「你已經努力過了」。14歲那年,參加最後一次繪畫比賽落榜後,父親這麼說道。321Please respect copyright.PENANALzVFHtOvD5
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車禍現場的血跡。那是父親的血。早發性失智症使他在路上迷失方向、捲入交通事故、當場死亡。321Please respect copyright.PENANAo0AlGW2v4X
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一流醫學大學的錄取信。那是放棄了繪畫嗜好並專注於學業、發誓治療致死父親的疾病,以及想讓嚴厲的母親看得起自己的結果。321Please respect copyright.PENANAGJfY9ZpJe0
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早發性失智症的確診報告。僅完成幾個階段性的研究後,命運再次安排了宿敵捉弄自己。321Please respect copyright.PENANAvVlBbHOiPK
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教堂聖歌的聲響。人生低谷唯一的救贖。奧瑞恩.梅里克博士在教友的鼓勵下重拾繪畫嗜好,卻也染上毒癮——321Please respect copyright.PENANAHzuG8SeE5a
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露娜吐了。龐大的資訊灌入她的腦袋,使她無法負荷。321Please respect copyright.PENANAUVh6EZMZTj
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『糟糕……是反偵察程式……目標能夠偵測到我們正在使用意識擴散……!』321Please respect copyright.PENANAoKVEEvM2BA
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昏暗的辦公室裡,梅里克博士緩步走向露娜。露娜坐在地上,腳不聽使喚。一下子,博士就來到她跟前,伸手鎖住露娜的喉嚨。321Please respect copyright.PENANADcwwtZhnpp
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「露娜.泰格馬克小姐,你剛才做了什麼?」321Please respect copyright.PENANAYmDsXvL2wl
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露娜抓著梅里克博士的手想掙脫束縛,博士的力道卻意外得大。她被拖著前行,接著被舉起、壓倒在座椅上。321Please respect copyright.PENANAqEaEFbLMOl
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是那張位在桌邊,像牙醫診療椅般的椅子。321Please respect copyright.PENANAJZVY8a7uQ2
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梅里克博士用另一隻手調整椅子上方的半圓形罩子。咔噠一聲,罩子被套在露娜的頭上,有束帶固定住她的下巴。321Please respect copyright.PENANAn9I6WJyCvl
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「我不懂……一個高中女孩?會是誰指使的?警察?教會?」321Please respect copyright.PENANAvyT3aE6DTo
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「……我……不知道……你在說什麼……」321Please respect copyright.PENANAM3SYGd1QYQ
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「手法如此拙劣……但確實是有備而來……不過沒有關係,沒有關係……」321Please respect copyright.PENANAsT5azikhjn
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博士心神不寧的自言自語著。他打開桌上的電腦,接上幾條連接在椅子上的傳輸線。321Please respect copyright.PENANAElCwcJQy4w
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「……你要做什麼……」321Please respect copyright.PENANAo0ncEzQ0vh
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露娜奮力拉扯頭上的束帶,然而這只讓她的臉頰和下顎傳來陣陣劇痛。博士停下敲擊電腦鍵盤的手指,轉頭看向她。321Please respect copyright.PENANAk9bQ0bJ4wH
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「很抱歉,泰格馬克小姐,這些事情你不能知道,我必須讓你忘記。」321Please respect copyright.PENANAj0rucGwdvF
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座椅和頭罩傳來機器啟動時的嗡嗡聲響。博士繼續在電腦上開啟數個程式。意識擴散的效果讓露娜看見螢幕上細小的文字——「失智症記憶重塑模型」。321Please respect copyright.PENANAtBxNG92iw0
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——再這樣下去……!321Please respect copyright.PENANAelN7QYJbTv
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露娜不斷掙扎,腦子也飛快的思考著。321Please respect copyright.PENANAuzX5g9gQGS
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她剛才才看過梅里克博士的一生,應該一定有什麼能派得上用場的,就算是拖延時間也好——321Please respect copyright.PENANAnr9J59pzRe
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「……真是努力過頭了呢……梅里克博士……。」321Please respect copyright.PENANAhoQUy52f02
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她故作鎮定的開口。321Please respect copyright.PENANAtbenboltSX
