好痛。211Please respect copyright.PENANAgHCX733yVg
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好痛,卻哭不出來。211Please respect copyright.PENANA0CX3c27LYn
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眼淚會讓人迷路。自從爸爸離家後,媽媽總是會對我這麼說。211Please respect copyright.PENANABiF4s8xC4V
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或許是因為如此,我才會忘了怎麼哭泣。211Please respect copyright.PENANADr59jv7qIh
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但,即使哭不出來,國一的那堂體育課,我的膝蓋仍綻開了血淋淋的傷口;而那位名叫艾瑪的同班同學,才會向呆坐在地上的我搭話。211Please respect copyright.PENANA3RcN3l6Tl7
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『你現在在哪裡?』211Please respect copyright.PENANA8UgCsATfPg
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說出這句令人摸不著頭緒的話語的,是因為孤僻的個性而在班上被欺負過幾次的陰森少女。211Please respect copyright.PENANAOSo6Ip3CDB
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雖然不受歡迎,卻長得很漂亮。墨水似的柔軟黑色長髮、洋娃娃一樣的細緻五官、怕被發現一般的淡淡薰衣草香。211Please respect copyright.PENANAYqzfXlK24J
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她微微掀起裙角,露出左腳的膝蓋。211Please respect copyright.PENANAI5ILjYiwiS
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一塊紗布包裹著那裡。211Please respect copyright.PENANA20KdgGg391
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『我們都在這裡呢,露娜。』她向我微笑。211Please respect copyright.PENANAhTrsuKePJb
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如此怪異的說話方式,或許就是她會被欺負的原因吧。但我並不介意,因為我想我們在班上都一樣格格不入。211Please respect copyright.PENANAbGDvkYpgPx
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後來,她陪我一起到保健室。看見我沒有像其他同學一樣把她趕走,她似乎很開心。211Please respect copyright.PENANAtjMKlFP6Vw
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從此以後,她變得只黏在我身邊。211Please respect copyright.PENANAO7PjTzr4Nk
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我發現我們有許多相似之處。除了都很安靜以外,我們還喜歡看書,也喜歡畫畫。211Please respect copyright.PENANAyQSusQOBpq
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她買了一本筆記本,與我在上課時互傳、輪流塗鴉。我很喜歡艾瑪的塗鴉,她會畫她養的短毛貓高斯,以及她跟姐姐、媽媽——是的,我們都沒有爸爸。高斯這個名字是她姐姐取的,她的姐姐似乎很聰明,在鎮上的大學裡做大腦相關的研究。211Please respect copyright.PENANACOM7pL2Tu4
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轉眼間,我們就迎來國一升國二的暑假。放假後,我跟艾瑪常去不同地方玩,有時去逛書店,有時去看電影。211Please respect copyright.PENANALEoraWhW5S
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一次,我們去參觀科博館。那天艾瑪的話突然變得很多,到處向我介紹姐姐告訴過她的知識。211Please respect copyright.PENANAjhbrA4UBxx
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我記得她站在科博館二樓的大腦模型前面,平時暗沉沉的眼睛閃閃發光。211Please respect copyright.PENANA6agqY9ReRv
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『露娜,你現在在哪裡?』她這麼問我。211Please respect copyright.PENANAVdqPlgH9Bi
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又是這個奇怪的問題。211Please respect copyright.PENANAfROHAErJxT
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她逕自接著說道,人們在某個時刻的思緒和感受,好比位在一張巨大地圖上的一個點;而那張地圖,解釋了我們從何而來,可以往哪裡去。211Please respect copyright.PENANAvbGiM4Shk6
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可惜,那張地圖不是平的,而是立體的,或4、5,甚至更高次元的,所以科學家暫時還找不到它。若是找到了,人們就能知道怎麼從這件事想到那件事,怎麼從高興走到難過,怎麼從憂鬱走到康復。211Please respect copyright.PENANAM579cTAyFD
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這些都是她姐姐告訴她的。當然,我一點也不知道她在說什麼。211Please respect copyright.PENANAeS5T1Erjcp
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開學後,我們又度過了數週平平無奇的學校生活。211Please respect copyright.PENANAnzIzRxBPZa
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上課、塗鴉、放學時一起回家,一切都看似毫無異狀。211Please respect copyright.PENANAb1Ufy3mRdw
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然而,隨著國二的尾聲到來,那件事情發生了。211Please respect copyright.PENANA873cbSVi6b
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高斯死了。211Please respect copyright.PENANAvNzuwRSs7C
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這是在艾瑪因為難過而兩個禮拜都沒來學校後,才從她口中得知的事情。211Please respect copyright.PENANAzJFXcSgVe6
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『就因為這樣?』211Please respect copyright.PENANAjo0kNH7Da2
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那節下課,站在艾瑪的座位前,我脫口而出這句話。211Please respect copyright.PENANAQ3TIylKUaf
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我只是覺得她不因該讓自己那麼傷心。211Please respect copyright.PENANABahCJmRsxh
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因為,眼淚會讓人迷路。211Please respect copyright.PENANAB5dkZuhRDN
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然而,艾瑪似乎無法理解我的意思。直到我看見她的臉垮下來,眼眶裡有淚水在打轉,我才知道我搞砸了。211Please respect copyright.PENANAAbYSQqiDIv
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後來,直到放暑假,她都沒有再來學校。我想了想,決定傳訊息向她道歉,但她只回了一次「沒關係」,就再也沒有回過我之後的訊息了。211Please respect copyright.PENANAMFAGkwWsvv
