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「這樣就包紮好了，要記得這幾天別讓傷口碰到水。」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSiAOmtSoB
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在替我受傷的手掌套上了網狀繃帶後，梳著西裝髮型的森叔再三叮嚀起應該要注意的事項。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEeACFLhbjZ
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「……嗯。」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjD3G0sM5n
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「用不著擔心葛城老師的事情，村長已經派大家去搜索周圍了，相信最晚到了明天就會有結果了。」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9JKHmcPfh
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大概是注意到我無精打采的樣子才會這麼說吧。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNE7P9GfQF
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身為村裡唯一的醫生，森叔一直都非常關心對我們這些從小看到大的孩子。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIjMpJYeE4
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「可是……」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ536Jr0LUIW
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事情得從我逃離那個怪物以後說起。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQhhfljHHk2
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好不容易在跌跌撞撞的情況下衝到派出所裡面，驚醒正昏昏欲睡的老員警後，我帶著村裡面聚集起來的長輩們一同返回出事的地點。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwZEq2Lab7
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然而，就在到達那裡以後，等待著我們的只有我在慌忙之中所遺留下的書包而已。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhilNvRIbi
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其餘的什麼都沒有。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJh57Si88Kp
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沒有那怪物，當然也沒有葛城老師的蹤影。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNS7xZpu3E4
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更令人難以置信的是，不論是掉落在地上的殘肢，甚至噴濺了一地的鮮血，所有能夠證明那怪物存在過的跡象都憑空消失。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2LUJUmTCb
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一切就像是從未發生過似地，只有一陣接著一陣的風雨不斷地掃過街燈所照亮的地面。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDTen5BJim
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唯一成為事實的只有葛城老師離奇消失這件事。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOl12T1Qwm
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不管大家找遍了整個村子附近，都還是無法找到他的身影，這也是我最後得知的消息。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFecHjtQ2Xk
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接下來，等我回過神來的時候，人就已經在森叔的診所這裡進行治療。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZp2IgBtXDe
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「無論如何，妳能沒事就好。」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3iVdyYGSf
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不知道為什麼，森叔相當激動地緊緊握住我的雙手。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdKhK8Gq2R
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我垂下臉盯著包覆著米白色紗布的手掌和膝蓋，而傷口像是在提醒我那份真實感似地，仍不斷傳來燙熱的刺痛感。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgufPFty2h
就在這時候，診察室外面傳來了急促的腳步聲。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxOzhLr2Yc
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「來夏─！」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdzK8IuX5I
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匆匆忙忙拉開門的人是耕一，而穗香隨後也氣喘呼呼地從他身後出現。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwySLLQYzp
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大概是很急著趕過來的吧，他們兩個的瀏海都因為淋濕而顯得有些凌亂不堪，褲管也都是濕答答的。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkixE4lHQNp
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「耕一……穗香……」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKzYgViPeO
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感到安心的瞬間，眼淚突然就噗哧噗哧地流了下來。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX794MOl5k2
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被我這樣子給嚇到的耕一，似乎將原本想說的話給吞了回去，任由跟著流淚的穗香詢問著我身體的狀況。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAsBnn2JK7
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「小夏……怎麼會這麼嚴重，手都包成這個樣子，很痛嗎？」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkdOnQSyJE
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「我不要緊，只是跌倒的擦傷而已，反倒是葛城老師他……」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodNJmrysxd
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「嗯，我們知道，森叔已經在電話裡都跟我說過了。」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWT0qt6imWU
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由於森叔交代過先別引起不必要的恐慌，因此耕一所得到的資訊，大概就是我們被熊襲擊而已。雖然欺騙並非我的本意，但我也能理解森叔目前的顧慮。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UxwXpRNdV
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「時間也不早了，現在先讓來夏回去休息吧，有消息我會馬上聯絡妳們。」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsy7j86Afz
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我再次向森叔點頭道謝後，在穗香的陪同下步出了診療室。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnvqhjcbAF
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「對了，耕一。」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQayvUkcwsl
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然而，在我們離開之前，森叔突然出聲叫住了正準備拉上門的耕一。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvA1DANSE7o
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「今天的那個就先延後吧，這陣子可能會比較忙，時間的話……哎，過陣子再找時間吧。」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhz5z53tD4p
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「我知道了，那麼就先告辭了。」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpBoWE3oeB
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耕一向著燈光充足的診療室裡面行了一禮，接著關門跟了上來。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJsSjr4CRZ
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「耕一……你和森叔今天有約嗎？」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQMMFYYQGa
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「算是吧，但不是什麼重要的事情。」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbW2hhXOYQ4
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對於我的提問，耕一似乎沒有想要回答的意思，大概真的如他所說不是很重要吧。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSJoXcN1kv
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外面的雨下得很大，再加上走廊並沒有開燈的緣故，在聽覺和視覺雙雙受到干擾的限制下，我們彼此都不發一語地穿越長長地木造走廊。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqiMLMVXPq0
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「小夏，那個……那邊走過來的好像是村長。」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlZIqEOUBO
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等到我們在門口準備撐傘的時候，穗香拉了拉我的衣角。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj092d0RjQQ