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梅里克博士的手指停在輸入鍵上。他沒有轉頭,彷彿在逃避著什麼。321Please respect copyright.PENANA47cz5GR0Ui
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「……什麼意思?」321Please respect copyright.PENANAtFtEJepV9y
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「……我都看到了,你哭了,在你父親的葬禮上。」露娜抓著束帶,嘴角上揚著說道,「你發誓要治好害死他的疾病,但你努力過頭了。」321Please respect copyright.PENANAXDI9mwQBku
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「不要拿我的記憶做文章——」321Please respect copyright.PENANAhsykMD1zll
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「你迷失了,博士!」321Please respect copyright.PENANA5Znn6ukIRo
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露娜顫抖著吼道。321Please respect copyright.PENANA24c6XhlzQg
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「你的驕傲生長過頭了,你踩在無數人的頭上爬到現在的位置,取得現在的成就,但是相同的疾病還是找上了你……你沒察覺這是一個警告嗎?」321Please respect copyright.PENANAez1nngmNcW
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梅里克博士奪取同儕的研究成果,佔為己有,卻對自己研究的精髓守口如瓶。這是露娜在博士的記憶中看見的。321Please respect copyright.PENANAOnlgPwd6gV
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「但你還有選擇,除了教會與迷幻藥之外的選擇。博士,『你已經努力過了』,這是在你迷失方向之前,你父親跟你說過的話。」321Please respect copyright.PENANA8xU4HidrGV
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梅里克博士背對著露娜,一動也不動,彷彿思緒停滯了一般。321Please respect copyright.PENANA68CK5YIZoE
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不知過了多久,他才靜靜的轉向露娜。然而,他的眼神中只留有一絲哀傷。321Please respect copyright.PENANA78Qxzdme9Z
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「還不夠……一切都還不夠。抱歉,泰格馬克小姐,為了完成研究,我不能讓你記得你所看到的東西——」321Please respect copyright.PENANACVhL4H2S03
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就在梅里克博士就要碰觸到輸入鍵之前,他的表情發生了異樣。321Please respect copyright.PENANAQug4TQhkAo
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博士雙眼向上一翻,雙手向胸前縮緊,全身抽搐,摔倒在地上。321Please respect copyright.PENANAdYgUMF6UB8
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「逃走……逃走……逃走……逃走……」321Please respect copyright.PENANALn2ZKwO4PT
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博士的全身不斷顫抖,口中唸唸有詞——321Please respect copyright.PENANASk8MpQs7AN
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「逃走……逃走……從札托薩哈平安的夢鄉……」321Please respect copyright.PENANAujxdgzPRrk
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露娜驚愕的看著倒在地上的梅里克博士,但她明白現在是逃走的最佳時機。她不斷挪動頭上的束帶,終於被她找到一個足以讓她掙脫束縛的角度。束帶鬆脫後,她跳下座椅,奔向門口,並且匆匆拉開房門——321Please respect copyright.PENANAhxIZ3wNM1x
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出乎意料的,她看見有人就站在鄰近房門的走廊上。321Please respect copyright.PENANAKrr73icFkz
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是系秘書小姐。321Please respect copyright.PENANAA2WP4C5v6n
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「……泰格馬克小姐……裡面發生了什麼?我剛剛聽到很大的聲音——」321Please respect copyright.PENANAg0EKL2morU
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系秘書一臉困惑。她探頭,想看見辦公室裡的狀況。321Please respect copyright.PENANAr3YhTtx47D
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露娜的腦袋瘋狂的轉呀轉。她直覺的認為剛才發生的一連串意外,絕對不能讓外人知道。也不清楚單純是腎上腺素的作用,還是意識擴散的效果,僅僅按著這樣的預感,她彷彿在思考前就得到了答案——321Please respect copyright.PENANAspv4YUN93w
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「秘書小姐……博士好像癲癇發作了……!」321Please respect copyright.PENANAbBk8hTZUrf
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她的身體失去重心,頭疼得像是快要裂開,但她依然用盡全力使自己保持清醒,撒下瞞天的大謊。321Please respect copyright.PENANAQIhmrIpzLY
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