把手吹乾後我推門而出,才沒走出幾步就發現這兒只有一片死寂,耳邊甚至因太安靜而微微耳鳴。774Please respect copyright.PENANAHsqH9SD9u8
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「啲人呢……」774Please respect copyright.PENANAEg89nSJ5Fr
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穿過那扇門不出所料地回到宴會廳,那兒只剩下空空如也的舞台。晚宴的圓桌上只有吃剩的食物,它們還是暖的,牛扒被割出的一小塊上有叉子插著,紅酒從杯邊滑下明顯是剛剛被喝完放到案上,一切一切如同人們在吃食途中突然憑空蒸發般。774Please respect copyright.PENANAeVeZhHBS30
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全身起了雞皮疙瘩的我轉身跑出:「喂!!有無人啊!!有無人係度啊!!」774Please respect copyright.PENANAYK9enITHYJ
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「……係……度……啊……」774Please respect copyright.PENANAHhfVbDBRZn
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除了我自己的迴音外只有一片寂寥,逢門就開,見門就讚的我始終只是普通地穿過門框,門後卻沒有阡迴旅館!774Please respect copyright.PENANAJzpfzC4Qss
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沒有,沒有,沒有!!門後沒有阡迴旅館!我被困在平行宇宙了?!774Please respect copyright.PENANAqwuXKcTmvt
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這時只是用來展示不同平行宇宙可能性的空間,阡迴旅館沒有時光機的功能,我們並非真正到達了未來,所以在「展示」結束後,這空間也開始消滅了嗎?!等等我還在這兒啊!774Please respect copyright.PENANAVT69PH4jOc
774Please respect copyright.PENANARIgH2miw6k
我把臉貼到玻璃窗上望向酒店外,外頭只是一片漆黑,連地面也不存在!整座酒店就如懸浮在虛空之中,我也連忙把從酒店內逃出去的念頭打消!774Please respect copyright.PENANAsuaFdUVOTZ
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現在怎麼辦,現在怎麼辦,我要永遠地困在這異空間之中了嗎?774Please respect copyright.PENANAhGzyYqBbSs
774Please respect copyright.PENANAO5W5ggxPXC
「喵~」774Please respect copyright.PENANAy1wenn57iY
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「渺…渺渺?!」774Please respect copyright.PENANAFbs333cz3T
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頹然坐在地上抱頭的我,卻突然聽到貓叫聲。774Please respect copyright.PENANA4IjN3fNRbX
774Please respect copyright.PENANAf0HWpJKaG6
「叮鈴…」774Please respect copyright.PENANAnK95VLv33o
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風鈴聲!真的是渺渺?還是鈴兒發現我還沒回去所以折返救我了?!774Please respect copyright.PENANAlwExqv5vhH
774Please respect copyright.PENANAHzCWHPdJtW
「渺渺?!你係邊啊!」774Please respect copyright.PENANAsbUCPNBjPj
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我站起來東張西望,卻始終沒法鎖定渺渺的方向。774Please respect copyright.PENANAHQLEKKc7fj
774Please respect copyright.PENANAW2AWUHmcFE
走廊盡頭有人!!774Please respect copyright.PENANA4yRrkpy4B2
774Please respect copyright.PENANA0uWqXExPJd
「……小姐!等陣!!」774Please respect copyright.PENANAtceRgteJTz
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那個「女生」對我的叫喚充耳不聞,繼續向走廊深處步去,不行,這兒就只有那個女生在了,不能放她走!!774Please respect copyright.PENANAZvejmBJ5JX
774Please respect copyright.PENANAdVBhhay3e3
「等陣!!求下你,停一停!!」774Please respect copyright.PENANAb3RDaxX88K
774Please respect copyright.PENANA8JHajV94aM
更可怕的事發生了,隨著我追向那女生,我身後的酒店竟然開始淡出!牆壁地板燈光漸漸沉沒於虛空之中,視野中的景深突然變長,走廊深似無盡,身後的昏暗正洶湧而至!774Please respect copyright.PENANADaedNCX8fD
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不能……我不能停下腳步!這樣會被身後的虛空追上……774Please respect copyright.PENANAmvnQjBcLpT
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等等,那人是!774Please respect copyright.PENANAISvUM9j6G1
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「鈴兒!!我係度啊!!」774Please respect copyright.PENANAmsyppSUoD8
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追……追不上!我和鈴兒之間的走廊不斷伸延,她就在視野之中,但我卻永遠追不上她!!774Please respect copyright.PENANAAsgXWNSxh9
