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暮靄之城2《霧河之謎》(完結)
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守夜人

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拄著拐杖,手裡提著燈,照亮腳下仍然被霧氣佔據,因而一片灰慘的地面。65Please respect copyright.PENANAyhv0rUjOVh
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托這些遲緩濃重,宛如幽靈盤旋的霧氣之福,無論是月光、還是燈光,皆無法在這街道上留下半點痕跡。65Please respect copyright.PENANAQD15T0LiEb
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被霧籠罩的空間只有靜謐,一切無聲,就像默劇在眼前上演,而你也身處其中似的。65Please respect copyright.PENANAMhl8N59zkI
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船夫走進霧裡。65Please respect copyright.PENANABxLuQFuvdA
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他的腳步聲跟在他身後,餘下的散落在霧裡。65Please respect copyright.PENANASuX7aM6ghI
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船夫跛了一條腿,但他從不提這條腿是怎麼傷的,還有他這麼一大把年紀了,為什麼不找個女人、生個孩子來替他負擔生活重擔。每當有人問起這些事,他總會怒目相視,然後送你一打穢言污語。65Please respect copyright.PENANA5gM68anPlE
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他的財產只有那條小船。他每天從霧河的東岸划往西岸,將某些小商家所購買的的貨物從這一頭載到另一頭,抽取微薄的費用,然後載從那一頭載些客人到這一頭回來,這裡得到的船資或許比較豐厚些,但不怎麼穩定。65Please respect copyright.PENANAluRh1cp3pv
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總之,不管怎總是能找到賺錢的活兒幹。65Please respect copyright.PENANAksMzQSj3Vt
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像他這樣的人,得自己找活幹,因為沒有人會給你飯吃。一切都得自力更生。65Please respect copyright.PENANAep9YX0eGVq
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他走到河岸邊。65Please respect copyright.PENANAMhl5eTCbNP
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這條切過蘭登城東南邊,與大河交會、直入大海的長河,將這座城市分成兩邊。65Please respect copyright.PENANAAOHeh82fLR
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較小的這邊比較貧困,較大的那邊比較富裕,也繁忙得多。65Please respect copyright.PENANA3ZnjV57w2V
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但無論繁榮還是衰敗,都在同一座城市裡。而對船夫而言,一切和他溫飽無關的事情都沒有在意的必要。65Please respect copyright.PENANAzR3jCkAyXG
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無論人如何改變、天氣是好是壞,這條河永遠都會在,而船夫也只是日復一日地、在霧河上來來去去。65Please respect copyright.PENANAVaj5OzCL0X
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他的住所就在河岸邊不遠,一間小小的、以木材和泥磚搭建成的小屋,但因為他沒有錢賄賂河務官讓他在自己家門前設立船樁,所以他只能每天花三分昂的租金在碼頭租船樁,然後在清晨的時候,走過瀰漫著霧的河岸,過去上工。65Please respect copyright.PENANAywMG0oGw6v
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這日,船夫不是最早到的那一個。65Please respect copyright.PENANAuRVoUfL78r
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在他來到自己的船樁前,四周已經有其他船家正在裝載貨物。而他被分配到運送的貨物已經堆在他租下的船樁旁的岸上,一名穿著髒兮兮襯衫、麻布袋裁製成短褲的男孩正靠著那些貨物打量。65Please respect copyright.PENANAvVQ78QdmEo
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最近幾天,從霧河東岸要運到西岸的東西增加不少,每日往來的人也便多了。有時候,船夫還會接到河務官的要求,要他們幫忙運些東西來到這一邊,政府出錢總是很大方,因此船夫也樂得聽從指示。65Please respect copyright.PENANAAqFJZkgZ5w
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不過這樣一萊,靠他一個人得速度就不夠了。雖然不服氣,但船夫還是得承認他得力氣已不如從前。所以他雇用了一個男孩,用一天半里昂和午餐的代價,來分擔自己搬貨物的勞動工作。船夫覺得這可能是這一年來他做過最明智的決定了。65Please respect copyright.PENANA5OHDwpD86U
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男孩工作起來很勤快,也很識相,除了問東西要搬到哪之外,不會用討厭的噪音和問題打擾他。65Please respect copyright.PENANAr4T47N2pkG
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「來吧,小子,上工了。」他走到男孩身邊,用拐杖敲敲他的小腿,惡聲惡氣地喝道。65Please respect copyright.PENANAFCx1YGBsQI
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「是,先生。」男孩俐落地爬起來,等船夫清點完東西之後,開始將貨物搬到船上。65Please respect copyright.PENANAJyp3bOTCg8
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男孩動作迅速,但因為他們已經落後了一些,所以當船夫解下船樁上的繫繩,用槳將裝滿貨物的船撐離河岸時,天際已經一片灰藍,由深至淺,河岸那一端,天空漸漸從灰轉亮。65Please respect copyright.PENANAuoylghFjOp
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而瀰漫在大河上的霧起也開始淡去,只留下一薄薄的一層,順著漣漪晃動,像從水中升起的光般迷濛。65Please respect copyright.PENANAHblfFJ9Fmr
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好幾艘船已經離開港口,在河面上四散分開,前往它們的目的地。65Please respect copyright.PENANAYaE8BKr4MX
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雖然白霧稀疏,旦仍能遮蔽船隻的身影,讓它們在河面上漂流著就像是一些飄忽的影子。65Please respect copyright.PENANAxfRBqX1GgM
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曾有種說法。65Please respect copyright.PENANABhnwpPFXMw
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霧河。65Please respect copyright.PENANATUb3BEXuxr
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這條有蘭登城就存在的河流——不管它和這城市當時叫做什麼名字——在這座城市裡不甘死去的所有靈魂,最終都會回到這條河上,徘徊不去,所以每當黃昏,這條和尚就會開始瀰漫白霧,然後漸漸擴散至城市的每一個角落、每一條巷道。65Please respect copyright.PENANA3dhN6FZ2p7
