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他一直盯著那瑟縮牆角的小女孩。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbuVWIL304
664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgB6cDItCX
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。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabswzSnA0X
664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYrmMpBh0I
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，匆匆前往諾克斯博士的辦公室。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGRMEUHwyX
664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtB9TQyGig
聽聞合法的屍體供應不能滿足研究需求，不少解剖學家願意花大錢偷偷買下來源不明的屍體。諾克斯博士就是當中尤其闊綽的一個。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkHjrYWf27
664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdf8j0hcCTQ
但諾克斯博士見到他帶來的貨色，不禁眉頭一皺。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP52v7nVlwN
664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5tTOEXQHz
他慌忙補上一句謊話：「這是我的親人。你肯定不會惹上麻煩。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcEgGhJU4G
664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSQen02kxQ
諾克斯博士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。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡda44Vcj0EC
664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJsBYcFpep
他沒奈何，但只得接受。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBJiPG9mo5
664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSum5qaAJwl
他小心翼翼地翻動小女孩的遺體。除了因著諾克斯博士的要求（切勿毀壞遺體），亦因著對她的歉意。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡciM2ht73pm
664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWvNGzXObA
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！664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdf4iFc6R6D
664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVUNOSPBMn
領取報酬後，他帶著小女孩的遺物離開辦公室。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1zfG26PX4
664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrOd6SD3mr
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。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQZQ93M5XV
664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQahX2Cfzeu
城中大鐘不合時宜地響起十二下鐘聲。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPRgiGtII4
664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglyg7dYs2N
「聖誕快樂！」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgYdfx1fyn
664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAu49dJxuyo
「新年快樂！」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaREpH3yaud
664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6q5zfQhUD
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。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1R0Q9g33Y
664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8uv71NuNN
未來？那小女孩已沒有未來——她剛凍死街頭。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyL4un05Lb9
664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jyQrpJ9ff
倏忽飄雪漫天。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgY9QtvQHYK
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寒氣徹骨。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEh9JBrCw0
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回家吧。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLaKIJfHY8
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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。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9NtcIEUT7Y
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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。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJ7ThxS08s
664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ZxjWSxutf
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。
註：664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqPpQRSEbZ
*取材自1827-1828年英國「伯克與海爾謀殺案」+安徒生童話《賣火柴的小女孩》
