(花園・伊利亞,露蕾雅的二哥)313Please respect copyright.PENANA0S2kG8eNQu
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主日結束,孩子們正準備吃飯時,教堂外傳來腳步聲。313Please respect copyright.PENANA1sr5QuoRVt
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「露蕾雅!」313Please respect copyright.PENANAveOsbFxlT6
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她回頭,是二哥 – 花園・伊利亞。313Please respect copyright.PENANAghCfdqcGRY
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二哥綁著小馬尾,米金色的頭髮在陽光下閃著光,髮尾帶著些自然的捲度。他笑起來的樣子既溫暖又活潑,像夏日烈陽下的氣泡水——明亮、乾淨。他身後跟著兩三位同行的朋友,手中提著醫藥箱與聽診器。313Please respect copyright.PENANAmNct9nuJPt
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「嗨~大家!」伊利亞充滿元氣地對孩子們揮了揮手,「伊哥哥又來囉~!」313Please respect copyright.PENANAy2e8OUfV9E
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他一邊笑著,一邊朝身後的志工夥伴比了個大拇指:「還帶了幾位朋友來幫忙,有沒有每天乖乖刷牙?還是偷偷讓蛀牙怪在裡面開派對啦~?」313Please respect copyright.PENANA95M1F7WSxW
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幾個孩子立刻摀住嘴,緊張地笑出聲。露蕾雅也忍不住笑,邊擦手邊跑去搬物資,臉上那點被陽光曬紅的餘暈還沒退去。313Please respect copyright.PENANAIZZRZXfCGW
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伊利亞.花園,是她的二哥。而她──花園家的么女,自小就被期待成為「第五個奇蹟」。313Please respect copyright.PENANAPBCGORb8oX
大哥是律師,二哥是醫生,大姊翱翔於天空,二姊站在鎂光燈下。313Please respect copyright.PENANAJjWYb5PBsu
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自三歲起,她便在琴鍵上走出不屬齡的旋律,順利考進奧林斯大學音樂系,被譽為「擁有溫柔靈魂的指尖」。若只看這些,她的人生似乎早已被定義。313Please respect copyright.PENANAiBu0fC9fUF
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然而,她的心,早已留在那一年夏天的澪灣村。
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「差點忘了,小露!這是爸媽交代我一定要親手交給妳的!」313Please respect copyright.PENANAkaDngWeB6W
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伊利亞小心翼翼地取出一個用牛皮紙包裹的相框,滿臉笑嘻嘻地遞到她手中。313Please respect copyright.PENANAzBvG1aGR6K
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邊框鑲著一圈永生花。那是羅瑟半島海岸的特有植株風澪草。淡淡的紫粉,低調卻堅韌。相框中央,是張合照:她與牧師、幾位志工,以及一群孩子。背後,是澪灣村的白教堂與遠方隱約的大海。313Please respect copyright.PENANAsag10EHWZ2
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露蕾雅凝視著相片,眼眶一熱。記憶將她帶回三年前──313Please respect copyright.PENANAeExwaAKWAr
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澪灣村,位於羅瑟半島西側,一個被官方地圖遺忘的小漁村。313Please respect copyright.PENANA9nYb0eKTBC
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羅瑟半島東北的平原,是整座島上最適合居住的土地,如今幾乎都在「風殘組」天城葉藏的掌控之下。那裡的地勢平坦,曾是帝國軍的駐防基地,如今卻成了「殘影街」——奧林斯帝國裡居住密度最高、也最混亂的聚落。313Please respect copyright.PENANA0F5zU21ZRD
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對首都長大的人而言,羅瑟半島的印象幾乎全被「殘影街」定義:骯髒、擁擠、烏煙瘴氣、充滿罪惡。那裡是帝國所有非法活動的溫床——毒品、走私、人販、器官交易與黑市拍賣。313Please respect copyright.PENANAluhQrGQVhr
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露蕾雅第一次踏上羅瑟半島時,也以為澪灣村是那樣的地方。313Please respect copyright.PENANASArxbfbY1p
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那天,司機開著四輪驅動車,後車廂塞滿醫療物資與乾糧。伊利亞陪在她身旁,車窗外正下著細碎的雨。離開國道後,輪胎碾上泥濘,車身劇烈搖晃。313Please respect copyright.PENANAV4ioQsikqU
露蕾雅不安地緊抱住胸前的包包。司機盯著前方道路,語氣平淡道:「從澄影鎮開始,就是風殘組的地盤。我們不從殘影街那邊走。」313Please respect copyright.PENANAfkNk8RE3lm
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伊利亞微微皺眉:「我聽說……風殘組不允許教會的車輛通過殘影街?」313Please respect copyright.PENANAuyD34ENOdk
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「那當然不行。」司機冷笑了一聲,「那裡面太多葉藏不想讓人知道的秘密。你沒有批准就闖進去——連名字都會一起從地圖上消失。」313Please respect copyright.PENANAHHTZ0wHIrr
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露蕾雅背脊發涼:「那……那我們要怎麼過去?」313Please respect copyright.PENANAuPrflvddjN
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司機指了指前方朦朧的海岸線:「趁退潮,走海灘。繞過峭壁,再穿過那片原始森林。只要運氣好,泥地不會把輪胎吃掉。」313Please respect copyright.PENANAIhtBuDo3s1
