秋分。94Please respect copyright.PENANAoQtbyAIuY0
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少年見到那女子時,是在濛濛秋雨下,那時他與家人正在掃爺爺的墓。94Please respect copyright.PENANA60IrxCDoBq
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他遠遠看見那女子身穿黑無地,一手捧著花束一手舉著一把黑傘,孤伶伶地站在一棵柳杉下。94Please respect copyright.PENANAHIeaP4S3UV
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奇怪的是,女子頭戴黑色面紗,似乎不想以真面目示人。94Please respect copyright.PENANAlC1UMpEsNW
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他不是第一次注意到那身影,自爺爺死後三年,他每年秋分來掃墓時都會看到她。她總是遠遠站著,像是在等誰過來找她。94Please respect copyright.PENANAHYlK3Rfatd
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因為她總是看向他們這裡,他還以為是關係生疏的遠親,因為不想打擾到他們才沒過來。94Please respect copyright.PENANA8h80n2dhPD
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不知為何,他很難不在意那女子。這很奇怪,明明連她的臉都沒見過,到底是哪裡吸引了他?94Please respect copyright.PENANAomZLeavPYC
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少年也曾問過家人有沒有見過她,令他意外的是都說見過,卻記不清楚是甚麼樣子。身材如何是男是女穿著甚麼衣服,家裡人都沒印象,只有他記得。94Please respect copyright.PENANADtlOSB6f3h
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這一次掃墓大家都看到那女人了,但沒人記得這女人去年跟前年也曾出現過。或者說他們知道每年都有人站在那兒看著,卻不認為都是同一人。94Please respect copyright.PENANAOeiluv0Fqr
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明明在他眼裡這三年那棵樹下都是那女子站在那,為什麼其他人不記得?94Please respect copyright.PENANAsMFTI6qdrX
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抱持著這個疑問,他這次真得忍不住了。所以在家人下山後,他隨便找個東西丟了的藉口,又跑回墓地。94Please respect copyright.PENANAbvIyUZLF7H
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果然,那女人就蹲在自己爺爺墓前,把手上的花束放到墓碑下。那是桔梗花,已經快凋謝了。94Please respect copyright.PENANA1bobP8LrIY
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少年吞了口口水,走到女人身後,等了半晌才開口:94Please respect copyright.PENANA1VPlrFH6XV
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「請問……請問一下。」94Please respect copyright.PENANAPitcrBvR0Z
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女子聽到身後有人便緩緩站起,才回頭看向他。隔著面紗的臉看不仔細,但微微露出的尖下巴,看得出應該是個美人。94Please respect copyright.PENANAEZF1bzY02M
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「有甚麼事嗎?」那聲音聽起來溫柔婉約,似乎是一個很有教養的人。94Please respect copyright.PENANAG9pvIpYP7I
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「那是我爺爺。」他指了指墓碑。「妳認識他嗎?不然怎麼要來這祭拜?」94Please respect copyright.PENANAg5PPhSW5gu
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女子搖搖頭,才說:94Please respect copyright.PENANAb3Pe7nnlxc
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「妳爺爺不認識我,只是我認識他。」94Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4Ih8kLGDB
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「欸?」94Please respect copyright.PENANAxacX0xZmEr
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「這是個很長的故事。」女子嘴角掛著一絲哀怨。「你願意聽我說說嗎?」94Please respect copyright.PENANAEqq4r085XZ
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少年點頭答應了,多年以後,他很後悔聽了這麼一個故事。94Please respect copyright.PENANA44Ald3uE4E
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「我跟約翰第一次邂逅是在阿文庭上,我們曾經深愛過彼此。後來他為了國家出征,與我約定會回來見我,卻失約了。」94Please respect copyright.PENANA1XkxRwnzRq
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「呃……我爺爺不叫約翰。」94Please respect copyright.PENANARwMB97GoTq
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「我知道,他現在叫博,對吧?」94Please respect copyright.PENANAR2s3yLV849
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「是。」94Please respect copyright.PENANAa5ESSZjXY1
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「後來我再次於威尼斯找到他時,他叫安德烈。那時他已經忘記我,但我們兩人最後還是在一起了。他是個水手,後來某次出海後也不再回來。」94Please respect copyright.PENANApgmMp5KZjb
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「對不起,我從未聽祖父說他出過海。」94Please respect copyright.PENANA7qE1FCdjZg
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「我知道。」女子笑了,嘴角帶著一絲無奈。「博他不可能記得自己當過水手。」94Please respect copyright.PENANAIX7emMw1xB
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難不成我爺爺有失憶症嗎?少年感到疑惑,他畢竟跟爺爺相處不久,對他的人生了解不深。94Please respect copyright.PENANAq9rD3ZKQ7V
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「還好我們之間的緣分很深,在我流浪到君士坦丁的時後又遇見他,那時他叫阿斯蘭,我們又在一起度過幾年,最後因為他身邊有太多女人,所以我離開了他。」94Please respect copyright.PENANAaOwcnjljRO
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聽到這裡時,少年越發糊塗。就他所知,爺爺是個專情的人,他和奶奶自幼相識,戰前又私訂終身。戰後他回來了便與奶奶結婚,從未出過緋聞。94Please respect copyright.PENANAFa95XKtvuc
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這女人真的認識他爺爺嗎?還是他爺爺真的有不為人知的一面?94Please respect copyright.PENANA4fFOMFnhh6
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「等我再次見到他時,他身邊的女人都離開了。這次他叫伊凡,我在飄著大雪的諾夫歌德羅看到坐在馬車上的他。這次我沒有與他相認,只是遠遠站著,默默地看著他。我發現我不再需要與他相見,也能愛著他,所以我決定放他自由。」94Please respect copyright.PENANADXGSHW9oXG
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好吧,看來我爺爺年輕時不只是個風流人物,還是個世界各地旅遊的探險家。但他從未聽過父親跟他說爺爺有出過國,幾年前他們這些年輕人想湊錢讓爺爺奶奶出國旅遊時,也沒聽叔叔伯伯提過。94Please respect copyright.PENANArlBPC6x6M9
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「然後依凡也走了,就跟前幾個他一樣,後來他又叫察干,叫羅布善,叫羅摩,總之每一次遇見他,都跟上一次不同。」94Please respect copyright.PENANA20plxsLqCr
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「我唯一知道的是,我愛著他,深深愛著他。」94Please respect copyright.PENANAdIvNtX0XDH
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說完,女子從袖口拿出一條黑色絲巾,伸入面紗擦了擦自己的眼淚。少年雖決古怪,見她那樣悲傷也不方便問甚麼,只能訕訕地說:94Please respect copyright.PENANAqQ7hlH9Q9k
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「……請節哀。」
「沒事的,我習慣了。」女子的嘴角掛著逞強的笑。「就是不知道他下一次又要叫甚麼名字。」94Please respect copyright.PENANArUctQ6bG6f
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冷風吹過掀起面紗一角,少年看得呼吸都停止了。雖然只是匆匆一瞥,但他看到的是世間凡俗都比上的美,以及那對長長的尖耳朵。94Please respect copyright.PENANAc6Ozrcsq39
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「我要帶走博了,這是他欠我的。」女子的聲音帶著冷冷的妒意。「美智子那蠢女人才不配當他的妻子,我才是,我先來的。」
突然一陣狂風暴雨,吹得少年忍不住閉上雙眼。再度睜開時女子的身影已消失不見。94Please respect copyright.PENANA4gm7kuUTIy
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留在少年眼前的,只剩下被挖空的墓穴,那是跟他奶奶合葬在一起的,爺爺的墓穴。94Please respect copyright.PENANAEbAyXa4KQs
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