那位白衣先生靜靜坐在園藝書區一角,久久沒有離去。109Please respect copyright.PENANAQzhvMJgzio
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他來到書店不是為了買書,而是特地捎來一則消息。109Please respect copyright.PENANAQp88CHouLd
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那日書店生意興隆,客人們絡繹不絕,七嘴八舌討論要買什麼書籍,周遭的熱鬧與安靜的白衣先生形成反差。109Please respect copyright.PENANAz36tDUJuym
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白衣先生進到書店後,徑直走到工作台附近,頻頻窺探工作台和忙碌的店員,似乎有話想說。109Please respect copyright.PENANAKBcgA6fH9b
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當時,離白衣先生最近的店員是腫鬼丸,他注意到白衣先生的舉動,心裡想:這探頭探腦的客人想幹嗎?109Please respect copyright.PENANA14VXhkxRJe
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店員腫鬼丸決定走到他附近,看看這位客人到底想做什麼。109Please respect copyright.PENANAktOWukS4G7
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白衣先生身旁還有一名女性,女性的穿著不似台灣人習慣的打扮,看上去像是從國外回來的。109Please respect copyright.PENANAtlG5nFVVxG
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白衣先生看到腫鬼丸主動靠近,他迎上前,說:「那個……不好意思,你是這裡店員嗎?」109Please respect copyright.PENANAHIbpe1CXoI
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腫鬼丸內心翻白眼,心想:不然這身工作服穿時尚的嗎?這怪客人到底想問什麼。109Please respect copyright.PENANAGeDQIHIrM9
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白衣先生接著說:「請問你認識一位老太太嗎?皮膚黑黑的,頭髮很白的,她常常來你們這裡。」109Please respect copyright.PENANAWvfLw0kzPj
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腫鬼丸腦中立刻浮現一位身影,說:「喔!知道啊!是那個誰誰誰嗎?」109Please respect copyright.PENANAduyljmCcIC
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白衣先生口中的老太太,是店裡的一位常客,看上去年約八十歲,總是獨自一人,駝著背來書店買書。似乎視力不好,老太太選書時總是把書本拿近看,近到幾乎快貼上鼻子,讓許多店員都對她留下印象。109Please respect copyright.PENANARJqm8aiO3D
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不過要說老太太讓每位店員都記住的最大原因,是她買書報會員電話時總是很有精神。109Please respect copyright.PENANAJcJsJw8Hxx
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「電話是XXX-XXXX!」老太太精神百倍喊出住家電話號碼,聲音清晰宏亮,怕是連體育老師都會自歎不如。109Please respect copyright.PENANAOWXP5Ro379
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腫鬼丸聽到是那位老太太認識的人,卸下防備心,友善回:「是電話號碼XXX-XXXX的客人嗎?我知道呀,你們是她家人嗎?」109Please respect copyright.PENANAMA65IdB8Li
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白衣先生聽到店員真的認得老太太,鼻子一酸,緩緩道出——109Please respect copyright.PENANA73Zh95PaU7
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「她是我們媽媽,前幾天……走了,在睡夢中,八十二歲走的,她常說自己很喜歡來這間書店,媽媽她沒有手機,所以總是交代說,如果我們找不到她,就來這裡找……請問……你知道我媽媽平時都喜歡在哪一區逛嗎?我們……想去看看……」109Please respect copyright.PENANAT7IHnWQdtk
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腫鬼丸簡直不敢相信自己聽了什麼,因為直到上週,老人家都還很有精神來店裡買書。109Please respect copyright.PENANAb4HaSgZJCz
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腫鬼丸轉述這件事給其他店員時,哽咽到一度說不下去。109Please respect copyright.PENANA6UiPUSclc2
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腫鬼丸其實是所有店員中,對那位老太太最有感情的,他清楚記得老太太的會員電話號碼,甚至不用老太太自己報,但凡腫鬼丸值班,遠遠看到老太太走來結帳,他就能替老太太輸入完電話號碼。109Please respect copyright.PENANAjfINSxHmMx
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腫鬼丸曾說,老太太似乎是獨居老人,子女們都在國外工作。109Please respect copyright.PENANAPQnFjCl5Nw
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幾個月前腫鬼丸曾半開玩笑說:「你知道嗎?之前有陣子都沒看到那位老太太,我擔心她一個人獨居不知道要不要緊?結果我騎車回家路上遠遠看到一個人影很眼熟,就是那位老太太,還好還好,她人沒事!」109Please respect copyright.PENANAvE1Bk3YE9n
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白衣先生在眾多店員中,第一位遇見的正是最關心老太太的腫鬼丸。109Please respect copyright.PENANAy3AzdZMsRv
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或許無形中有緣份牽引吧。109Please respect copyright.PENANAKYgDq3Zk9Q
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腫鬼丸說:「她走的前二天也是我幫她結帳……我都記得是幾月幾號,她買了《雄合味》這本書……她看起來是那麼健康……怎麼......」後面腫鬼丸泣不成聲,沒辦法繼續說下去。109Please respect copyright.PENANAd2cxEWhIhF
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老太太平時選購的書籍,清一色都是園藝植栽書。她最後一次來造訪時,買的卻不是一貫口味,而是一本談論在地飲食風俗的書籍。109Please respect copyright.PENANA88z6SN40UB
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《雄合味》一書記載高雄一百二十家人情飲食私味,書名的「合」在閩南語中,指的是契合、遇見、貼合之意。109Please respect copyright.PENANAL222KFNbBh
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得知老太太平時都買園藝書,白衣先生和同行女性問了園藝書區的位置,道過謝後靜靜走了。接下來好一段時間,他們倆都坐在園藝書區一角,也沒見他們聊天,也不選書,就只是安安靜靜坐在那,久久不離去。109Please respect copyright.PENANARwbFYLxli4
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我想這是他們惦記老人家的方式。109Please respect copyright.PENANAp5T29e6omz
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而我的方式,便是將老太太的故事寫下來。109Please respect copyright.PENANAVjqdbWuJuZ
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祝福她在天上的花園裡快快樂樂的。109Please respect copyright.PENANAxVAxl10zgE
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書之緣:書店裡的神奇邂逅
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園藝書區的老太太with《雄合味》
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