒奈何，但只得接受。735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfAX4gtgfnb
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他小心翼翼地翻動小女孩的遺體。除了因著諾克斯博士的要求（切勿毀壞遺體），亦因著對她的歉意。735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQpq4FdHmO
735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMQwxTxzYk
無人生來就是壞傢伙。若非一貧如洗，他決不幹此缺德非法勾當！735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRAPk4AyYh
735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujPL05Xl6r
領取報酬後，他帶著小女孩的遺物離開辦公室。735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Ps1S2QqDs
735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRgxNcUgsC
肅殺街景和溫暖的辦公室形成強烈對比，他一下子接受不來、反應不了，愣在原地倍感悲悽。735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavgGBAkFkG
735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc94YBy9v1G
城中大鐘不合時宜地響起十二下鐘聲。735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNp3A1O4a08
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「聖誕快樂！」735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7bynM92iy
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「新年快樂！」735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HZZjNiwia
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鄰近富戶不約而同傳出歡呼聲、祝福聲，訴說對未來的憧景與盼望。735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7PO3tw4jCq
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未來？那小女孩已沒有未來——她剛凍死街頭。735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn8sj7gSPPr
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倏忽飄雪漫天。735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHcog7lIykW
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寒氣徹骨。735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTpfdYiGVz
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回家吧。735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78EMrEoH9B
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走進貧民窟，拐入曲折的小路，十分鐘後才抵達家門前。735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfe417K779x
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門開。發現病入膏肓的兒子迷迷糊糊地伏在枱邊喊凍喊餓。735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJCzOcfmEYR
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他上前一把擁兒子入懷，多麼希望剛才含笑離世的不是小女孩，而是懷中親兒。
註：735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Y5PFsn3kI
*取材自1827-1828年英國「伯克與海爾謀殺案」+安徒生童話《賣火柴的小女孩》