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暑假過後,三年級的開學日,我再次遇見艾瑪。211Please respect copyright.PENANAMCpN7o2f8f
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她的樣子變得古怪。她的眼神更加沒有生氣、更不愛說話,沒人知道她發生了什麼事。大家都避開她,而我也一直找不到機會跟她搭話,只能默默的觀察著她。那本筆記本上再也沒有新的塗鴉。211Please respect copyright.PENANAUbJoUlKb7S
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畢業後,我們又恰巧進入同一所高中。她就在我隔壁班。每次我經過,都會看見她一次比一次消瘦。211Please respect copyright.PENANAS38Ffm86RH
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不久後,他們班的傳聞就傳到我們班上,說她得了癌症、她被家人虐待、她被附身了。有一次,我在辦公室聽到老師們聊到艾瑪,說她好像去了奇怪的教會。211Please respect copyright.PENANAOwDoRlMZd1
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高二接近尾聲的一日放學,我經過他們班,看到裡面空空如也。在她的座位上,我看見有幾束鮮花和燒過的蠟燭擺在那。211Please respect copyright.PENANAAsKwqMJs6k
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艾瑪去世了。211Please respect copyright.PENANAD6dC2AJ7uX
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她是DMT中毒致死的,DMT是一種毒品的樣子,鎮上的報導是這麼說的。我不知道艾瑪為什麼會吸毒,也不知道她從哪裡弄來這種毒藥。211Please respect copyright.PENANAa2Ilpp4dsU
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然而,我告訴自己不能哭,不能迷路。大家都得在自己的路上繼續前進。211Please respect copyright.PENANAdTr85KAWEu
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上課、作業、考試,一成不變的生活因此繼續運轉著,隔壁班似乎也一下子就忘了她。211Please respect copyright.PENANAKeeP618qnI
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但,就在放假前一週的生物課上,老師跟我們分享了一個科學上的新發現。211Please respect copyright.PENANAjapWXo848y
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他說科學家發現了一個多達數千億維的空間。這個空間記錄了人類大腦任何可能的思想狀態。科學家稱這個空間「意識宇宙」。211Please respect copyright.PENANAoIX9Bdx6zm
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當下,我想起了去科博館玩的那次,艾瑪所說的那張巨大地圖,還有怎麼從高興走到難過、怎麼從憂鬱走到康復。211Please respect copyright.PENANA5mKgwtLIRr
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我感到一陣反胃。在以內急當藉口離開教室後,我跑向廁所。211Please respect copyright.PENANAMvBD4VwSuF
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跑著跑著,跟艾瑪有關的回憶不斷湧現。211Please respect copyright.PENANAR0L5ZbssuV
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首先,是我與艾瑪的最後一次對話。那時的我只是希望艾瑪不要因為難過而迷失了,但我現在卻隱約明白,有什麼注定讓艾瑪流淚。211Please respect copyright.PENANABfyoL1W8Ec
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接著,是我們經歷過的種種。艾瑪和我暑假時常去的書店,艾瑪在筆記本上的塗鴉,還有艾瑪在那堂體育課向我說的那句話。211Please respect copyright.PENANAPgaTTKCoFH
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我頓時恍然大悟。艾瑪讓我看她膝蓋的傷,並不是想說我們受傷的地方一樣——211Please respect copyright.PENANAm8eI80D0y7
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而是想告訴我,在那張以數億個維度所描繪的地圖上,我們在同一個地方。211Please respect copyright.PENANAIyyWr6MyOU
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我們一樣痛。211Please respect copyright.PENANABHCIUZW0o4
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——我現在在哪裡?211Please respect copyright.PENANAVMoNriPCCw
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好痛。211Please respect copyright.PENANActFsCYAkUd
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好痛,卻哭不出來。211Please respect copyright.PENANA4TnNOBF2hP
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胸口就像膝蓋那時的傷口一樣刺痛;我停步在走廊上,難受的蹲下。211Please respect copyright.PENANAavPln0KOrd
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我好希望當我抬頭時,能看見艾瑪對我微笑。211Please respect copyright.PENANAAFwkgIf7R5
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但,倘若她還活著,或許只會回我一句「就因為這樣」。211Please respect copyright.PENANAUXPwF64wmK
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好痛,好憤怒。211Please respect copyright.PENANAq4KK7uDCrc
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艾瑪迷失時,我拋棄了她。211Please respect copyright.PENANAdwpNmKtMcZ
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我就這樣放手了,導致了這場悲劇。211Please respect copyright.PENANAdWLS3MsLDq
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艾瑪死後,我仍假裝自己沒有迷路。211Please respect copyright.PENANAbJz344RIo8
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假裝不珍惜她,作為我曾經最好的朋友。211Please respect copyright.PENANAl98AZVoojq
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突然,彷彿不留給我任何喘息的餘地一般,我的手機傳來震動。211Please respect copyright.PENANAQJBYZb1Csw
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我懺抖著從口袋中拿出手機,將恍惚的目光投向螢幕。211Please respect copyright.PENANAlde0H5ffaZ
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我看見通知欄顯示的屬名和訊息內容。一時之間,我所有的思緒都停滯了。211Please respect copyright.PENANAlbsx1KgONA
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『艾瑪:』211Please respect copyright.PENANABtbFfHZB30
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『來地圖上找我。』211Please respect copyright.PENANAptsmRO83GY
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