把手吹乾後我推門而出,才沒走出幾步就發現這兒只有一片死寂,耳邊甚至因太安靜而微微耳鳴。426Please respect copyright.PENANA3dA2ecw8KA
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「啲人呢……」426Please respect copyright.PENANAS3YFJbsYP2
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穿過那扇門不出所料地回到宴會廳,那兒只剩下空空如也的舞台。晚宴的圓桌上只有吃剩的食物,它們還是暖的,牛扒被割出的一小塊上有叉子插著,紅酒從杯邊滑下明顯是剛剛被喝完放到案上,一切一切如同人們在吃食途中突然憑空蒸發般。426Please respect copyright.PENANAymEElgdBJk
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全身起了雞皮疙瘩的我轉身跑出:「喂!!有無人啊!!有無人係度啊!!」426Please respect copyright.PENANAKATn7EGbq5
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「……係……度……啊……」426Please respect copyright.PENANAu0Pi1LTiXh
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除了我自己的迴音外只有一片寂寥,逢門就開,見門就讚的我始終只是普通地穿過門框,門後卻沒有阡迴旅館!426Please respect copyright.PENANAGgFZpQDTMX
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沒有,沒有,沒有!!門後沒有阡迴旅館!我被困在平行宇宙了?!426Please respect copyright.PENANA5KNK7ayTKS
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這時只是用來展示不同平行宇宙可能性的空間,阡迴旅館沒有時光機的功能,我們並非真正到達了未來,所以在「展示」結束後,這空間也開始消滅了嗎?!等等我還在這兒啊!426Please respect copyright.PENANAIfCO7H2rXd
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我把臉貼到玻璃窗上望向酒店外,外頭只是一片漆黑,連地面也不存在!整座酒店就如懸浮在虛空之中,我也連忙把從酒店內逃出去的念頭打消!426Please respect copyright.PENANAPeLx6s6Bhx
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現在怎麼辦,現在怎麼辦,我要永遠地困在這異空間之中了嗎?426Please respect copyright.PENANAiiTsRb4bEb
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「喵~」426Please respect copyright.PENANAbjOCSyJfCo
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「渺…渺渺?!」426Please respect copyright.PENANAb9RkzI7Xee
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頹然坐在地上抱頭的我,卻突然聽到貓叫聲。426Please respect copyright.PENANA4VqE6btI4L
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「叮鈴…」426Please respect copyright.PENANAQHRO7p7CR8
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風鈴聲!真的是渺渺?還是鈴兒發現我還沒回去所以折返救我了?!426Please respect copyright.PENANAntJmSSHzRU
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「渺渺?!你係邊啊!」426Please respect copyright.PENANAVIoAj6X4lE
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我站起來東張西望,卻始終沒法鎖定渺渺的方向。426Please respect copyright.PENANAZ5SFDCTNa6
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走廊盡頭有人!!426Please respect copyright.PENANAkgJvTjqHEv
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「……小姐!等陣!!」426Please respect copyright.PENANAPpsDwWJEQK
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那個「女生」對我的叫喚充耳不聞,繼續向走廊深處步去,不行,這兒就只有那個女生在了,不能放她走!!426Please respect copyright.PENANAT6wRhrLDwn
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「等陣!!求下你,停一停!!」426Please respect copyright.PENANAcoXbjYQhtT
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更可怕的事發生了,隨著我追向那女生,我身後的酒店竟然開始淡出!牆壁地板燈光漸漸沉沒於虛空之中,視野中的景深突然變長,走廊深似無盡,身後的昏暗正洶湧而至!426Please respect copyright.PENANAlyKJFpZHEm
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不能……我不能停下腳步!這樣會被身後的虛空追上……426Please respect copyright.PENANAwokYQMHTZo
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等等,那人是!426Please respect copyright.PENANArWI7iegwKG
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「鈴兒!!我係度啊!!」426Please respect copyright.PENANA6st6Nvhb0F
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追……追不上!我和鈴兒之間的走廊不斷伸延,她就在視野之中,但我卻永遠追不上她!!426Please respect copyright.PENANAe0tmk3UHgO
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「等埋我…求下你…唔好連你都扔低我……夏!鈴!兒!!」426Please respect copyright.PENANAkuHcNoCr66
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「砰!!」426Please respect copyright.PENANAGV5VGyhAdJ
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「哎呀!嗚…」426Please respect copyright.PENANA8BJtOunYdP
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收制不及的我狠狠地撞到關上的門板,狼狽不堪的我連忙推開門:「鈴兒!」426Please respect copyright.PENANAdvArnJWg87
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「……我識得你?」426Please respect copyright.PENANA1PdQ9lztP6
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咦?426Please respect copyright.PENANAHw7hKpM015
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等……等,哪兒來的門?我在哪兒?426Please respect copyright.PENANA3f4JpyCf6K
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氣喘如牛的我站直身,發現自己正身處於一條走廊之中,米白色的牆壁,灰色膠地板,還有分隔病床和走廊的玻璃窗。426Please respect copyright.PENANADnZSst2SBh
