
安娜的步伐很快。根本不是一個五歲女孩應有的速度。789Please respect copyright.PENANA48mnQs8Osl
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一絲不安掠過。789Please respect copyright.PENANAIgDQO20DBI
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村民都說她是個不祥人,因為她多年來均是五歲女孩的模樣,不曾長大。789Please respect copyright.PENANA6DPP5t09jK
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「安娜,不如我們休息一會,好嗎?」我氣喘如牛。789Please respect copyright.PENANA6Gq5d9XW9R
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她停下腳步,回頭冷眼望我。「好的。」789Please respect copyright.PENANAXrFzyDVpvA
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我們在一棵大樹下並肩而坐。我這才發現四周盡是一片迷霧。789Please respect copyright.PENANAK1TJgZUYSX
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不寒而慄。789Please respect copyright.PENANAhwiBPFxKW3
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為何安娜可以單憑直覺辦認方向?789Please respect copyright.PENANA7DN7LiHO2T
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難道她真的是傳說中的森林魔鬼?789Please respect copyright.PENANACovep9AzkQ
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「安娜,你很熟悉這片森林呢!」我嘗試套口風。傳說從無人可以活著離開森林,除了安娜。789Please respect copyright.PENANABuoyxMbyCW
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「嗯。我每天都在這裡閒蕩。」安娜低頭把玩她的老舊破娃娃。娃娃是由碎布拼湊而成的,沾滿塵灰。灰灰黑黑的,與安娜的衣裝打扮同一調子。789Please respect copyright.PENANACmn1Tzx891
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「為甚麼?媽媽不會擔心嗎?」我故作關心,目光離不開安娜的紅髮藍眼。全村只有安娜有紅髮和藍眼珠。我十分肯定安娜的父母不是村子的居民。789Please respect copyright.PENANAr1VOulaoWN
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「媽媽走入森林後,再也沒有回到村子。但她離開前答應過我,遲些會來帶我渡湖離開。」安娜將娃娃緊緊擁入懷內,一臉憂傷。「我日等夜等,始終等不到,所以走入森林中四處逛,看看能否找到她講的湖。」789Please respect copyright.PENANAe1JirTmwyo
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「湖?是否我要找的湖?」我驚訝不已。789Please respect copyright.PENANAUTHS3BjSTW
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一連七日,我夢見失蹤多年的母親,她要我找安娜幫忙,尋找森林中的大湖,與她團聚。村民說魔鬼冒充我的母親,想要趁機侵奪我的肉體,勸我不要冒險走入森林,也不要與安娜來往。789Please respect copyright.PENANAhPQA4Mi3h0
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「我估計是。」安娜不太肯定。「我沒有親眼見過那個湖。」789Please respect copyright.PENANANZmBC7y6ov
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「你不是曾經引領部份村民找到大湖嗎?」我心頭一顫。曾有二十三個村民先後跟隨安娜進入森林,卻也再沒有回來。789Please respect copyright.PENANA85S2hPEyrc
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「對。他們看見湖,但我看不見。」安娜苦笑:「他們都夢見多年不見的親人,但我沒有夢見過任何親人。其他村民沒有發過類似的夢,所以亦看不見湖。」789Please respect copyright.PENANADW6MeTDvxZ
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一切過於詭異,難以服人。難怪村民都說安娜是不祥人。村民對安娜又懼又恨,三番四次欺侮她,想要將她趕離村子。部份激進的村民甚至曾以驅魔之名,將安娜扔入火爐。猶幸安娜死不了,爬出火爐,躲在森林裡療傷。她後來又拾來爛布髒布裹身,遭村民戲稱「灰色安娜」。789Please respect copyright.PENANAgp472ou2x9
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「不用怕。你的媽媽定會信守諾言。」我心生憐憫。789Please respect copyright.PENANAUhxNCbXnDd
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安娜終於笑了。789Please respect copyright.PENANANuCvWi8Vyo
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她喜孜孜地給我講述她最愛的床前小故事:從前,有一位灰姑娘。她有一個繼母,繼母有兩個女兒……789Please respect copyright.PENANA43IzoMWIsy
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聊著聊著,我和安娜齊齊於大樹下倦極入睡。789Please respect copyright.PENANAVU5FUzASj9
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翌日,霧氣消散。789Please respect copyright.PENANAACMTl2BlMP
