碰碰碰。396Please respect copyright.PENANA9kuAfGjVEX
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詹姆士在連環的敲門聲中清醒,他盯著貼滿華麗壁紙的天花板,這裡是酒店的房間,但他想不起來自己何時回房。時鐘答答作響,指針指向十二點鐘,現在是午夜時分,跨過了換日線,來到十一月一日——如果中間沒有缺失更多記憶的話。396Please respect copyright.PENANA2LV2FKxgNs
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腹部傳來難受的強烈飽脹感,他不記得自己有吃下那麼多食物,實業家忍著頭痛與反胃,在門扉被來訪者敲破前趕緊打開。唐娜雙手插腰,不耐煩地跺地,高跟鞋的底部不斷發出喀喀聲,一見門開了便大聲詢問父親他們何時返回酒店。396Please respect copyright.PENANABvP1RarjSK
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此時,被嘈雜聲吸引的偵探們從房內走出,兩方互相對質,沒有人清楚自己何時歸來,雙方最後存有印象的地點是布魯斯﹒諾斯伊斯特博士的宅邸。人類學家遇害了,尚恩補充;他道出自己找到屍體的經過,刻意忽略那些令人不舒服的細節。396Please respect copyright.PENANAvIzYMrQAPd
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眾人七嘴八舌地討論著分離後的經過,試圖釐清目前的狀況。海軍的人聲稱並未見過詹姆士等人,甚至表明只有一人被抓捕,這莫名的言論再再衝擊著在場所有人。396Please respect copyright.PENANAWX7kEr6nF3
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宛若想加強眾人的恐慌,一聲淒厲的慘叫劃破靜謐的走廊,皮膚黝黑的清潔婦驚恐地看向他們,發顫的嗓音斷斷續續喊著疑似法語的字句,拿著清掃用的工具連連往後退。396Please respect copyright.PENANAjFEBKFpBXo
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星期六男爵的獵物、星期六男爵的獵物——熟悉各國語言的事業家很快地明白婦人的話語,他上前緊抓住對方的手臂,「什麼意思?為什麼妳說我們是亡靈之王的獵物?」396Please respect copyright.PENANAVM3MKjFFNe
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清潔婦眼眸盈滿驚駭的淚珠,掙扎著將他一把推開,連滾帶爬地下樓。詹姆士不由分說,立刻追了下去;然而,當他來到一樓大廳時,早已沒有婦人的影子,漆黑的廳堂僅有未曾謀面的年輕男子在櫃台後方微笑地看著他。396Please respect copyright.PENANAh0ubJOQhGy
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灰色的眼珠眨著友善的眼神,面容姣好的男人輕聲與追隨詹姆士腳步前來的眾人問好,叫喚著每個人的姓名,「這麼晚了,有什麼需要我替你們服務的嗎?」396Please respect copyright.PENANAV4lANftSKT
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「你有沒有看見一個驚慌失措的清潔婦?」396Please respect copyright.PENANAdIWko2cioB
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「是的,很抱歉造成你們的困擾,我們已經請她回去休息了。」396Please respect copyright.PENANALQ1rFuNGyN
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「她對我們胡言亂語,亡靈之王的獵物是什麼意思?」396Please respect copyright.PENANAhW3uQ29edz
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男子輕笑,「是這樣嗎?亡靈節快樂。」396Please respect copyright.PENANADUTBwVVTke
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分明是答非所問,蓋伊心底想著,和對方確認今天的日期。396Please respect copyright.PENANAqQrPTR3pQr
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確實是十一月一日,亡靈節。396Please respect copyright.PENANAKOt1qGcdwo
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服務生一一回答每個人的疑問,殷切地遞出甜點,以及一封來自紐約的電報,羅傑﹒肖給德克﹒凱斯勒的關心訊息。396Please respect copyright.PENANAiEl6TiLwlH
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偵探擰緊雙眉,指示助手去找最新的報紙。396Please respect copyright.PENANApX7uRCCdSm
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蓋伊在書報雜誌堆翻找有用資訊,一篇十月二十八日的報導吸引了他的目光,一個令他不寒而慄的訊息。396Please respect copyright.PENANAC2etIBFtS6