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一看便知這是醫院。426Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5aIP1NEw8
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「鈴…鈴兒…我頭先…嗄…你聽我講,真係嚇死我…」426Please respect copyright.PENANAB9RdlnS6zZ
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「先生,我地唔識對方,就請唔好直接叫我個名。」426Please respect copyright.PENANApm5UpBRJlu
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眼前的鈴兒,極之冰冷。426Please respect copyright.PENANAOI4Rx0XalI
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「但係……」426Please respect copyright.PENANArLrTKkfvgC
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她眼中沒有一絲光彩,沒有一絲生氣,只看她的雙瞳如在凝視深淵,甚至不知她是死是活。426Please respect copyright.PENANAxHI4z8qtue
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我剛剛撞在門上的側臉和鼻翼還隱隱作痛,如果是真正的鈴兒理應至少會關心我有否受傷之類。426Please respect copyright.PENANAnYiT6VNf0L
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「我返去做野先。」426Please respect copyright.PENANAZLSIGUcYbU
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鈴兒眼中只有冷如冰霜的鄙視,那陌生的冰冷表情使我不寒而慄,但其胸前的名牌是寫著「夏鈴兒」沒錯。426Please respect copyright.PENANAt7OHy7wLHY
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看著遠去的她,我完全摸不著頭腦,她突然怎麼像變了一個人似的還不記得我了?426Please respect copyright.PENANAJOVZJZY22A
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但馬上我就看出端倪了。426Please respect copyright.PENANAOufsfyduEv
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無論是那邊那個醫生手上拿著的摺式手機。426Please respect copyright.PENANAtLEyFNZ0l5
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還是在角落中放著的顯像管「大牛龜」顯像管電視。426Please respect copyright.PENANAU93sImu1rQ
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這兒不是未來,不是現在,不是平行宇宙,更加不是阡迴旅館。426Please respect copyright.PENANAPAQ9nssIxX
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這是過去,鈴兒成為阡迴旅館職員前的過去。426Please respect copyright.PENANAZiX5rOSFGE
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[13座 西翼4/F]426Please respect copyright.PENANAwQdSgkCdIc
[安寧病房]
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走廊外的門牌上如此寫著,加上鈴兒的打扮和名牌,她是安寧病房的護士。426Please respect copyright.PENANA3ThYtakh4E
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才一想起剛剛她那神情,那恍如宣告對一切都不感興趣的冷漠表情,除了陌生外我更感到胸口一陣悸動和沉重,如被重物壓住般沒法喘息。426Please respect copyright.PENANAiX2nNaagU6
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我知道甚麼是安寧病房。426Please respect copyright.PENANAefz4GtUoua
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安寧病房中的病人都是到了無藥可治的地步,入住這兒非為了治療,而是透過醫療手段減輕離世前痛苦,使其人生最後的時光不用滿身被喉管插著,能保有最後的尊嚴,而且盡可能無痛地渡過於常世中最後的彌留。426Please respect copyright.PENANA6BVfm1Egvy
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鈴兒走到走廊盡頭進入一間房中,身在平行宇宙的我如隱形人,只要不動聲色就會自動被無視,即使好像剛剛那樣和鈴兒說話她也會馬上忘掉,所以我也這樣大刺刺地跟上。426Please respect copyright.PENANAFnDYzHZ9ry
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「……預計佢撐唔過今晚,通知佢屋企人嚟見最後一面做好心理準備。」這房間似乎是個迷你的會議室,當中一名像是護士長般的人平靜地說著。426Please respect copyright.PENANAEfnUkId2Mm
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「明白。」426Please respect copyright.PENANA2M1Rmj2jws
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鈴兒的回答沒有一絲起伏,連悲慟都沒有,在這死亡每日上演的安寧病房之中她是如此習以為常。426Please respect copyright.PENANAHkrCdA4xAn
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好冰冷,她的表情。426Please respect copyright.PENANAJ97O7T2a3N
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好陌生,她的身影。426Please respect copyright.PENANAGOczH3l2X2
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鈴兒在自己的筆記簿上一邊寫字一邊說:「我會通知工友Standby,盡快清好張床俾新病人。」426Please respect copyright.PENANAPAJjcNviTy
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「嗯,至於其他有離世風險病人嘅名同床號已經係你地手上,要多加注意。」426Please respect copyright.PENANAr7Msh2ZeMa
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「等陣,聽日入住嘅新病人,點解……無資料?」426Please respect copyright.PENANAG39X8K9H2e
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「除左夏姑娘之外,大家都出返去做野先。」426Please respect copyright.PENANA2ZKbzXbUDL
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「係。」426Please respect copyright.PENANAEXYGKD6vgN
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其他護士點點頭轉身離去,還順手關上門,我當然站在那兒繼續聽。426Please respect copyright.PENANAS3CF41QuIA
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「聽日嚟嘅新病人會訓佢張床,夏姑娘,我希望你可以負責佢嘅入院手續。」426Please respect copyright.PENANAT5PZmnAF3a
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「好。」鈴兒簡短地點頭。426Please respect copyright.PENANA7muOpxkqxj