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我強撐硬僵的身體,勉力張開沉重的眼皮。789Please respect copyright.PENANAfYn8RXYGhM
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怎麼會有一個湖在不遠處?怎麼我們整晚不曾發覺?789Please respect copyright.PENANAsX1IoeiEfJ
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「怎麼了?」安娜打個呵欠,睡眼惺忪望向我。789Please respect copyright.PENANAHQncLxXi0W
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「你看不見嗎?」我指向大湖。789Please respect copyright.PENANAEaoxapUReX
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「湖?我看不見呢!」安娜意識到我看見了甚麼,不以為然。她朝著我手指的方向跑去,跑到我眼中的湖中央,腳步不曾泛起漣漪。最後,她四平八穩地站在湖面,未有沒入水裡。如履平地。789Please respect copyright.PENANA4n2kC6qv5p
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我鼓起勇氣,戰戰兢兢地走向安娜。789Please respect copyright.PENANAiN5xSl6K2H
789Please respect copyright.PENANAwc84CM36Q7
沒走多少步,我的鞋子已被浸濕,雙腳亦感受到湖水的冰涼。「我沒能走近你!」789Please respect copyright.PENANALVKQYKJr9k
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「你站在湖邊就可以了!」她回到我身邊。「看看附近有沒有甚麼特別的?」789Please respect copyright.PENANAxyuzY3ATUb
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我四處張望。789Please respect copyright.PENANADieQNQVOaE
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濃霧忽現,籠罩湖面,一切景物均沒入迷濛當中。789Please respect copyright.PENANAdcQXMIfOaY
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漣漪從湖中心擴散開來。一條無人的半殘小舟往我們這邊前來,停在我腳邊。「一條……小舟……」我被詭譎的情境嚇得半死,說話結結巴巴的。789Please respect copyright.PENANAD8U51cgvMx
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「就是這個了!它會給你指引離開的路。」講解完畢,安娜馬上轉身離開。789Please respect copyright.PENANASqcYAANZdL
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「安娜!」我叫住安娜:「你要跟我離開嗎?」789Please respect copyright.PENANAQRLsa7VG0N
789Please respect copyright.PENANASgHGKOgoK9
「我看不見湖,亦看不見小舟,離開不了呢!」安娜以笑容掩蓋失落之情。789Please respect copyright.PENANAbWAz60XXpw
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我連忙從衣袋掏出幾顆糖果,塞到安娜手心。「我只有這些……無以為報。」789Please respect copyright.PENANAg5Ykb78YK9
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「或許,你替我打探媽媽的下落,然後告訴她,安娜很掛念她!」安娜哭著講出媽媽的名字。聽聞她是個沒有眼淚的女孩,受到村民的連番欺侮亦不會示弱。789Please respect copyright.PENANAtYwHJmZ89I
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但,她會為了媽媽而哭。789Please respect copyright.PENANADj68FrIeMT
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「好……」我輕掃她的紅髮,以示安慰。789Please respect copyright.PENANAHhzx3QyiIu
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我登上小舟,邁向矇矓深處。789Please respect copyright.PENANAVDEWqGaqil
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安娜的身影越益模糊……
我睜開雙眼,霍地彈起。身邊圍著兩個不認識的醜陋老女人,還有……789Please respect copyright.PENANAGwl4H1Yp1G
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「爸爸?媽媽?」我喜極而泣,父母亦激動衝前,與我相擁。789Please respect copyright.PENANAUF1gVIiBAA
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我飽餐一頓後,與父母和醜女們再次聚首。789Please respect copyright.PENANAxj6gpuY05S
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父母說,我數天前遇上車禍離世。他們找來女巫作法,令我起死回生。現在,我還要多待在這裡一晚,觀察情況。如無意外,明天方可回家去。789Please respect copyright.PENANAgAK3vD6F1q
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夜裡,父母離開小屋後。爐火邊,我和兩位女巫齊齊安坐搖搖椅,品嚐可口的熱朱古力。789Please respect copyright.PENANAT7vVkDK864
