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滴滴答……42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxujyTnyKGC
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回過神來時，是一整片的漆黑，唯一的聲響，只有不知何處傳出的，微弱的滴水聲。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNJOLN2PGK
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四肢彷彿石化般僵硬，他甚至感受不到自己的身體，全身肌肉都在抵抗著，拒絕被驅使。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcljtvRqylc
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羅特注視著眼前的黑暗，足足呆愣了好一陣子——他沒想過自己還能夠活著醒來。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGYnhXExc4
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不，或許已經死了也說不定。如果是這樣的話，這裡一定是地獄。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi400q2Soyq
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喀啦啦……42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1pVKs0e5U
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一移動，身體就像被驚醒般，發出筋骨分離的疼痛，彷彿在尖叫著讓他不要輕舉妄動。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEz1LKy5H8
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但比起這些，更讓他在意的是——42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDmgV76XlhS
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「艾拉？」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQbVCAkd99
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他感受著懷中傳來的溫熱，低頭望去，卻什麼也看不清。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTKm35K0h8
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「……」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8equ2lFcj3
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靜默的空氣滲入胸腔，緊緊勒住他的心頭，隨著壓抑的心跳逐漸縮緊。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJc57I3LUPU
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一下、一下，窒息感在死寂中蔓延開來，他不自覺地攥緊了掌心。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyp8mrbCqzn
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「哥哥……」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz17GjOqXIi
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艾拉的聲音宛如一道輕風，瞬間掃去了懸浮不定的恐懼。他不禁身體一軟，緊緊抱住了懷裡那具瘦弱的軀體。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyEdY8uQW90
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「好痛……」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj12BSCCmyt
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「抱歉！還好嗎？」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmmPKInVLX
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「嗯……」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWdCG9CqFn
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羅特下意識摸索著腰間，那袋裝著緊急用品與「寶藏」的背袋，早已在不久前的混亂中遺落。現在他身上唯一擁有的，只剩兩罐擠壓變形的破罐頭。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQxjJOhVpW
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他扶著艾拉的後腦杓，小心翼翼地將她靠在牆角的石塊上。嘗試掙了掙手腕上的死結，將麻繩盡可能的拉長了幾厘米，但也就只能到這點程度了。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJk2xEk9f9u
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「等我一下喔。」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VVIMAFxGE
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他半跪著身，向水流聲的方向挪動幾步，一抬手，果真感受到一股冰涼的觸感流過指尖。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsQPOqpZp0
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「喝點水吧。」他捧著淺淺一手水，靠著艾拉微微顫抖的唇。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgr0uhZqY9
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是斷裂的管線嗎？還是地下水呢？他只知道，他們又被奇蹟救了一命。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOHKCykQIB
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然而，後來究竟發生了什麼？大家去了哪裡？地面上現在是什麼情況？他都全然不知，他甚至不敢大聲呼救，生怕引來的不是長著兩腳的人類。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomREsQ0bNU
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清水抹過面頰，帶走了那股苦澀的鐵鏽味。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GLxfy4rRz
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「哥哥……想睡覺了……」艾拉潤了潤沙啞的聲音，弱弱地說。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5qXv1orU1
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「說得也是……妳也累了對吧？」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwsZljK33V
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羅特輕輕摸了摸她的臉頰，他看不清艾拉臉上的傷勢，但仍從肌膚輕微的顫動中，感受到那股乏力而脆弱的觸感。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44ngG7wzA8
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「睡吧，這裡很安全的。」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7riWSGZ7T8