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「等埋我…求下你…唔好連你都扔低我……夏!鈴!兒!!」774Please respect copyright.PENANAv6hSyXRoOE
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「砰!!」774Please respect copyright.PENANAGFfncUyV90
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「哎呀!嗚…」774Please respect copyright.PENANANaABGraz9d
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收制不及的我狠狠地撞到關上的門板,狼狽不堪的我連忙推開門:「鈴兒!」774Please respect copyright.PENANAMnwulEQC0E
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「……我識得你?」774Please respect copyright.PENANAHpbwuXEXg3
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咦?774Please respect copyright.PENANAbN8DOYlXUG
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等……等,哪兒來的門?我在哪兒?774Please respect copyright.PENANAvg9KdrBLym
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氣喘如牛的我站直身,發現自己正身處於一條走廊之中,米白色的牆壁,灰色膠地板,還有分隔病床和走廊的玻璃窗。774Please respect copyright.PENANA8OwjdwFXCd
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一看便知這是醫院。774Please respect copyright.PENANAdIFD0NwsN4
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「鈴…鈴兒…我頭先…嗄…你聽我講,真係嚇死我…」774Please respect copyright.PENANAEOLa5MtOij
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「先生,我地唔識對方,就請唔好直接叫我個名。」774Please respect copyright.PENANAfCegf5uR7q
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眼前的鈴兒,極之冰冷。774Please respect copyright.PENANANGuWcKvHJR
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「但係……」774Please respect copyright.PENANA9bAcEZgQXi
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她眼中沒有一絲光彩,沒有一絲生氣,只看她的雙瞳如在凝視深淵,甚至不知她是死是活。774Please respect copyright.PENANA5FumTfzrrq
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我剛剛撞在門上的側臉和鼻翼還隱隱作痛,如果是真正的鈴兒理應至少會關心我有否受傷之類。774Please respect copyright.PENANA5zLYJzyT2p
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「我返去做野先。」774Please respect copyright.PENANAEk210zFa5j
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鈴兒眼中只有冷如冰霜的鄙視,那陌生的冰冷表情使我不寒而慄,但其胸前的名牌是寫著「夏鈴兒」沒錯。774Please respect copyright.PENANAim5mJhfLRJ
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看著遠去的她,我完全摸不著頭腦,她突然怎麼像變了一個人似的還不記得我了?774Please respect copyright.PENANAtX37mLm60z
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但馬上我就看出端倪了。774Please respect copyright.PENANA63jALSqQyS
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無論是那邊那個醫生手上拿著的摺式手機。774Please respect copyright.PENANAM0kxuAenNE
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還是在角落中放著的顯像管「大牛龜」顯像管電視。774Please respect copyright.PENANAHRaixfaJbO
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這兒不是未來,不是現在,不是平行宇宙,更加不是阡迴旅館。774Please respect copyright.PENANAXhhVMiYKhb
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這是過去,鈴兒成為阡迴旅館職員前的過去。774Please respect copyright.PENANAtYT2hobsMo
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[13座 西翼4/F]774Please respect copyright.PENANARV6W8jUglM
[安寧病房]
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走廊外的門牌上如此寫著,加上鈴兒的打扮和名牌,她是安寧病房的護士。774Please respect copyright.PENANABNKchLiGts
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才一想起剛剛她那神情,那恍如宣告對一切都不感興趣的冷漠表情,除了陌生外我更感到胸口一陣悸動和沉重,如被重物壓住般沒法喘息。774Please respect copyright.PENANAeCQaiNdYhf
