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媽媽是個有趣的女人，熱愛猜謎，亦愛看我猜謎時的苦惱模樣。786Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdn3yuIV48
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「它偶爾像一個葡萄包，甜甜的，果腹的，令人感到快樂滿足的。它偶爾像一灘鼻水，黏黏稠稠的，令人寸步難行。更多時候，它像空氣，人們運用了它而不自覺……它到底是甚麼？」786Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3aa3cAIY3
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當時我年紀尚小，曾花上數天認真探討謎底，奈何交出的多個答案統統不對。後來我遇上更多比猜謎更新奇有趣的玩意，自然而然淡忘了那個謎語。786Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡho3UXwYfp4
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直至數十年後的今日，媽媽彌留之際，她竟再次提及那個謎語。我和丈夫齊齊動腦筋，卻沒有一個答案能令她點頭。786Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nBLqAQgr3
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當晚，媽媽病逝。喪禮後，我重投正常生活，忙得不可開交，不過我每星期必會騰出一天回家探望獨居的爸爸。又一個星期天。老家還是老樣子，爸爸也還是那副深沉的模樣，不苟言笑。我默默完成打掃活，提議與爸爸一起到公園散步。786Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1lOZxIX3FC
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「你回家去忙你的。往後不必來。」爸爸淡然望向窗外。786Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkHCuMf7X5
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「不要緊。我閒得很。」我強擠微笑，撒謊——其實我很想回家陪伴孩子。786Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4D255i4gm8
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「你記得《燕詩》嗎？」爸爸突然話鋒一轉，彷彿回到那個教書的年紀，彷彿我是他其中一個學生。786Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5DwdeXs87
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「樑上有雙燕，翩翩雄與雌……」我人到中年仍可以隨口背誦出中學課本的課文，自問是個及格有餘的教師女兒。786Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoL8f1tBRUE
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原以為爸爸打算說教訓話，誰料他拿出媽媽的遺書遞給我看：「謎底就是《燕詩》。」786Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3ZadhpTog
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「兩者有何關連？」本已疲累的我此刻更是頭昏腦脹。786Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBCMOzgVkL
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「我起初也不明白，直至我剛剛看見你打掃完畢後的疲倦模樣。」爸爸苦笑：「難怪你媽那麼討厭《燕詩》，說它誤人子弟。」786Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRrTX6r9ld
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「我不明白。」我開始不甚耐煩，希望爸爸可以直白講重點，不要轉彎抹角。786Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrRjAK3irX
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「你必須自己去想明白那個答案——你的外祖母臨終前也是這樣囑咐你媽。」爸爸沒有更多的解說，逕自回到睡房去，不再理會我。786Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAF79TaDuF
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回家路上，我的腦袋不受控似的，不停在謎語和《燕詩》之間來回打圈轉。786Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2rS13qDkT
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抵家。孩子一如平日，興奮無比上前迎接我。我摸摸他們的頭，讚他們乖，內心苦惱稍得舒緩。786Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDsN0e6dX5
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夜深，孩子們終於入眠，我和丈夫準備就寢去。786Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHu0vNzGE4
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丈夫關心問我：「與岳父吵架？」786Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJQn3NboDG
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「不是。」既然丈夫察覺到我的異樣，我亦毋須隱瞞：「記得媽媽的那個謎語嗎？」786Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbxdJreyau
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「記得。我們的答案全軍覆沒。」丈夫傻笑。786Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2DjaYw6Pn
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「原來答案是『《燕詩》』。」我嘆一口氣。786Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8X903UAiIP
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丈夫若有所思，沒有立即回話。786Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomRhzd0gtY
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「你明白？」看見丈夫似懂非懂的表情，我莫名其妙地火冒三丈。786Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29A8Egkgnl
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「你曾否覺得『養育孩子』是一件很偉大的事，或是覺得孩子對我們有所虧欠？」丈夫巧妙地以提問回應我的問題。786Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtVVHi22I5
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「永不……」我一把倒進丈夫懷內，幻想著孩子將來成家立室後與我倆漸行漸遠——原來會是多麼的心甘情願。786Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxrqLMdPOp
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父母的唸書聲驀地在我耳邊響起——「當時父母念，今日爾應知。」786Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMseaHS8kR