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『美籍外國人遭受襲擊並慘遭殺害,屍體尚未尋獲,美國大使館正積極調查。』396Please respect copyright.PENANA5dH7j9EFmN
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青年一字一句誦讀這篇文章,換來了詹姆士的崩潰大喊。396Please respect copyright.PENANATqJLiDW15s
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「怎麼可能!我怎麼這麼簡單就死掉!不可能!」396Please respect copyright.PENANAbRJWuej7YX
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「冷靜點,斯特林先生,上面並沒有說人數不是嗎?不一定是指我們吧?說不定是別人啊!」蓋伊寬聲安慰雇主,儘管這些話連他自己都不相信,接連的怪事都在揭示一個所有人不想承認的真相。396Please respect copyright.PENANAwWpv3RMGzG
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他們可能都死了,僅有一人存活,這也解釋了為何由始至終海軍只看見一個人。唯一存活的人或許便是德克,或許該說,他希望如此——若是由蓋伊選擇何人能夠平安返回祖國,他的答案只會有一個,就是德克﹒凱斯勒,他敬愛的前輩。396Please respect copyright.PENANARDo2beHcg4
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那麼,其他人如今身在此處又是怎麼回事?是亡靈節的奇蹟讓他們返回人間嗎?為何有人能夠清楚辨別他們六人?青年深究的眼神轉向方才喊出眾人名字的櫃檯人員,後者卻在不知不覺間消失了蹤影。396Please respect copyright.PENANArUjTycvvA8
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「我們應該現在去找MAMA。」詹姆士提議。396Please respect copyright.PENANAqbYSCZVvVw
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他們需要計程車——事業家連擊著櫃檯服務鈴,回應呼喚的人員已然不是原本那位相貌清秀的男子;早上接應眾人的服務生睡眼惺忪地打著哈欠走來,堆起歉意的笑容與他們道晚安。396Please respect copyright.PENANAVuH2FHNlBj
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「抱歉,晚上只有我一人值班,請問有什麼需要替你們效勞的嗎?」396Please respect copyright.PENANAIJncrcjSlF
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「等等。」蓋伊連忙上前,「只有你值班,那剛才在這裡的男人是誰?」396Please respect copyright.PENANAFcVFeLJ41c
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服務生臉上寫滿疑惑,再三強調只有自己一人。396Please respect copyright.PENANAvQPadVNGOj
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「我問你,我們現在有幾個人?」唐娜問道。396Please respect copyright.PENANAmBKg38wgeN
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六個,男子回答。在斯特林千金要求他指認每個人的名字時,他毫不猶豫地說出正確解答。396Please respect copyright.PENANAG1HnK9qC1J
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艾咪依靠在櫃檯,渾身顫抖,某種不知名的恐懼順著血管攀附至心口,伸出利爪狠狠抓握。她感到一陣窒息,眼前所見的景象毫無道理,男子對著空無一人的位置說話,女記者左右張望,發現身邊一個人都沒有,好似自身的存在產生錯位般的顛覆。396Please respect copyright.PENANA5xvt0dWmj8
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一道陌生低沉的嗓音在她腦海繚繞,訴說著遠古幽暗的神話。396Please respect copyright.PENANAtKyzbaZBD9
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『無論我們走向何方,奈亞拉托提普早已行走在道路上,遠在我們受啟蒙之前,他將繼續在同樣的道路上前行,遠在我們的記憶遭到遺忘、身軀腐化為塵土之後。』396Please respect copyright.PENANAdoxeT9bSSa
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啪!396Please respect copyright.PENANA5bPvAe5IEK
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