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我知道甚麼是安寧病房。774Please respect copyright.PENANA7WVnTysLM4
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安寧病房中的病人都是到了無藥可治的地步,入住這兒非為了治療,而是透過醫療手段減輕離世前痛苦,使其人生最後的時光不用滿身被喉管插著,能保有最後的尊嚴,而且盡可能無痛地渡過於常世中最後的彌留。774Please respect copyright.PENANA5D7zleCtv1
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鈴兒走到走廊盡頭進入一間房中,身在平行宇宙的我如隱形人,只要不動聲色就會自動被無視,即使好像剛剛那樣和鈴兒說話她也會馬上忘掉,所以我也這樣大刺刺地跟上。774Please respect copyright.PENANAFF8U5ummm4
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「……預計佢撐唔過今晚,通知佢屋企人嚟見最後一面做好心理準備。」這房間似乎是個迷你的會議室,當中一名像是護士長般的人平靜地說著。774Please respect copyright.PENANAb73nNhQ01j
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「明白。」774Please respect copyright.PENANAKECVwKPGFe
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鈴兒的回答沒有一絲起伏,連悲慟都沒有,在這死亡每日上演的安寧病房之中她是如此習以為常。774Please respect copyright.PENANA7jOndfNZks
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好冰冷,她的表情。774Please respect copyright.PENANAog3GLz6ijv
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好陌生,她的身影。774Please respect copyright.PENANA7z3mxyKM4m
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鈴兒在自己的筆記簿上一邊寫字一邊說:「我會通知工友Standby,盡快清好張床俾新病人。」774Please respect copyright.PENANAm3ERBwgPQp
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「嗯,至於其他有離世風險病人嘅名同床號已經係你地手上,要多加注意。」774Please respect copyright.PENANAdCMYLrRKhf
774Please respect copyright.PENANAOCo2DiKUDp
「等陣,聽日入住嘅新病人,點解……無資料?」774Please respect copyright.PENANArgkxOvkqTI
774Please respect copyright.PENANAsOyv4j4hqw
「除左夏姑娘之外,大家都出返去做野先。」774Please respect copyright.PENANAVRypYA31c2
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「係。」774Please respect copyright.PENANAMy6YIlaoWr
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其他護士點點頭轉身離去,還順手關上門,我當然站在那兒繼續聽。774Please respect copyright.PENANAFXl2bfwN7A
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「聽日嚟嘅新病人會訓佢張床,夏姑娘,我希望你可以負責佢嘅入院手續。」774Please respect copyright.PENANA0bytReBEBv
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「好。」鈴兒簡短地點頭。774Please respect copyright.PENANAHiIsBMjbsH
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「你就唔問下點解要搞到咁神秘?」774Please respect copyright.PENANABHYkGUREa2
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「我認為自己無需要知道,如果我有需要知道,護士長早就俾咗資料我。」774Please respect copyright.PENANA3DJXBFfRYu
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「當然,但理由我希望自己親口講你知,你會主力負責佢,其他姑娘如非必要同緊急都唔會同佢有咩溝通。」774Please respect copyright.PENANA0AWspGIcam
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「咁原因係咩?」774Please respect copyright.PENANAPWuGYNwBpb
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護士長拿出一份文件:「你之前有無睇新聞?嗯,身為護士嘅你雖然只係負責安寧病房……」774Please respect copyright.PENANAX6BkfKE7mE
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「喵!」774Please respect copyright.PENANAmyFtH5YCeq
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突然間我腳邊傳來一陣毛茸茸的感覺,我連忙低頭一看:「渺渺?!」774Please respect copyright.PENANADHxPn7cLzx
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米色的毛球不知從哪兒鑽出,在我雙腳之間以尾巴蹭磨,然後推開虛掩的門從縫隙溜了出去!774Please respect copyright.PENANAmHvBJlI9Wj
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「渺渺,等埋我!」774Please respect copyright.PENANAmoyjdigBba
