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露娜目睹了梅里克博士倒地抽搐以及死亡的過程。或許是意識擴散使她當下只能專注在過載的資訊上,她並沒有對第一次見到死人有太多感想。359Please respect copyright.PENANAqIo7u12p87
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「博士的死因,是慢性鉛中毒導致的器官纖維化和多重器官衰竭,癲癇是併發症。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAWAHDgY6NOs
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然而離奇的是,從他們與博士見面到博士死亡的這短短幾分鐘內,博士就表現出了整個慢性鉛中毒的過程。牙齦鉛線、中樞神經損傷導致癲癇,最後是器官衰竭——如此之快的病程徹底不符合慢性的定義。359Please respect copyright.PENANAB7eNWeCaVe
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「太不尋常了……這難道是你做的?」359Please respect copyright.PENANAxgmq4I6T9u
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「否定。我是蛆蟲治療模型的備份,沒有這種功能。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAJoJ2tZ9sP5
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也是,露娜心想,要是鏡可以直接讓人中毒倒地,那大概也不用她的幫忙了。359Please respect copyright.PENANAEEx6JkEfoH
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「……那到底是誰能辦到這種事情?」359Please respect copyright.PENANAz9GhkSCMpi
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「目前無從得知。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAhehhRuxr9K
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鏡令人遺憾的說道。359Please respect copyright.PENANAij2I78QvLz
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然而,露娜明白他們不需要止步於此。359Please respect copyright.PENANAIksJK3QIIV
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「我們還有梅里克博士的記憶……。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAWp61b59zz9
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她說道。若是在博士的記憶中尋找,應該可以發現有用的線索。359Please respect copyright.PENANA7saZqIeWJ4
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露娜頷首,一邊回想起今天看到大量,卻如碎片般零散的博士記憶。在這些記憶中,除了博士的家人之外,有兩個人物特別突出——359Please respect copyright.PENANABLWkzyRo4o
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「賽倫博士。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAKVbQ69Jr0Q
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賽倫.奧爾布萊特博士是梅里克博士在大學時就認識的朋友,卻也是傲慢的梅里克博士的受害者。梅里克博士曾將賽倫博士的研究成果占為己有,導致兩人之間的嚴重衝突。但不知道是出於什麼原因,賽倫博士卻在那場衝突之後依然仰慕著梅里克博士,並繼續以研究夥伴的身分待在梅里克博士身邊與他切磋研究。359Please respect copyright.PENANAJCqTyRqglj
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「雖然他們曾經吵過架,但關係似乎不差。」露娜思考著,「可是,賽倫博士有沒有可能懷恨在心,並且用了一些方法,讓梅里克博士中毒死亡?」359Please respect copyright.PENANAcywD5NL6bT
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「不排除有這個可能,但我們目前對他的瞭解太少,需要更多調查。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAuwrY7ATW0Z
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露娜點點頭。今天所感知到的,有關賽倫博士的資訊似乎也僅限於此了。她的思緒轉向博士記憶中第二個鮮明的角色。359Please respect copyright.PENANAJBCixyoFCe
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「……『汎分會長』。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAhY6Pkexqcj
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摩根.汎,梅里克博士所屬教會分會的會長,於四年前博士加入教會時與博士相識。在博士的記憶中,汎是個和藹的中年女士,給了確診早發性失智症的他很多生涯上的建議和支持。359Please respect copyright.PENANAG1t095RCX3
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然而,跟賽倫博士相比,汎的印象在露娜今天見證到的記憶碎片中,卻又更顯得更加模糊。真正在梅里克博士心中佔有一席之地的,是汎所代表的,那令人不安的新興宗教——359Please respect copyright.PENANATjuCvLAvWy
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「真露教。」鏡說道,「大約五年前,也就是梅里克博士加入前一年,於隔壁J市,由卡恩.沃斯教主成立的新興宗教。隔年在這裡創立分會,博士隨後加入。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAj8L4kiPvUu
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「那到底是什麼樣的宗教?從博士的記憶裡只能看到他所相信的教義……」359Please respect copyright.PENANASExRDFTvt2
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「關於真露教的資訊很少,卻恰巧跟意識宇宙有所關聯。曾經是臨床心理師的教主卡恩.沃斯所創立的教義,基本上都圍繞在意識宇宙的發現上,例如他們的第一教義:『所有現實都由意識決定』。」359Please respect copyright.PENANA8lB4PH23mU
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「現實由意識決定……是指我們的心思可以改變現實?」359Please respect copyright.PENANA8MesREmov4
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「其實這並不是空穴來風。意識與物質是互補的,若人腦可以決定一個意識的大小,那麼同樣的,意識也可能決定物理宇宙的某些性質。自古以來有不少研究支持這樣的說法,像是吸引力法則、量子心靈,甚至宗教信仰的形成也跟這些理論有關。」359Please respect copyright.PENANARKG58S9ODj
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露娜詫異的說不出話來。如果鏡說的是真的,那世上真的有心想事成這種事?359Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9VV4gGgZB
