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不出所料,天色全暗,漆黑裡一片狂風暴雨,沿著人行道依固定間距豎立的路燈啪喳地一閃一滅,增添幾分詭魅。77Please respect copyright.PENANAstAtISpyjs
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他撐起傘,走出超市已過六點。77Please respect copyright.PENANAGl14DSlvgt
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臨結帳時,機器莫名出了亂子,先是發票打不出來,拆新的一卷置換後,變成零錢櫃卡住,即使有鑰匙也轉不開,店員折騰了好半天,就是開不了,最後還是店長從倉庫搬出另一台陳舊的收銀機充作解決,才結束混亂場面。77Please respect copyright.PENANAE593NVT1xl
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碰到這突發狀況,其他人倒也體諒,並非不生怒,只是當一邊結帳一邊聽店員滿是自責的道歉,怒氣自然相去大半。77Please respect copyright.PENANAAx96eyXyFV
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因此,輪到他結帳時自然也就是好幾十分鐘後。77Please respect copyright.PENANAsduXBVjlxk
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他慢步回住所的道路,小心地撐傘,讓身上衣物不致全都淋濕,不然加重感冒可就不好了,儘管如此思忖,他臉上卻露出自嘲的笑容來,事實上他全身早淋的一到家就必須替換衣物的程度。77Please respect copyright.PENANAaYzXA8s8h6
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呼呼風哮刮過耳廓,在闃夜裡聞來格外令人心顫,並讓他奇異地有種既視錯覺,似乎曾經在某段時間裡也經歷相同景色。77Please respect copyright.PENANAIF6DgUnx8f
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依稀也是個大雨夜晚,他踽踽獨行於分離的岔路上,心情沈重起伏,卻堅定地拋棄一切。77Please respect copyright.PENANAztqnX04iiK
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距離居所的路程還有十幾分鐘,他悠悠思起方才田中太太對他熱切的建議來,眼神如同這沒有路燈照明的小徑一般,覆上幽黑。77Please respect copyright.PENANAqyXqCm72NK
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成家立業……嗎?77Please respect copyright.PENANAz39LGOQiPv
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田中太太的一番好意,在那霎那卻讓他差點呼吸不了,全身像被凍結般的無法動作。77Please respect copyright.PENANAw8AnAwXTA1
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原來,即使逃到這裡,也無法避免嗎?77Please respect copyright.PENANAb1dzCcVsHV
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他很明白,當人在一個地方待久了,諸如此類的建議或試探便會隨著人際關係加廣逐漸遞增。77Please respect copyright.PENANACIm4SdMeet
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為了躲避這類關係,同時也怕被發現行蹤,只要一有人提議這方面的事情,他就不斷一處換到一處,從這城市到那城市,從那鄉村到這鄉村,甚至最後到了偏遠的地方,並待了三年之久,就在他暗自欣喜不再會有類似擾人問題,打算久居此處時,竟又被人問及。77Please respect copyright.PENANA72kXFexiUt
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難不成,這意謂某種事情將出現的徵兆?77Please respect copyright.PENANA05MiAlDRXo
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他思緒一頓,行進的步伐也隨即緩下。77Please respect copyright.PENANAjKE7xk0PZB
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追究起來,事實上他並不常感冒,畢竟他是行醫者,自然比一般人更加注意生活習慣,但每隔幾年仍舊會染上,除了每次病況相當嚴重(原因大概是他很少感冒以致本身抗體弱),幾乎無一例外都會發生對他來講是災殃的事況。77Please respect copyright.PENANAo6IzBtVcGf
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……會嗎?他猜疑。77Please respect copyright.PENANAnEfFRIRvYj
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會是這樣嗎?77Please respect copyright.PENANAdCjLEzvrqD
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疏忽以致嚴重感冒,午後惡夢驚醒,受傷的頑皮孩子,熱心婦人的建議,詭異卻讓人懷念的夕暮,買了除蔥和蛋不在預想內的的肉片,夜晚暴雨的歸返。77Please respect copyright.PENANAnhkKZ9jhhe
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今天所發生事件忽然就像被拉緊似的,一環扣一結,乍看毫無章法可言,但卻讓他隱約意識到什麼訊息。77Please respect copyright.PENANAi3Ec1QhGrn
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他低頭打開公事包,藉著路邊暗橘黃的路燈探看內容。77Please respect copyright.PENANAIICrswruaM