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是來接我嗎?正如那時候我迷途至阡迴旅館時,也是渺渺在引路,牠知道回去的路!774Please respect copyright.PENANAGP7uOjCS3c
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「渺渺!」774Please respect copyright.PENANAhOjlnaNkOt
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難得看到回去的希望,雖然很在意鈴兒的過去但是待會兒問她就好了,怎可能放渺渺跑掉!774Please respect copyright.PENANAGk9USqrhEF
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「渺渺!嘁……真係,肥成咁點解可以跑得咁快!?」774Please respect copyright.PENANAsB9j405R7t
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「喵哈?!」774Please respect copyright.PENANAUfBwLFjJW4
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在走廊盡頭的牠聽到似乎有點生氣,但還是在那兒等著我。774Please respect copyright.PENANA4cfbFJo9eC
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急步追上的我才一拐過那個角落——774Please respect copyright.PENANAbkv4huUxPh
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「叮……叮……」774Please respect copyright.PENANAtKYC6vFPEv
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風鈴聲,在幽閉的走廊中迴盪。774Please respect copyright.PENANAkunfyVoJvP
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「…嗄…呼…」774Please respect copyright.PENANAa2n1cqfjgh
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深呼吸,閉上眼,我如鈴兒那樣以心傾聽,聞聲辨位,試圖找出風鈴聲的來源。774Please respect copyright.PENANAY4ULJJdQZS
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風鈴聲,來自阡迴旅館。774Please respect copyright.PENANAoQNQuh5ZCH
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「叮……叮……」774Please respect copyright.PENANALqOZHY5iw2
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鈴聲相當悅耳,閉眼靜心傾聽能使人想起盛夏之中,青天白雲之下,屋簷邊陲的琉璃風鈴迎著夏風輕輕搖曳奏鳴。774Please respect copyright.PENANAHDBeafH9sY
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找到了!774Please respect copyright.PENANAq9VWheForS
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「喵!」774Please respect copyright.PENANAIbNfLQuXha
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渺渺幾個躍動從地板跳到我小腿,爬過背脊然後騎在我肩上,我信步隨著風鈴聲傳來的方向推開一扇門!774Please respect copyright.PENANAKH4tid6RX2
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光芒將我淹沒,待其褪去後我看到自己正身在古色古香的阡迴旅館之中。774Please respect copyright.PENANASJimjwGDwH
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回來……回來了!774Please respect copyright.PENANAPNBq2wtaLQ
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「呼…呼…」774Please respect copyright.PENANAgKWcJ8ZYzK
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定眼看四周,我卻發現自己正身在阡迴旅館的頂樓。為甚麼我這樣肯定?因為在我身旁的天井可以看到最高處的天花板,木樑木柱在天花板四周交織出木塔的巨大屋頂,而這層沒有任何房間或門,就只有半開放的戶外空間。774Please respect copyright.PENANAg0tTzX32Mo
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「返嚟啦,溫年柏。」774Please respect copyright.PENANAiWZ40L7h5h
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與木欄柵相對著的是一個小露台,露台朝西迎向夕陽,那兒鋪著榻榻米,放著一張矮桌和座墊,一個沒有見過的男人坐在那兒,身穿白袍背對著我,一些茶具齊整地放在深木色的矮桌上冒著芬芳的蒸氣。774Please respect copyright.PENANAxmhMEVBirw
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「你係……」774Please respect copyright.PENANAIVj2cABfa5
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「熟人。」774Please respect copyright.PENANAEF1lJDatJa
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本來迎著夕陽的男人回首向我微笑,即使他戴著眼鏡也看得出他滿臉倦容,但一對上眼我卻感到心頭一陣猛跳,好像看到久違的老朋友一樣,盡管我不認識眼前的男人。


