安娜的步伐很快。根本不是一個五歲女孩應有的速度。419Please respect copyright.PENANAaA4ftdFEyI
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一絲不安掠過。419Please respect copyright.PENANAm7zLf0BLsV
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村民都說她是個不祥人,因為她多年來均是五歲女孩的模樣,不曾長大。419Please respect copyright.PENANAVKmLcQfVkh
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「安娜,不如我們休息一會,好嗎?」我氣喘如牛。419Please respect copyright.PENANA2tpLCWIRub
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她停下腳步,回頭冷眼望我。「好的。」419Please respect copyright.PENANApKxc585ptY
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我們在一棵大樹下並肩而坐。我這才發現四周盡是一片迷霧。419Please respect copyright.PENANAI3RME6T4yf
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不寒而慄。419Please respect copyright.PENANAtPNGpNZv9G
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為何安娜可以單憑直覺辦認方向?419Please respect copyright.PENANAW5OR4l8oDG
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難道她真的是傳說中的森林魔鬼?419Please respect copyright.PENANAiSY2Dl9WuT
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「安娜,你很熟悉這片森林呢!」我嘗試套口風。傳說從無人可以活著離開森林,除了安娜。419Please respect copyright.PENANACvkGi3GSXC
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「嗯。我每天都在這裡閒蕩。」安娜低頭把玩她的老舊破娃娃。娃娃是由碎布拼湊而成的,沾滿塵灰。灰灰黑黑的,與安娜的衣裝打扮同一調子。419Please respect copyright.PENANA9mQl9tNXfj
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「為甚麼?媽媽不會擔心嗎?」我故作關心,目光離不開安娜的紅髮藍眼。全村只有安娜有紅髮和藍眼珠。我十分肯定安娜的父母不是村子的居民。419Please respect copyright.PENANAb113ae3p75
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「媽媽走入森林後,再也沒有回到村子。但她離開前答應過我,遲些會來帶我渡湖離開。」安娜將娃娃緊緊擁入懷內,一臉憂傷。「我日等夜等,始終等不到,所以走入森林中四處逛,看看能否找到她講的湖。」419Please respect copyright.PENANAvufaN11F2O
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「湖?是否我要找的湖?」我驚訝不已。419Please respect copyright.PENANA8DvWqYcOao
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一連七日,我夢見失蹤多年的母親,她要我找安娜幫忙,尋找森林中的大湖,與她團聚。村民說魔鬼冒充我的母親,想要趁機侵奪我的肉體,勸我不要冒險走入森林,也不要與安娜來往。419Please respect copyright.PENANAlS5mOuMgeb
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「我估計是。」安娜不太肯定。「我沒有親眼見過那個湖。」419Please respect copyright.PENANAXjNR04kPyV
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「你不是曾經引領部份村民找到大湖嗎?」我心頭一顫。曾有二十三個村民先後跟隨安娜進入森林,卻也再沒有回來。419Please respect copyright.PENANA6lkXmHGpg8
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「對。他們看見湖,但我看不見。」安娜苦笑:「他們都夢見多年不見的親人,但我沒有夢見過任何親人。其他村民沒有發過類似的夢,所以亦看不見湖。」419Please respect copyright.PENANAhs0NXI4KsO
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一切過於詭異,難以服人。難怪村民都說安娜是不祥人。村民對安娜又懼又恨,三番四次欺侮她,想要將她趕離村子。部份激進的村民甚至曾以驅魔之名,將安娜扔入火爐。猶幸安娜死不了,爬出火爐,躲在森林裡療傷。她後來又拾來爛布髒布裹身,遭村民戲稱「灰色安娜」。419Please respect copyright.PENANAF7k3v8fI70
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「不用怕。你的媽媽定會信守諾言。」我心生憐憫。419Please respect copyright.PENANAvKuQNXib9I
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安娜終於笑了。419Please respect copyright.PENANAv2ZyqxS64h
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她喜孜孜地給我講述她最愛的床前小故事:從前,有一位灰姑娘。她有一個繼母,繼母有兩個女兒……419Please respect copyright.PENANAriHXp6nI4L
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聊著聊著,我和安娜齊齊於大樹下倦極入睡。419Please respect copyright.PENANAYnjNtXPEoT
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翌日,霧氣消散。419Please respect copyright.PENANAMEqkIHfGZb
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我強撐硬僵的身體,勉力張開沉重的眼皮。419Please respect copyright.PENANAE04DK3wOEq
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怎麼會有一個湖在不遠處?怎麼我們整晚不曾發覺?419Please respect copyright.PENANA1zjUT2OXea
