他們都深怕要是再待在這濃霧中,船就會在不知不覺間吹到某些不知名的地方。279Please respect copyright.PENANA1zjkhhZCCA
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濃濃的白霧使得全船都沾滿霧水,甲板非常濕滑,一不小心,很容易就會滑倒地上。占士小心翼翼地走過甲板,一下子便隱沒於濃霧中。走到瞭望台底,他純熟地抓住繩梯,由於麻繩材質的關係,磨擦力很大,他三爬兩撥便攀上去。279Please respect copyright.PENANA21zpkOV5sH
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陽光從雲端透射下來。剎那間,眼睛未能追上光度的變化,視線竟變得白濛濛一片。周遭的溫度也一下子和暖起來。還有……很大風,他必須抓得更緊以穩住身軀。279Please respect copyright.PENANAYjTue0IVyV
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「占士!」「你到了嗎!?」約翰大聲叫喊。279Please respect copyright.PENANAFIRD3Ce3pQ
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「到了!」「這裡沒霧!很大風!」占士用力壓住帽子,十分狼狽。279Please respect copyright.PENANAtRcKOyMH7Q
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真的難以置信。二人竟然一直沒爬上塔頂。279Please respect copyright.PENANAEeOAtxXGbN
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「你有看到什麼嗎?」約翰興奮地說。279Please respect copyright.PENANA2vspYVgx43
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「有島!」279Please respect copyright.PENANAeV1pCO8dt7
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「什麼??」約翰十分驚訝。279Please respect copyright.PENANAtlypvuyvDr
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塔頂未被濃霧包圍。船已悄然來到外海。四周景色盡收眼或,是一望無際的海洋。放眼遠處,正前方是一個島嶼,除此之外,不論什麼方向也是一條無盡的海平線。頂上風景原來早已非一片密雲,而是身處在萬里無雲的蔚藍晴空下。279Please respect copyright.PENANArorJCnmbGV
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風勁凌厲,實在來得太突然,就似是起航時颳起的一陣離岸怪風。一息間,船邊的濃霧已隨風散得七七八八。279Please respect copyright.PENANAE10DfRnw9t
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占士爬下繩梯,離開瞭望台,回到甲板上。約翰驚訝地說:「霧竟然突然開始散了!」279Please respect copyright.PENANAsosXEwwo2j
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「對。當我爬上瞭望台後,突然就颳起了一陣風,就像我們早上出海的時候。接著霧就開始慢慢散開了。」現時他已能清楚看見自己的四肢了。279Please respect copyright.PENANAYZG0mD5mPw
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「那我們趕快收起漁網,快點回航。已接近中午了。」約翰邊走邊說。279Please respect copyright.PENANAGWz2qAuksK
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陽光帶走了甲板上的水氣,只在二人腳下遺留一個細小的黑影。279Please respect copyright.PENANA50FsWDsvq2
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兩人走到下漁網的船邊,用力地攪動滑輪。長長的麻繩逐步地離開水面。大抵是水流的影響,漁網越收越重,他們顯得十分吃力。大約十分鐘後,剛才的大風早已消失在虛無間,只剩下正午的太陽。279Please respect copyright.PENANAypnJtdmkZx
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烈日當空,海平面彌漫著一股熱氣。海水吸收陽光後,化成水蒸氣把光線折射到不同地方。整個海面都變得一閃一閃。暖流撲面,汗水從額頭不停地滴到甲板上,然後沸騰蒸發。279Please respect copyright.PENANAl43jFWZe1p
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在漁網收起來一剎那,約翰衝口而出:「我的天阿!為什麼?」279Please respect copyright.PENANAWJaDyi3CVa
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漁網中一條魚也沒有。或者,該說成什麼也沒有。