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包內除了好幾份近幾個月關於健康的簡報、有關疾病治療的研究論文,還有他的證件、存簿、印章等貴重物,以及自己調配的感冒藥和裝著清水的兩罐小玻璃瓶。77Please respect copyright.PENANAWdFh0AJfBL
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他沉默地目視那兩罐小玻璃瓶,須臾,伸手準備拿起的瞬間,汽車從旁疾駛而過,濺起水花潑往他左半身,登時他心跳漏了一拍,連忙抱著公事包往旁閃開,整個人愣眼地目送車尾消失,驚悸未甫地喘氣。77Please respect copyright.PENANA7HM0ZEDNSu
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憶起稍早舉止,他驚惶底掀開公事包,直到確認玻璃瓶安然無事才讓懸高的心平緩許多。77Please respect copyright.PENANArVAmdlbaFT
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也因為心情鬆懈,他才感到整張臉幾乎快要冒煙。不知是否因方才嚇到的緣故,原本就不輕的發燒暈眩一下衝高,此刻像有千斤頂壓在眼窩、後腦似的,悶痛的連思考都不行。77Please respect copyright.PENANAWzTbLqYKzZ
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閉上眼睛,黑暗的世界中安靜的只充斥大雨滑落的傾盆。77Please respect copyright.PENANAWgP7AxEVXQ
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再睜眼,他舉步繼續往前行去。77Please respect copyright.PENANA9wFChIiJ1C
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時候不早,加上暴雨關係,一路上人湮稀少,反倒是人行道兩旁築起的圍牆內那些點著溫暖燈光的房子內有相當多剪影似的人群在閃動。77Please respect copyright.PENANA30WEAWfBad
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那些迴繞耳邊的歡聲笑語使他不由得地浮現笑容,眼神一掃暗黑,閃爍如星般的深邃。77Please respect copyright.PENANAN61GG7MTYi
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三年前到這的時候,也是這樣的時間,不過並沒有下雨,而且已是季秋,早進入寒風刺骨的前奏。77Please respect copyright.PENANA7anD9qVo7N
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他隻身提著裝了少許衣物跟他所有證件資料的皮箱,按著旅館老闆好心給他的地圖找到落腳處,並且順利地聯絡到老闆認識的診所員工,得知醫生的空缺仍未有人應徵,剛好他有執照可資證明,便遞補而上。77Please respect copyright.PENANAGSVS3T6t5s
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剛來這裡的前幾個月,心很慌,完全無法平復,總是惡魘連連,以致於他常在夜裡散步,一個街口過一個街口,一條小巷又一條小巷,有時幾乎整夜沒睡地到處踏。77Please respect copyright.PENANAXIhraFiEg7
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就在冬雪融盡要迎接春花綻放時,某天傍晚,當時難得地提早下班,從超市買了幾樣鮮蔬跟日常消耗品,晚風仍是冷冽地掠過他身周,他垂首緩步在回家路上,在他走到一個段落,莫名地彷彿貓似地抬頭四下張望,夕暮如幻,遠方有鳥飛掠,各家各戶炊煙裊裊,並傳來此起彼落的,母親溫柔呼喚著孩子回家吃飯的聲音,父親吆喝著陶皮孩子進門的嗓子,家貓慵懶地喵嗚,看門狗開心地吠叫。77Please respect copyright.PENANAEAHfhxDa9W
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在那以前不曾注意到的熱鬧,突然一下湧現耳邊,他驚惶地楞在原地,遺落在過去某個片段突然浮現地讓他猝不及防地眼熱。77Please respect copyright.PENANAPLrC81sx7e
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他纔終於發現,這裡一切竟都和少年時期待過,已成他鄉愁、只能偶爾在夢裡望見的地方那麼相似。77Please respect copyright.PENANAH7CpoTHj9O
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或許是如此而讓靈魂整個安寧地緣故,那天晚上,他鼓譟的心慢慢地平靜,擺脫了糾纏了他許久的夢魘,一覺天明。77Please respect copyright.PENANAFbOjWtFTFO
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此後他再沒夢見被藍色燐光追著的夢境。77Please respect copyright.PENANAKAdpwATE1N
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他走過那些屋宇,心情霎時愉快許多地微笑。77Please respect copyright.PENANACcRnTWzKMr
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可以的話,他確實冀望在此終老一生。77Please respect copyright.PENANAQIgsDE64tC
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經過交叉路口時,他走入另條沒有路燈的道路。77Please respect copyright.PENANAPQ7RX0sYHN
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不曉得是否因為路燈久未修繕,這些天一盞接一盞地熄滅,導致五六點過後後整條路難以行走。77Please respect copyright.PENANA8ZlmXFtWf1
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昨天診所晚上來了不少患者,將近十一點才回到家裡,而一路走回皆沒有半點路燈得以識途,幸好那時雨停,銀潤似的月光便自掀開的黑雲空隙鑽入,使他得以借光走到家門前。77Please respect copyright.PENANAWiwTkFfDk2