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「怎麼了?」安娜打個呵欠,睡眼惺忪望向我。419Please respect copyright.PENANA8DN6vvyfKZ
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「你看不見嗎?」我指向大湖。419Please respect copyright.PENANAALhRSIaN2a
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「湖?我看不見呢!」安娜意識到我看見了甚麼,不以為然。她朝著我手指的方向跑去,跑到我眼中的湖中央,腳步不曾泛起漣漪。最後,她四平八穩地站在湖面,未有沒入水裡。如履平地。419Please respect copyright.PENANAmKCIBytTGf
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我鼓起勇氣,戰戰兢兢地走向安娜。419Please respect copyright.PENANAQEKWW6LHIA
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沒走多少步,我的鞋子已被浸濕,雙腳亦感受到湖水的冰涼。「我沒能走近你!」419Please respect copyright.PENANAOGT605hJr3
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「你站在湖邊就可以了!」她回到我身邊。「看看附近有沒有甚麼特別的?」419Please respect copyright.PENANAUy9aASXuBr
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我四處張望。419Please respect copyright.PENANAC0wehIj3oA
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濃霧忽現,籠罩湖面,一切景物均沒入迷濛當中。419Please respect copyright.PENANAD5BDEvyYKt
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漣漪從湖中心擴散開來。一條無人的半殘小舟往我們這邊前來,停在我腳邊。「一條……小舟……」我被詭譎的情境嚇得半死,說話結結巴巴的。419Please respect copyright.PENANAnYe9jCIwnb
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「就是這個了!它會給你指引離開的路。」講解完畢,安娜馬上轉身離開。419Please respect copyright.PENANAgrihSvhbgo
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「安娜!」我叫住安娜:「你要跟我離開嗎?」419Please respect copyright.PENANA4CVY7frjyB
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「我看不見湖,亦看不見小舟,離開不了呢!」安娜以笑容掩蓋失落之情。419Please respect copyright.PENANAuUgcNxU7de
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我連忙從衣袋掏出幾顆糖果,塞到安娜手心。「我只有這些……無以為報。」419Please respect copyright.PENANAi8QQ7zobei
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「或許,你替我打探媽媽的下落,然後告訴她,安娜很掛念她!」安娜哭著講出媽媽的名字。聽聞她是個沒有眼淚的女孩,受到村民的連番欺侮亦不會示弱。419Please respect copyright.PENANAgGzbWoXnZ5
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但,她會為了媽媽而哭。419Please respect copyright.PENANAkUQ0lbkgf4
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「好……」我輕掃她的紅髮,以示安慰。419Please respect copyright.PENANAUOQcwCtGkT
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我登上小舟,邁向矇矓深處。419Please respect copyright.PENANAXiSoiVY2wR
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安娜的身影越益模糊……
我睜開雙眼,霍地彈起。身邊圍著兩個不認識的醜陋老女人,還有……419Please respect copyright.PENANAglbASTwl54
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「爸爸?媽媽?」我喜極而泣,父母亦激動衝前,與我相擁。419Please respect copyright.PENANAaCqsR0PuyP
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我飽餐一頓後,與父母和醜女們再次聚首。419Please respect copyright.PENANATme70Y7jUv
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父母說,我數天前遇上車禍離世。他們找來女巫作法,令我起死回生。現在,我還要多待在這裡一晚,觀察情況。如無意外,明天方可回家去。419Please respect copyright.PENANAv08tNQwJZj
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夜裡,父母離開小屋後。爐火邊,我和兩位女巫齊齊安坐搖搖椅,品嚐可口的熱朱古力。419Please respect copyright.PENANAGG8Sy5fjtA
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我提及有關安娜的事情,希望女巫能夠幫忙尋找安娜的母親。419Please respect copyright.PENANAKeIxEdWsJI
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鴉雀無聲。419Please respect copyright.PENANA1nD20xmA61
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我從女巫的神情察覺端倪。「你們認識安娜?」419Please respect copyright.PENANABl4fF4p89z
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她們沒有直接回答我,逕自講起她們的故事……419Please respect copyright.PENANAqT338aKGoj
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七十年前,國家內戰剛剛平息,人民又要開始面對瘟疫和饑荒。419Please respect copyright.PENANAeobsb4i2JT