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他不願多去想像，對他來說，妹妹現在還能夠正常的與他對話，42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFTFgKNOCtc
就是比什麼都重要的事情了。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGt73W9NWnM
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沒錯，只要能夠這樣就好了。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6NLGbwLBR
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……42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSwK2nUhD0
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伸手不見五指的地下鐵道內，連一絲光線也透不進來。羅特就這麼坐著，對著無邊的黑暗。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJ3oVCV9Kd
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明明歷經了整夜的逃亡，此刻他卻感受不到一點睡意，在黑暗中，感官彷彿被放大了數倍，滴水聲、碎石剝落聲、砂礫翻開的細微聲……隨著一片寂靜的黑一點點壓迫而來，直至充斥耳膜。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9GbqYuvV3
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他的瞳孔不自然地放大，嘗試納入更多的光線，卻只是從幽暗中捕捉了淡淡的、不知何物的陰影。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQXLBM8uiA
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陰影的輪廓在他目不轉睛的注視下，悄悄地變化流轉，時而偷偷移動兩步，時而神不知鬼不覺地靠近，又在被他察覺後頓然消散，一道道陰影，彷彿在暗處窺視的鬼魅。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Mz60AsIjv
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他知道，這些不過是幻覺而已。自從那一天，在意外堵死的防空洞中被闖入的蟲族屠殺，看著父母在面前被嚼食，他就患上了這種毛病，這種不由自主，幻想黑暗與寂靜的恐懼。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfY3JbFfK1
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他知道，這些不過是心理作用而已，身為哥哥的他，應該要保持鎮定、保護妹妹才對。然而，全身的肌肉還是止不住地繃緊，呼吸不自覺地愈發急促、愈發粗重，沉悶的窒息感一點一滴地，拴住他的胸口。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAM0ISLcgn0
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「哥哥……」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYdHKZd5WS
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直到身後傳出艾拉那迷糊而朦朧的氣音。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjmcuUUXOIF
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「你……在發抖嗎？」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVROW8dO8n
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羅特頓時背脊一僵，這才察覺到自己不知何時已不受控制的雙手。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZNwhVMbdji
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「嗯……可能是因為冷吧……抱歉，吵到妳了嗎？」他沒有回過頭，只是死死扣住了顫抖的手，試圖壓抑住內心的不安。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7Gt3e9SSn
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他沒能說出實話，也不知道該如何說出，他不願揭開艾拉好不容易忘卻的傷疤，不願讓年幼的她承擔和他一樣的痛苦，哪怕代價是獨自一人，永遠守著那段悲慘的記憶。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmXRl9asNA
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「哥哥會怕黑嗎？」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdKO7ey234A
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「……」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94Y126ZMDu
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聽著身後衣物摩擦的細微聲，他沒有作出回應，仍舊默默地注視著前方的黑暗。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0oEuz4p9S
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「……」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpIyGZZI3J
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一陣長達數秒的沉默後，艾拉終於開口問道：「是因為以前的事嗎？」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSiZ3dWOHgg
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「艾拉？」他猛地轉身，卻驚見一抹稍縱即逝的火花。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTVMUS7z6J
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啪……啪嚓——42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLbCS1E45q
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嘶——42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLt1I8IeeVE
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火柴燃起了一團小小的火光，微弱的暖光瞬間點亮周遭的黑暗，徘徊的鬼魅霎時煙消雲散，隨之消失。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4R1BLkDdE
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艾拉蜷縮著身體，將那支小小的火柴緊緊護在懷裡，像是對待著一件珍貴的易碎品。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb82IKE3RmP
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陰影在那靜置的火柴盒上閃爍晃動，映照著紙板上那朵斑駁的、如焰似霞的橙色鬱金香，令羅特不禁放大了眼。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbV23kpXCU
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「那個是……」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEznW70Mfi
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「這是……媽媽的收藏物。」艾拉微微低著頭，輕聲說道：「媽媽一直都很喜歡蒐集這種小東西，對吧？雖然爸爸都說，這是路邊隨便一個加油站就能撿到的東西。」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWvbvPfu5M
