晚上，教會食堂裡飄著皮皮貝湯的香味，孩子們圍坐成一圈，吃得開心又熱鬧，但露蕾雅沒有出現。沒有說為什麼，也沒留字條。只是默默地，缺席了。172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1N3a3jPT9P
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歐班恩也沒去找她。他沒有走到她房門前敲門，沒有像過去那樣輕聲問：「需要我幫妳端一碗湯上去嗎？」172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vsszqxae9
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他只是坐在桌邊，靜靜聽著孩子們嘰嘰喳喳。172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBHiMngTZP
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「真的啦！我聽見那個歌聲的時候，全身都起雞皮疙瘩！」172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTWWShoo8De
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「我也有聽到！……有點悲傷，又像在唱一首超美的詩。」172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgm9oLqiDk
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「那是人魚的歌啦！」172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCn8UAsc7I9
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墨牧笑著搖搖頭，放下手中的湯杓：「那可真是稀奇的經歷啊。你們知道嗎？關於人魚，有一段故事……」172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1Kl9wW3to
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「傳說中，有一群人魚選擇與人類相愛。他們甘願放棄魚尾、屬天之能與永生，只為了能夠永遠陪伴在愛人身旁……」172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrDj9MpJB8
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孩子們聽得入神，眼睛閃閃發光。但歐班恩的心，卻說不出的沉。172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqpscqCtbE
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他低頭看著自己碗中的湯，倒映出他自己藏不住的驚疑。172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3YNfRx3PV
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放棄魚尾、屬天之能與永生……只為了愛一個人？172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1OZHZLuS0y
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露蕾雅獨自一人提著手電筒，在澪灣村海灘的礁石旁穿梭。此刻風澪草正發出淡粉色的微光，她如行屍走肉般，空洞地望著它們。172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1d1P9Bvm3v
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突然間，她猛地蹲下，在淡粉色的螢光間翻找。172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1z84mj2fkV
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「不對……沒有……」172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsCeTcNspg
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她的膝蓋與小腿上早已擦傷遍布，紅腫的痕跡說明她在這些濕滑的礁石上，至少跌過幾次。172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFHws7DLbV
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明明上次好像就在這附近見過那株七片花瓣的風澪草，然而現在，怎麼找也找不到。眼前的畫面開始模糊，她再也無法好好對焦。好像不管擦乾了多少次，視線仍會不斷變得模糊。172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyrFquuMKb
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我真的……真的好想你。172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzoI7tvsBtA
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一次也好，想再見你一次。
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歐班恩來到教會後方的一處角落，那裡沒人，只有昏黃的燈光照在牆邊。172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGU4TCUzHH
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他拿出手機，猶豫了幾秒，還是撥了那組號碼。172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBAqi2sHHx
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「……喂？」172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBN6OYHVLGO
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「我是森野。」他壓低聲音。172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPj3m79YY4f
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電話那頭傳來一個和氣的男聲：「喔，是森野同學啊，這麼晚了，是有新消息了嗎？」172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4U7I8eeIj
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「我今天……在澪灣村教會前的海灘，聽見了……人魚的歌聲。」172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkHQaTdYEiI
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對方沉默了半秒，隨即語氣高了些：「是嗎？那太好了。看來我們的判斷沒錯，那附近果然有他們的蹤跡。」172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNS1jBAA610
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「嗯……應該就在這一帶。」172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdWtj7Bf54
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「森野同學，謝謝你，這個情報對我們來說非常重要。」172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lcEhSj4rV
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他握著手機的手微微顫了下，沉聲問：「瓦雷納博士……那個實驗……真的不會傷害到他們吧？」172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMm72OcfNPg
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電話那頭笑了笑，語氣柔和慈愛：「不會的，不會的，請你放心。我們只是進行少量採樣，抽一點血，做些基因檢測而已。」172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROk8zONHWV
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「……」172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTX9UArWhZi
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「你想想看啊，森野同學，如果實驗成功，我們就能解開那些天生擁有治癒力的基因之謎。癌症、癱瘓、罕病……都將可能被治癒。這將是整個醫學史的奇蹟呀。」172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDjxsLgbRr
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歐班恩垂下眼，揉了揉眉心，聲音低得幾乎聽不見：「……這樣啊。」172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzb7u8GhIa8
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「辛苦你了，森野同學。請你繼續留意那片海。你正在為整個人類做一件大事。」172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNibd7CRQL
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電話掛斷的瞬間，黑夜靜得只剩潮聲。他站在原地，許久沒有動。他握著手機，全身緊繃。此刻就像是握著一把尚未拆封的手術刀，表面無聲無血，卻終究會劃開什麼。172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXlq37yqnX
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他不知道，是劃開醫學界的突破，劃開真相，172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZx5tiE8w9
還是，劃傷了她的世界。172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyOJy24Ecy
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看到這裡的你，真的太有愛了！🥺💗172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWFLX1AqAx
喜歡的話記得幫我點個讚 👍、加書籤 ⭐、順手留個言 📝～172Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLwc0TcIVH
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