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兩個十歲不到的小娃隨著女巫母親四處流浪,最後得到一個樵夫收留。女巫為了報恩而下嫁喪妻的樵夫,助他照顧親生女兒——安娜。可惜好景不常,樵夫染上瘟疫離世,餘下女巫獨力照顧三名女兒。419Please respect copyright.PENANAratDZUSp7t
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四人吃不飽、穿不暖,女巫為生計發愁之際,發現村裡的富翁願意花錢招聘懂得巫術的人,望能將愛妻起死回生。女巫盤算一番後,前往應聘。她以不知袖裡的安娜作為「媒介」,哄騙她為愛妻的靈魂作引導……419Please respect copyright.PENANADt5kZQvdtu
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「為何不是你倆作『媒介』,而是完全不懂巫術的安娜?」419Please respect copyright.PENANAc8pBPwvcqA
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「有哪個母親會捨得讓自己的孩子冒險?」419Please respect copyright.PENANAXBywJwOhul
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「事成後,為何不帶安娜回來?」419Please respect copyright.PENANAQRQ4ET59pD
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「因為賺來的錢被偷光。我們只好重施故技,繼續利用安娜賺錢……」419Please respect copyright.PENANA7xp5I2dx8n
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「然後呢?又被偷錢嗎?你們不是活得好好的?有熱朱古力!有火爐!有搖搖椅!但安娜每天被欺侮,甚至會被扔入火爐!」419Please respect copyright.PENANA3fKJdjB03F
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「太遲了!安娜的肉身早已腐爛,沒能復生。」419Please respect copyright.PENANA7RHarGVheT
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「至少,你們該要向她道歉,讓她不要盲目等待,重過正常生活。」419Please respect copyright.PENANAlvozissknD
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「我們……不敢……我們怕她受刺激後靈力大增,化為怨靈……向我們報仇……」419Please respect copyright.PENANApCRyuzjkcV
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「她是個好心腸的孩子。或許她會原諒你們。」419Please respect copyright.PENANA489i4zbGTn
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「誰保證?」419Please respect copyright.PENANASr6H4GfjeG
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的確,沒人能保證安娜不會發怒。419Please respect copyright.PENANATlNU6aJHU0
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女巫見我沒有立即回嘴,於是乘勝追擊,你一言我一語,把責任推卸予我。419Please respect copyright.PENANAgs3Hra2rsV
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「不如,你馬上自殺,將真相告訴安娜,勸她重過正常生活。」419Please respect copyright.PENANA1TYtped9O3
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「但我們不確定安娜會否願意再次為你引路。」419Please respect copyright.PENANANW31x0VNz9
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「希望安娜不會就地把你撕成碎片吧!」419Please respect copyright.PENANA2psGLCgBYT
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「裝甚麼大仁大義?你不也是沒膽量!」419Please respect copyright.PENANAPJVAIkQ5IM
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我氣得將手中的保溫杯扔向爐火,把搖搖椅推翻在地。奈何此等誇張的舉動反令女巫笑得彎了腰。419Please respect copyright.PENANAzdqKGyG2cX
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「惱羞成怒嗎?哈哈哈!」419Please respect copyright.PENANA0mncd8WsqG
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「你的父母千金散盡,原來是救了個小屁孩!」419Please respect copyright.PENANAr57BQtj7XG
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「世界從來不是非黑即白!」419Please respect copyright.PENANAnUoPx8yZJv
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「小子,你將來就會明白!」419Please respect copyright.PENANANk0Hb2ZIUT
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我知道自己徹底輸了。419Please respect copyright.PENANAEeIE8ueckL
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不單是敗予女巫,更是敗於自己。419Please respect copyright.PENANAxXvcR4LAqj
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我沒有自己想像的清高。419Please respect copyright.PENANA014OItrlO3
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所以……419Please respect copyright.PENANAHAJeuZpkYq
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對不起,安娜。