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遠遠就看到滂沱的雨勢中有兩個披著深色簑衣的人影走了過來，就如同穗香所說的，是我們神命村的村長和他身旁的助理。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLL7QKcZhMX
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年紀約莫七十多歲的村長留著長至喉結的灰色鬍鬚，一隻眼睛因為白內障而呈現混濁不清，滿是皺紋的臉上總是維持著冷峻的表情，是村人們都相當敬畏的存在，尤其是身為晚輩的我們，不巧遇到的話只有低頭行禮的份。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15FQVhdQSb
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「村長好。」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWn1GLSsf3z
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我趕緊將眼角的淚痕擦了擦，經過如同往常般不被理睬的行禮，村長和助理逕自往診所內走去。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvSgRVlyJ8
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然而，不知道自己的是不是錯覺，在抬起臉的瞬間，似乎和那蟲類般無機質的視線交錯而過。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutoTLNPTRt
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「村長他……剛剛是不是瞪了小夏一眼啊？」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qIzO3sa3C
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「別亂說話。」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDA97cPABB
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在耕一不悅地指正穗香的同時，我望著身後那兩件簑衣漸漸沒入走廊盡頭的黑暗中。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNMBvbtW3p
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「那麼，我先陪來夏回去拿她的東西，穗香妳就先幫她放點熱水吧。」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VSm08Bcew
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途中在經過穗香家的時候，耕一罕見地像這樣主動交待著。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwieIL0JQEs
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而一向聽他話的穗香自然只有默默點頭的份，我在將整個淋濕的書包先交給她以後，和耕一一人一把傘並肩走在渠道旁的碎石子小路上。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpmYrsAPe9
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傾盆的毫雨沒有任何減緩的跡象，遠方的景色皆瀰漫著濃密的雨霧。耕一在走了一小段路後停下腳步，望了望四周確定沒有人以後，以稍微大過雨聲的音量問起我來。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rVlxCoJsq
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「來夏，襲擊妳跟葛城的到底是什麼東西？」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOLxUcgtxh
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那是相當冷靜地，彷彿任何謊言都能看穿的眼神，他果然早就發現了吧。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Rg9aNZNuy
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「還有，為什麼這麼晚了妳還跟葛城在外面，我希望妳能將一切都老實地對我說。」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdT4bnESzU
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「……把穗香支開就是這個原因嗎？」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5MYTdADqw
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「嗯，以她的個性最好什麼都不要知道比較好，而我這邊希望了解事情的全貌，才能知道有沒有幫得上妳的忙。」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLbe6uCjeN
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「也是……如果是耕一你的話，應該會相信吧……」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDmeo3zj67
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於是，我將那在不久前發生的，完全不符常理的經過都告訴耕一。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9S0xqSiYW
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體育倉庫的事、遇到怪物的事，甚至葛城老師在我面前被殺害的細節，毫無保留地全都讓他知道。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlguG2xSH8p
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只是最後……明明毫無根據，卻讓我不得不確信的那個，從那時候起就讓我一直猶豫該不該說出口。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAnGJaakZG
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「不得不確信？」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwFF9ouLnY
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在耕一的追問之下，我才吞吞吐吐地透漏。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwnVhIx762X
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「那個怪物……真的……很像冬笑。」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajQZnFguvD
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當時那佇立在原地看著我的模樣，和死去的冬笑簡直一模一樣。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU1wb2Z7cAZ
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太過荒誕的想法，我先前並沒有讓大人們知道，不然他們肯定會認為我在精神狀況上出了什麼問題。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbH74wVy3ro
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「很像──冬笑嗎。」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIamd63vayF
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在這之前一次都沒有停頓過的耕一也不得不思索起來。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwYBLOAuFY
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那也是當然的吧，不管是誰，在聽到與不應出現在此的死者牽扯上關係，都會多少質疑那其中的合理性。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzQjb5qC4h
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「我知道聽起來很奇怪，但是耕一……你會相信我吧？」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMKbgjoF1u
270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYXpa9azZx
「沒什麼好質疑的，畢竟說是開玩笑也太超過了。只是關於最後妳所說的讓我有點在意……但既然沒有攻擊妳的意思，難道冬笑的目的是要回來復仇嗎？」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmGAHVmC3l
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「我不知道。但冬笑就算憎恨村子，也沒有任何要報復村子的理由，更何況也不可能只針對葛城老師──」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJAaBcG4Tr
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「不，那還很難說吧。」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uM1l1YNHG
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明明是耕一極小聲地自言自語，一字一句在我耳裡聽起來卻格外地清晰。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFEongoOYx
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「怎麼了？突然擺出那種吃到蟲子似的表情。」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3BexNh9U0
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「我在問你是什麼意思……為什麼你會認為冬笑找葛城老師復仇是很正常的事情？」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzOMtTiJs2
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「啊……抱歉，是我不好，能先當作沒聽到嗎，因為還不到能說的時候。」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZkask2GKj
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「怎麼可能當作沒聽到啊！！」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLHz6NYSd5
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我雙手用力地抓住耕一的肩膀，彼此的雨傘雙雙掉落到地上。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PjK2broWf
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耕一像是犯錯的孩子似地別了開臉，而我則是加重了手指的力道示意他繼續說下去。270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZl3luWFpM
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「因為我認為──殺死冬笑的人就是葛城。」270Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JFuzsZsO8
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