他一直盯著那瑟縮牆角的小女孩。304Please respect copyright.PENANAitF1j5qGIs
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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。304Please respect copyright.PENANAd4f3v4E92k
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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,匆匆前往諾克斯醫生的辦公室。304Please respect copyright.PENANAyIDzD2adBD
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諾克斯醫生見到他帶來的貨色,不禁眉頭一皺。304Please respect copyright.PENANAbaXKWHE4Kz
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他慌忙補上一句謊話:「這是我的親人。你肯定不會惹上麻煩。」304Please respect copyright.PENANAExfmywITmn
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諾克斯醫生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。」304Please respect copyright.PENANA12Nt5U8G8Q
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他沒奈何,但只得接受。304Please respect copyright.PENANApe6nIFiqTZ
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他小心翼翼地翻動小女孩的遺體。除了因著諾克斯醫生的要求(切勿毀壞遺體),亦因著對她的歉意。304Please respect copyright.PENANAUbT8uCm3oH
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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!304Please respect copyright.PENANAVyu5uy01cV
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領取報酬後,他帶著小女孩的遺物離開辦公室。304Please respect copyright.PENANAhS4oFVyrZu
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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。304Please respect copyright.PENANAbY75eYIr0u
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城中大鐘不合時宜地響起十二下鐘聲。304Please respect copyright.PENANANZKunTUoaM
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「聖誕快樂!」304Please respect copyright.PENANA1Fzsxd4gJV
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「新年快樂!」304Please respect copyright.PENANAWfWdxuJo2F
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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。304Please respect copyright.PENANA6cbdSAGkxK
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未來?那小女孩已沒有未來——她剛凍死街頭。304Please respect copyright.PENANAFxdw7CmkfZ
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倏忽飄雪漫天。304Please respect copyright.PENANAmmAd5rmtEI
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寒氣徹骨。304Please respect copyright.PENANApkloYvOoSM
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回家吧。304Please respect copyright.PENANA7TCLNAHf2o
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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。304Please respect copyright.PENANA5yKRMqXzuM
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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。304Please respect copyright.PENANAbKE9jU2RYO
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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。304Please respect copyright.PENANAzGspZreBTd
靈感來源:304Please respect copyright.PENANAlgBj30L4UO
*童話《賣火柴的小女孩》(角色:小女孩)304Please respect copyright.PENANAVpqDceSVIl
*真實事件,1827-1828年「伯克與海爾謀殺案」(角色:諾克斯醫生)