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「那一天在逃跑的時候……順手從媽媽那撿回來的。」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQLxkNPL7B
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柔和的火光在她頰上映出道道光影，也映出了她身上那一青一紫的、令人膽戰的傷痕，但她仍舊在疲倦的嘴角上，勾起一抹淺淺的弧線。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2edh8PbpD
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「艾拉……妳……」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0uasR4L3zX
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「每一次、每一次點亮火柴的時候，我就感覺……自己好像又能再次見到媽媽了……」艾拉打斷他的話，將手裡的火柴握得更緊、更緊，緊到火焰幾乎要貼上了胸口。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAI2unspcpu
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「每次看著火柴在燃燒的時候，我就感覺媽媽坐在我的身邊，在火柴燒完之前，默默的聽著我說話……」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHiIU4SG6C
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她的眼神有些迷離，彷彿視線穿透了跳動的火苗，看向了另一個遙遠的、不存在的時空。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5qW8rNjzb
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感受到手心傳來的灼燙，艾拉輕輕拾起另一根火柴，巧妙地將火星傳遞出去。然後，她垂下了眼簾，細長的睫毛在眼窩投下落寞的陰影42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0to5WmfPn
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「因為哥哥好像一直努力想保護我的樣子，所以我不知道怎麼開口跟你說……對不起……」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxONHi7e9wz
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「我其實一直都記得哦……不管是爸爸媽媽被吃掉的時候，還是你拉著我躲起來的時候……」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0JxK1HDFJ
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羅特深吸了口氣，雙手抓進凌亂的頭髮裡，默默垂下了頭。他直至現在才明白，這些年來刻意的守護與隱瞞，原來全都只是他的自作多情而已。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCU3frHg1zG
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「這樣啊，原來妳都記得啊……我還以為……」羅特咬緊因乾燥而滲血的牙齦，聲音隱隱帶著一絲壓抑的愧疚：「結果到頭來，我是個沒用的哥哥啊，什麼都沒保護到，還讓妳為了我……」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5sriF6nG3D
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「不對喔。」艾拉輕輕搖了搖頭，她挪動身體靠近了羅特，用那隻傷痕累累的小手，溫柔地覆蓋在羅特顫抖的拳頭上。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKNA0xf04g
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「就是因為有哥哥一直在身邊保護我，我才能夠克服那種恐懼感，才能夠……再次正視那段過去。」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVmzyQ2aEb
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她抬起頭，那雙在柔光中閃爍的眼睛直視著羅特，清澈得讓人揪心：「有你陪在身邊，我感覺……非常非常安心。謝謝你。」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7FxI6zNQg
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艾拉深吸一口氣，像是下定了某種決心，緩緩攤開掌心，將那個斑駁的鬱金香火柴盒遞到了羅特面前。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bD0Z8EC1Y
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「這個，送給你。」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfs1KfDXBl8
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看著羅特愣愣地接過火柴盒，艾拉露出了今晚最燦爛、卻也最讓人心酸的笑容：「如果哪一天想要想起誰的話，就點燃一支就好了哦，很方便吧？」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdoWVoODAJ1
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火光在狹窄的空間裡跳動，將兩人的影子長長地投射在斑駁的石塊上。羅特指尖顫抖著拿起那個冰冷而粗糙的小方盒，指腹摩挲著上面那朵橙色的鬱金香。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE47Gb2NwFQ
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「傻瓜……」他聲音沙啞，想努力擠出一個像樣的笑容，眼眶卻不可抑制地泛紅：「這種東西，妳應該自己留著的。」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfyE9GAJ2x9
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「但我現在有哥哥啊。」艾拉輕輕靠在他的肩膀上，小小的腦袋顯得格外沉重：「有哥哥在身邊，就不需要火柴了。而且……你比我更需要這個呢。」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcRO0GaDk1
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她說得理所當然，彷彿在這一刻，那個一直被保護的妹妹，才是真正一直守護著他的存在。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ptBpj5s4a
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「那麼……以後就由我來聽妳說吧。」他伸出手，找到了艾拉那隻冰涼的小手，緊緊握住：「不用火柴的那種。」42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvgpZMT9oQ
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「嗯……」艾拉沒有回覆，只是輕輕點頭，帶著一絲沉悶而斷續的氣息。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOm9bqGs08
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然後，第二根火柴也燃到了盡頭，橘紅色的火星輕輕跳動了一下，隨即熄滅。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRJV5wnlwK
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黑暗再次籠罩了一切。42Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKXt0NlnfU
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但這一次，沒有那些窺視的鬼魅。空氣中只剩下一絲淡淡的焦木味，以及兩個人交疊在一起、平穩卻微弱的呼吸聲。1234 copyright protection38ＰＥＮＡＮＡVxkxcZuZZz 尼

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