第二天早上,通往舊戲樓的路全數封了。所有東西都收得乾乾淨淨,血跡幾乎看不見。
只有木樁上還殘著一段斷繩,末端焦黑,像是被什麼東西灼過一樣。27Please respect copyright.PENANAH1GpgGN514
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沒有人說起昨晚發生的事。27Please respect copyright.PENANAcMs3HCaFZU
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雁司府未發布通報,無繩者之間也沒有新的指令。只有零星幾個逃過來的人,在休養處說了這麼一句:27Please respect copyright.PENANAUmgOLpwHxv
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「本來應該死了的,不知道為什麼活了下來。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAwh11DgPjaa
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「有東西⋯⋯飛過來,把那條繩子割斷了。」27Please respect copyright.PENANA6uTD4PzfUO
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「我沒看清是誰。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAzex4NEkuUU
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他們沒看清。也沒有人留在那。27Please respect copyright.PENANAXgUpld7uQY
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有人說那天風很大。
風大到連刀都吹偏了,連巡邏都失了準,連該死的都逃了出去。27Please respect copyright.PENANAqSnXmfvOY2
還有人在幾天後,在染坊後巷撿到一截斷繩,打結法怪異,是舊式收繩人才會用的結。27Please respect copyright.PENANAX5Wy9ki6zS
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結沒打完,尾巴鬆開,像是來不及收回就被風吹走了。27Please respect copyright.PENANA4MzEgdXi1G
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在更遠的地方,有人繼續說「我愛你」;
有誰繼續走進市場、走進夜裡、走進錯過與再見。
他們不知道那天發生了什麼,也不知道自己避過了什麼。27Please respect copyright.PENANAx2x7JBOlq7
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但他們會記得:那天,風有點不太一樣。27Please respect copyright.PENANAUb9i5CVgJ2
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像是什麼東西被鬆開了。
又像是什麼,被默默接住了。27Please respect copyright.PENANAhjw3pOAGSi
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而那雙手——沒有留下名字。27Please respect copyright.PENANAF8ZDX363iP
只有斷繩的結尾,還掛著一點體溫。27Please respect copyright.PENANA8JtjLgx3sS
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有人說,幾天後在東城小巷,有個人走過牆角,背著風,動作極輕,拿著一袋新鮮紅棗。
沒人看清她的臉,也沒有人追過去。27Please respect copyright.PENANAnkUNj5ZAdj
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他們說那像是她。
但也可能,只是風剛好吹得像。
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