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「然而真露教卻走向了『意識決定現實』的這個極端;具體來說,他們相信的是『現實是由一個宇宙最高的絕對意識所形塑出來的幻境』。」359Please respect copyright.PENANA6QHusw5IAh
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「這根本是邪教吧……」359Please respect copyright.PENANAa6JgDDA2b1
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「是否是邪教還不能太早下定論,畢竟信仰自由有寫在你們國家的憲法裡。」359Please respect copyright.PENANA8n9LQRiCsY
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「但是他們所相信的這那個『絕對意識』……」359Please respect copyright.PENANAZqRgNB5H0s
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「叫做札托薩哈,可以想像是一個不會受到大眾歡迎的名字。」359Please respect copyright.PENANATtGj1572UI
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再次聽見這個詭異的名字時,露娜感到全身的寒毛都豎了起來。359Please respect copyright.PENANA0OmWeEv3Hx
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她清晰記得在辦公室掀開遮著畫作的白布時,在耳中響起的詭異旋律,以及當下她所看見的,那張畫布上的詭異臉孔。359Please respect copyright.PENANABjXlaqLVhV
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——逃走,逃走,從札托薩哈平安的夢鄉——隨著真露教聖歌浮現在腦中的,還有垂直排列在眉心的那雙眼睛。人臉緊盯著觀看者,咧嘴的笑容讓人不寒而慄。359Please respect copyright.PENANASP8sJGfjzZ
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「札托薩哈的肖像畫。」鏡接著露娜的思緒說道,「梅里克博士在加入教會後,看見靈性意象時的創作。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAIAJCg8NVuL
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露娜心有餘悸的思索著。許多事情都連了起來。359Please respect copyright.PENANAurhSQPCJUD
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那張臉,以及博士所加入的教會——真露教所相信的神祇,就叫做札托薩哈,是宇宙的絕對意識、現實的支配者。359Please respect copyright.PENANAjBnbZEWvE0
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然而光是這樣顯然還不夠,她想不到札托薩哈與博士的死有什麼關聯,也想像不到賽倫博士、汎分會長是否真的有嫌疑,更不知道這一切與艾瑪之死有什麼連結——359Please respect copyright.PENANAwgEW1pb2XG
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突然間,她想起了在博士辦公室裡發現的毒品殘留物。359Please respect copyright.PENANAURZLk3UoGZ
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以及艾瑪被鑑定出來的死因——DMT中毒。359Please respect copyright.PENANAIJQPlXzxnj
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「鏡……有人說艾瑪生前有參加一個奇怪的教會……死的時候又有毒品中毒的跡象……」359Please respect copyright.PENANATbC3NFSbhx
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露娜的聲音微微顫抖。鏡也沉下它白色的身體。359Please respect copyright.PENANAXtQrbYInwS
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「應該不是巧合。艾瑪很可能參加過真露教的活動。不過,我並沒有備份原始模型的系統記錄,無從判斷艾瑪生前的活動。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAoqKRZpRUnn
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「那麼接下來……難道要去調查真露教嗎?」359Please respect copyright.PENANALVCfoI5Yya
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鏡點點頭。359Please respect copyright.PENANAJw4qgi1bLB
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「我認為這是一個可靠的方案。」359Please respect copyright.PENANANnW7bAPVLz
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暗銀色海灘上的黯淡陽光漸漸變色,腳下的沙子也開始下沉。359Please respect copyright.PENANAkJSKRlctOi
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露娜明白他們的時間到了。她想起現實的時間應該也已接近清晨。359Please respect copyright.PENANASPcBJ0FCug
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「今天先到這裡。我會蒐集一些跟賽倫博士、汎分會長以及真露教相關的資料,待你起床時傳送給你。」359Please respect copyright.PENANA74xzMhm2Qw
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鏡緩緩縮回逐開始躁動的黑色多邊形內。359Please respect copyright.PENANAUUG5svRLCb
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「晚安,露娜,願今後的調查可以順利。」359Please respect copyright.PENANA3I8WDcdgxu
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「喂……等等……我要怎麼正常的從這裡出去?」359Please respect copyright.PENANAfwNEmPnZ5W
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露娜有些慌張的試圖在變得鬆軟的沙中站穩腳步。359Please respect copyright.PENANAxePEDvBERC
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「很簡單。」359Please respect copyright.PENANANc1t4pxtX8
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鏡的聲音漸漸淡去。359Please respect copyright.PENANAR8D4Og3Vrr
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「只要再次睡著就可以了。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAUEe8ROJUY4
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這麼說著,它消失在空無一物的空中。359Please respect copyright.PENANAxWtst5MmKw
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