他一直盯著那瑟縮牆角的小女孩。717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFnrAuTYoF
717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QdjEWLqyw
看著她因嚴寒而打顫，看著她為取暖而不斷劃下火柴，看著她對著火光傻傻發笑，看著她的微笑僵住，看著她一動也不動。717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDgaxbOdck
717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOT4p0PP2Z
他潛步走近，確認她停止呼吸後，俐落地將那小小的遺體放入大布袋裡，匆匆前往諾克斯博士的辦公室。717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWadtb64XL
717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ43PuxbKiiX
聽聞合法的屍體供應不能滿足研究需求，不少解剖學家願意花大錢偷偷買下來源不明的屍體。諾克斯博士就是當中尤其闊綽的一個。717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLT4OEaCLnQ
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但諾克斯博士見到他帶來的貨色，不禁眉頭一皺。717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvi149fuKM8
717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NxTG0qAyC
他慌忙補上一句謊話：「這是我的親人。你肯定不會惹上麻煩。」717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7sU9f9E4Y
717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOgfyPSTm0
諾克斯博士還是認為這貨不值一個好價錢：「如果你真的那麼缺錢，可以帶走她的財物賣掉。」717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BSV11RgwJ
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他沒奈何，但只得接受。717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWgaz4ckKa
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他小心翼翼地翻動小女孩的遺體。除了因著諾克斯博士的要求（切勿毀壞遺體），亦因著對她的歉意。717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtTXEfgky0
717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMthPjgSIqj
無人生來就是壞傢伙。若非一貧如洗，他決不幹此缺德非法勾當！717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8WpUTAa0kE
717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJGniULoCZ
領取報酬後，他帶著小女孩的遺物離開辦公室。717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiekzCENs4N
717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeYzkj3TGMl
肅殺街景和溫暖的辦公室形成強烈對比，他一下子接受不來、反應不了，愣在原地倍感悲悽。717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcDmsJaXvr
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城中大鐘不合時宜地響起十二下鐘聲。717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNFaJlLFD5
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「聖誕快樂！」717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKLVKPoSbv
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「新年快樂！」717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ceJlc7pvb
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鄰近富戶不約而同傳出歡呼聲、祝福聲，訴說對未來的憧景與盼望。717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRia5qq65hL
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未來？那小女孩已沒有未來——她剛凍死街頭。717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSr3TVutwJ
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倏忽飄雪漫天。717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlSO8SwOwS
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寒氣徹骨。717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4Snb3HGXv
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回家吧。717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRIqlUwAr2B
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走進貧民窟，拐入曲折的小路，十分鐘後才抵達家門前。717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡchXT8BMGoL
717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hW9Gvg4Ap
門開。發現病入膏肓的兒子迷迷糊糊地伏在枱邊喊凍喊餓。717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGmjj5VFw7
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他上前一把擁兒子入懷，多麼希望剛才含笑離世的不是小女孩，而是懷中親兒。
註：717Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJysWGjj8b
*取材自1827-1828年英國「伯克與海爾謀殺案」+安徒生童話《賣火柴的小女孩》
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