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雖然打電話去上面反應過,但今天大雨猛下,路燈仍然尚未修繕,於是越往裡走,四周越是黑壓壓成一片,他只得低頭仔細辨路,以免因大意而一腳拐入水溝中。77Please respect copyright.PENANAUYiiXYMqi1
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他緊握傘把,緩慢地移動步伐,終於行至住家圍牆附近,他所種植的那些花全被這急雨打落散在路邊,雖不免心疼,但轉念一思繁花總有落盡之時,便又釋懷。77Please respect copyright.PENANAKby8x9Z8Wb
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鞋子採過落花,遠遠地看見門口處站著一個人影,他低頭想著是誰不畏雨地等他,便留意到人影腳邊似乎還有隻貓偎著。由於有那隻貓,他以為是住在附近,家裏養了隻貓的花村太太。77Please respect copyright.PENANA90rOtd9Bbu
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花村太太愛貓是出了名的,去過她家的人印象最深都是滿屋子有關貓的佈置,尤其是有關貓的各種照片,整個貼滿天花板,遠遠瞇眼甚至竟會覺得那些照片巧妙地構成貓的五官。以愛貓聞名鄉里的花村太太自然也養了隻全身黑到發亮的貓,由於她捨不得把牠放在家裏,不論去哪都會攜上,參加親戚朋友舉辦的家庭派對也好,或者是去超市買菜也好,只要她一出現,便伴隨著貓咪,可以說,這隻貓成了她的另一種代名詞。77Please respect copyright.PENANAIc192vZNqQ
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他看診那麼多年,接觸那麼多位病患,還是初次見識到愛貓如此的人,每回看診必定有貓相隨,無一不有。77Please respect copyright.PENANANu4iQsNMGG
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也許她有什麼痼疾到診所找過他,卻發現他晚上休診,便直接返回在他住所前等,當然連同她那形影不離的寶貝貓兒子。77Please respect copyright.PENANAkiXqCzCwv8
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所以他一時也沒多慮,昂首擺手,張口正要招呼,黑壓壓的天空卻劈下一道強雷。 77Please respect copyright.PENANAAby2TfEvVE
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強烈白光瞬間爆發,刷亮眼底所能瞧見的各種事物,毫無預警的使他清楚望見佇立家門口的人容貌。77Please respect copyright.PENANAEnWReiG40L
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隨雷擊而至的轟鳴穿透他身體各處,奇異的是耳裡卻沒有任何聲音,唯有心臟澎跳的劇烈鼓動極其靠近耳邊。77Please respect copyright.PENANAwdD3u9XNxf
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那人的五官熟悉的讓他意識空白的渾身冷顫。77Please respect copyright.PENANA41eJDEEQDG
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幾乎是反射動作,他甚至連耽擱的呆楞也沒有,緊抓著雨傘回身就是邁開腳步,在暴雨中往來時路途狂奔。77Please respect copyright.PENANAeSsYjyE309
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呼吸聲在腦海擴散,雨瘋打他臉,連雨傘也遭逢逆風而傘骨倒豎,但他並沒停下腳步,他仍然是大步張開往前跑,他心知一旦停下,就再也無法逃開。77Please respect copyright.PENANAcHn9rcK4R6
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年輕男子,或者說,是奧村燐,也在雷光乍現同時瞥見轉身而逃的人,他先是因他的逃避舉止獃愣數秒,旋即怒意湧現,面目猙獰地往他追去。 77Please respect copyright.PENANAQMD7VHQw6K
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劃破滂沱大雨沙沙的怒吼,從他嘴裡爆開。77Please respect copyright.PENANA3b3JcO6z3s
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「雪男!!你敢給我再逃試試看!!」77Please respect copyright.PENANAHGSts06MBk
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但是這一吼並沒有任何效果,只是加快前方的人奔跑速度。77Please respect copyright.PENANACiOn5Wnc6C
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他瞋目瞪著理也不理的背影,驀然,當時的記憶湧現面前。77Please respect copyright.PENANA6FdnE5Rsiy
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那天,他的弟弟什麼東西也沒留下,便靜靜地從他的世界消失。77Please respect copyright.PENANAHemU4o9JKr
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為什麼?無數的問話卡在他喉間,可能夠回答他的人卻早已離他遠去。77Please respect copyright.PENANAY3EoQD1qwR
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從此,他開始不斷到處尋找他的消息,這一找,竟已過二十年。77Please respect copyright.PENANARIC6vocIkh
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而二十年後,他與他在打雷的雨夜裡,再度相逢。77Please respect copyright.PENANAfwN3wO7Ivp
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