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她瞬間睜大眼睛:「請問什麼叫運氣好?」313Please respect copyright.PENANAnFbA2ZPQ7S
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司機笑了笑:「去年那台舊車,載滿給孩子們的聖誕鞋盒禮物——就是在森林那邊卡住了。大夥在雨裡推了三個小時。」313Please respect copyright.PENANAv4zVWme7fj
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伊利亞恍然:「喔,那種把文具、生活用品、小玩具放進鞋盒裡的活動?我小時候每年都要準備一個。原來是送到澪灣村來的啊。」313Please respect copyright.PENANA4FGA1g7dSB
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「送到全世界的貧困孩童,澪灣村只是其中一站。」司機嘴角勾起笑意:「別小看那一盒普通的小東西——對澪灣的孩子來說,那是一年唯一的禮物。」313Please respect copyright.PENANA6o2OyiZvEi
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還好這天的雨不算大,他們穿過那段泥濘的森林小路,順利抵達了村子。313Please respect copyright.PENANASAQW8Qy4Qq
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澪灣村只有兩百多人。是羅瑟半島上最貧窮、卻最倔強的一群人——寧可與海為伴,也不願去殘影街換薪水。313Please respect copyright.PENANA01fu78nEsu
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海岸沒有肥沃的土地。海風啃噬、鹽霧侵蝕,連草都長得稀稀落落。村民僅能靠海過活:打魚、曬鹽、修修補補祖傳的破木舟。313Please respect copyright.PENANAsupcAQFghO
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海霧正濃。露蕾雅隔著車窗望見村子:房屋順著海岸線起伏,漂流木、竹材與稻草搭成的屋頂,看似脆弱,卻在風裡挺立——彷彿早已習慣不向世界低頭。313Please respect copyright.PENANApuIzrdUNTr
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牆面刷著白灰與淡藍,映著海光閃爍如魚鱗。她一下車,鞋底陷入濕涼的沙,潮氣順著腳踝往上爬,使她打了個顫。313Please respect copyright.PENANACeLkvaydrG
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——就是這裡了。被海霧擁抱、隔絕於世界的地方。313Please respect copyright.PENANAiRxpXJnRow
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屋舍全架在厚木樁上,下頭塞滿漁網與竹籠。細長的木橋交錯其間,像一張網,把整座村子溫柔地吊在海風裡。313Please respect copyright.PENANAXORZSftnlX
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海霧漸散時,她才看見最高處那座教會。313Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4caoeuCED
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那是由一座舊燈塔改建而成的白色建築,外牆被歲月磨得發亮。副堂與宿舍以防潮木料延伸開去,窗邊垂著風鈴,隨著海風輕響。313Please respect copyright.PENANAzcwFZMxGEU
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岸邊,村民們收網、修船,動作熟練;而在他們頭頂之上,那座教堂與十字架靜靜佇立——成了整個海灣最安靜的中心。313Please respect copyright.PENANAVpnCZGc0VR
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入夜後,露蕾雅站在住宿的窗邊,看見燈塔的光再度亮起。光並不強,只餘一抹溫柔的金色,於濃霧與浪影之間搖曳。光線沿著海面拉出一道細長的路,正好照向外海。313Please respect copyright.PENANAdBKiQy2LTX
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而在那條光路兩側,崖邊開滿了淡紫色的風澪草,只有羅瑟半島西南海岸才會生長的野花。夜裡,花瓣泛出柔和螢光,隨風搖曳,如無聲的星海。花與燈塔的微光交織,照亮了夜歸者的路。313Please respect copyright.PENANAd6XOsk9Bd7
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露蕾雅靜靜望著那一幕。她忽然明白——這座教會與這些花,都是澪灣村的盼望與署光。無論是人點的燈,還是神留下的光,都在守望著這片被遺忘的海岸。313Please respect copyright.PENANAB76ATsLcsY
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那盞燈照向大海,也照向未知。而她還沒察覺,在澪灣村,被光照亮的,不只是方向,還有那些不為人知的角落。313Please respect copyright.PENANA4btQUtqtIs
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聖誕鞋盒事工(Operation Christmas Child)是真實存在的國際計畫。偏遠地區沒有公路,車輛上不去,志工們便在雨中推著車、沿著泥路走上山。只因那些孩子一年只能收到這麼一份禮物。313Please respect copyright.PENANAYbP4T4qO4W
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若你也希望看看更多他們的故事,試著搜尋「Operation Christmas Child」吧。313Please respect copyright.PENANAPqBa45IE1o
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看到這裡的你,真的太有愛了!🥺💗313Please respect copyright.PENANA7O8JAmykQV
喜歡的話記得幫我點個讚 👍、加書籤 ⭐、順手留個言 📝~313Please respect copyright.PENANAi9wa1Hg3s4
有你們的鼓勵,我就會繼續努力讓角色們越來越心動 💞💭313Please respect copyright.PENANAy68yJfFD5n
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