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它是死者之河。65Please respect copyright.PENANAwc6dCMixKH
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但對船夫,以及所有在這條河上討生活的人而言。它只是條河,若說有什麼更深刻的意義,那僅只限於它是他們的衣食父母,也是他們日復一日的挑戰。65Please respect copyright.PENANAdwDneF2avM
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船夫將滿載貨物的船往上游划去。65Please respect copyright.PENANAMlzTdM2D7J
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這船東西都是要送到上游的船塢去的,很少有船會跑這麼一趟,不過如果有需要,這生意通常是由他來跑。65Please respect copyright.PENANAJPr6fQwgJy
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船夫在霧河上來來往往十幾年,比這裡大多數跑船人資歷都要老,而且他只跑城市裡這一段,對這裡的水流再了解不過。65Please respect copyright.PENANArSvRFgVXXM
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他一路往上,肌肉糾結的手臂穩穩地撐著船槳,規律而穩健地推動著船隻。65Please respect copyright.PENANAkoJlVvXcd6
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他雇用的孩子坐在船頭,雙眼機警地盯著前方,在清晨,霧尚未全部散去的時候,最怕的就是被什麼不知名的浮物絆住船。65Please respect copyright.PENANAwCVWBrOork
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以前船夫會自己注意,但現在,既然有人分擔,他也樂得輕鬆,只要專心控船就好。65Please respect copyright.PENANAfQjQVjJVCf
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不過他還是疏忽了。65Please respect copyright.PENANAkGtsJCt9zc
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當船槳碰到某個重物的時候,老船夫喝罵一聲。65Please respect copyright.PENANAMaYxAqYB2p
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「你這個偷懶的小鬼!」他高聲詛咒,「滾過來,小子,看看你是怎麼幹活的!有東西纏上我的槳!」65Please respect copyright.PENANAng700Eqe9u
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「就來,先生。」男孩從他的座位上起身,以輕盈的步伐來到船邊,往槳的方向望去。65Please respect copyright.PENANAn36pSfc3xw
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「我沒看到什麼東西,先生。」他瞇眼打量一陣,然後疑惑地抬頭。65Please respect copyright.PENANAXuFdHO024Q
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老船夫仍然在使勁想把他的船槳從束縛中扯出來。65Please respect copyright.PENANA5Grv3Kyabe
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「那麼是哪個該死東西纏住了我的槳!如果你什麼都沒看到的話,你的眼睛是生來作什麼用的!」65Please respect copyright.PENANAqp3VGNBztY
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男孩聳聳肩,並未把船夫的咒罵放在心上,他往河面再探出些身子,試圖透過霧氣看清在河面下的東西——65Please respect copyright.PENANA3GnY7K1NgE
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而他有些收穫,他確實看見了某些......陰影。65Please respect copyright.PENANAw596OhTkA6
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但它們不像那些經常出現在合理的障礙物,它們沒有固定形狀,就像一片影子、不斷變化著外型,從底處擴散、上浮,直至表面......65Please respect copyright.PENANAgz4Lm2CDU9
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那層擴散的顏色即便在霧裡依然刺目。65Please respect copyright.PENANAoU0dUvs4XK
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男孩倒吸一口氣,跌坐在船上。65Please respect copyright.PENANAHZNz1Nd5E4
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他的動作讓小船一陣晃動,船夫腳一滑,手沒握穩丟了槳,這讓他怒氣驟升,「你這小子!看你幹的好事!」65Please respect copyright.PENANAE7BWzja6Hv
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「快看,先生。」65Please respect copyright.PENANArYVS1HB67t
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但男孩顫抖著指向前方的手很快轉移了他的注意力。65Please respect copyright.PENANAB1E4hiuaSN
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船夫轉頭看去,同樣不可置信地瞠大了眼。65Please respect copyright.PENANAbMFM4y5PNY
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「喔,我的老天......上帝保佑......」65Please respect copyright.PENANAHPWikBqpk7
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在河面上擴散開的,是妖豔的鮮紅。65Please respect copyright.PENANAMLrEmEb5r6
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只會綻放在陸地上的顏色,在河面上,以不祥的速度迅速擴散,以船為中心,像感染似地朝四面八方蔓延,擴張著這顏色的領域。65Please respect copyright.PENANAV30W8Sjrhd
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然而詛咒還沒結束。65Please respect copyright.PENANAF5K6od9Yz7
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隨著下沉的船槳,解放了它的束縛的東西浮上,在船側現身。65Please respect copyright.PENANAw63VxqgE27
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一開始是蒼白的皮膚,然後是黑沉地有如絕望的髮絲在一片血紅裡飄搖。65Please respect copyright.PENANALuaupnelPZ
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失去了上下眼皮而裸露在外的眼珠朝著天,猙獰控訴它所遭遇到的命運。65Please respect copyright.PENANALRKWbz4mdT
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浮腫而雪白的血肉幾乎和那些被啃咬、露出的骨頭同樣淒慘。65Please respect copyright.PENANAKOG63L4I30
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——河底浮上兩具浮腫殘破的死屍,連同足以染紅整條霧河的血液......65Please respect copyright.PENANAxvYbwHgfrE
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