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「你就唔問下點解要搞到咁神秘?」426Please respect copyright.PENANA8uSS79yEAg
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「我認為自己無需要知道,如果我有需要知道,護士長早就俾咗資料我。」426Please respect copyright.PENANA3knTx10vEh
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「當然,但理由我希望自己親口講你知,你會主力負責佢,其他姑娘如非必要同緊急都唔會同佢有咩溝通。」426Please respect copyright.PENANAw54rFs7neE
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「咁原因係咩?」426Please respect copyright.PENANA81bumvLAMG
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護士長拿出一份文件:「你之前有無睇新聞?嗯,身為護士嘅你雖然只係負責安寧病房……」426Please respect copyright.PENANAX8HPFgNmYa
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「喵!」426Please respect copyright.PENANATfkSdeg6FZ
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突然間我腳邊傳來一陣毛茸茸的感覺,我連忙低頭一看:「渺渺?!」426Please respect copyright.PENANAViaE5uFIWi
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米色的毛球不知從哪兒鑽出,在我雙腳之間以尾巴蹭磨,然後推開虛掩的門從縫隙溜了出去!426Please respect copyright.PENANARuE5eRvQeW
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「渺渺,等埋我!」426Please respect copyright.PENANANqiKKTpqFK
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是來接我嗎?正如那時候我迷途至阡迴旅館時,也是渺渺在引路,牠知道回去的路!426Please respect copyright.PENANABM8kxoj0jp
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「渺渺!」426Please respect copyright.PENANABPP9i6sYre
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難得看到回去的希望,雖然很在意鈴兒的過去但是待會兒問她就好了,怎可能放渺渺跑掉!426Please respect copyright.PENANAA6fOZjlpnB
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「渺渺!嘁……真係,肥成咁點解可以跑得咁快!?」426Please respect copyright.PENANAPjgqxxhdIB
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「喵哈?!」426Please respect copyright.PENANAlRirRpe0gh
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在走廊盡頭的牠聽到似乎有點生氣,但還是在那兒等著我。426Please respect copyright.PENANAKtJOTAjTYK
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急步追上的我才一拐過那個角落——426Please respect copyright.PENANAQ44vRbsUdw
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「叮……叮……」426Please respect copyright.PENANAoSbZ026p40
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風鈴聲,在幽閉的走廊中迴盪。426Please respect copyright.PENANAmw039jiJEX
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「…嗄…呼…」426Please respect copyright.PENANAeDNiHPnxan
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深呼吸,閉上眼,我如鈴兒那樣以心傾聽,聞聲辨位,試圖找出風鈴聲的來源。426Please respect copyright.PENANAWqmnvBgds6
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風鈴聲,來自阡迴旅館。426Please respect copyright.PENANAJONDpHziV4
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「叮……叮……」426Please respect copyright.PENANAd2hMEs8VIh
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鈴聲相當悅耳,閉眼靜心傾聽能使人想起盛夏之中,青天白雲之下,屋簷邊陲的琉璃風鈴迎著夏風輕輕搖曳奏鳴。426Please respect copyright.PENANAESp9Gkdl7f
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找到了!426Please respect copyright.PENANAp9oRGwqrbK
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「喵!」426Please respect copyright.PENANA4HKUnFW5uC
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渺渺幾個躍動從地板跳到我小腿,爬過背脊然後騎在我肩上,我信步隨著風鈴聲傳來的方向推開一扇門!426Please respect copyright.PENANAJnkqZJhWS5
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光芒將我淹沒,待其褪去後我看到自己正身在古色古香的阡迴旅館之中。426Please respect copyright.PENANAhK9NCu3oN9
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回來……回來了!426Please respect copyright.PENANALYA5NoUZy1
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「呼…呼…」426Please respect copyright.PENANA6EOHyUHTgl
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定眼看四周,我卻發現自己正身在阡迴旅館的頂樓。為甚麼我這樣肯定?因為在我身旁的天井可以看到最高處的天花板,木樑木柱在天花板四周交織出木塔的巨大屋頂,而這層沒有任何房間或門,就只有半開放的戶外空間。426Please respect copyright.PENANAy22Btkac7P
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「返嚟啦,溫年柏。」426Please respect copyright.PENANA5eXhXLFUJ5
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與木欄柵相對著的是一個小露台,露台朝西迎向夕陽,那兒鋪著榻榻米,放著一張矮桌和座墊,一個沒有見過的男人坐在那兒,身穿白袍背對著我,一些茶具齊整地放在深木色的矮桌上冒著芬芳的蒸氣。426Please respect copyright.PENANAP5cjstfF27
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「你係……」426Please respect copyright.PENANAyVRz8HklJ4
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「熟人。」426Please respect copyright.PENANAVML1ujEl59
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本來迎著夕陽的男人回首向我微笑,即使他戴著眼鏡也看得出他滿臉倦容,但一對上眼我卻感到心頭一陣猛跳,好像看到久違的老朋友一樣,盡管我不認識眼前的男人。