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我提及有關安娜的事情,希望女巫能夠幫忙尋找安娜的母親。789Please respect copyright.PENANA6jiPR64cak
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鴉雀無聲。789Please respect copyright.PENANA5Kju18rK8R
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我從女巫的神情察覺端倪。「你們認識安娜?」789Please respect copyright.PENANAFJqA3tBN7r
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她們沒有直接回答我,逕自講起她們的故事……789Please respect copyright.PENANAtZMCpCLoLX
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七十年前,國家內戰剛剛平息,人民又要開始面對瘟疫和饑荒。789Please respect copyright.PENANAU6IK0RZdoE
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兩個十歲不到的小娃隨著女巫母親四處流浪,最後得到一個樵夫收留。女巫為了報恩而下嫁喪妻的樵夫,助他照顧親生女兒——安娜。可惜好景不常,樵夫染上瘟疫離世,餘下女巫獨力照顧三名女兒。789Please respect copyright.PENANAGhhiWcAeDx
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四人吃不飽、穿不暖,女巫為生計發愁之際,發現村裡的富翁願意花錢招聘懂得巫術的人,望能將愛妻起死回生。女巫盤算一番後,前往應聘。她以不知袖裡的安娜作為「媒介」,哄騙她為愛妻的靈魂作引導……789Please respect copyright.PENANAgoti9fZOUL
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「為何不是你倆作『媒介』,而是完全不懂巫術的安娜?」789Please respect copyright.PENANAVLElSFvH84
789Please respect copyright.PENANAtQTya0ZA4n
「有哪個母親會捨得讓自己的孩子冒險?」789Please respect copyright.PENANA8VtMtO43Nb
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「事成後,為何不帶安娜回來?」789Please respect copyright.PENANAahE5ETPo6b
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「因為賺來的錢被偷光。我們只好重施故技,繼續利用安娜賺錢……」789Please respect copyright.PENANAZztQ6BNHRa
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「然後呢?又被偷錢嗎?你們不是活得好好的?有熱朱古力!有火爐!有搖搖椅!但安娜每天被欺侮,甚至會被扔入火爐!」789Please respect copyright.PENANAmAB2NrdafS
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「太遲了!安娜的肉身早已腐爛,沒能復生。」789Please respect copyright.PENANAKCXJNvksCu
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「至少,你們該要向她道歉,讓她不要盲目等待,重過正常生活。」789Please respect copyright.PENANAC9Tzdagjvl
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「我們……不敢……我們怕她受刺激後靈力大增,化為怨靈……向我們報仇……」789Please respect copyright.PENANAnaTWSDe52Q
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「她是個好心腸的孩子。或許她會原諒你們。」789Please respect copyright.PENANAmBlK9a5hYu
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「誰保證?」789Please respect copyright.PENANAHM0aRy7vis
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的確,沒人能保證安娜不會發怒。789Please respect copyright.PENANAlIryOkFhFc
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女巫見我沒有立即回嘴,於是乘勝追擊,你一言我一語,把責任推卸予我。789Please respect copyright.PENANAozRRrFUQtU
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「不如,你馬上自殺,將真相告訴安娜,勸她重過正常生活。」789Please respect copyright.PENANAC8ZM4a74CS
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「但我們不確定安娜會否願意再次為你引路。」789Please respect copyright.PENANAigafWxiuPX
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「希望安娜不會就地把你撕成碎片吧!」789Please respect copyright.PENANABCWfKowxao
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「裝甚麼大仁大義?你不也是沒膽量!」789Please respect copyright.PENANAdlBDmP80st
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我氣得將手中的保溫杯扔向爐火,把搖搖椅推翻在地。奈何此等誇張的舉動反令女巫笑得彎了腰。789Please respect copyright.PENANAK4yxoK1zI3
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「惱羞成怒嗎?哈哈哈!」789Please respect copyright.PENANAUZVJGeWoME
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「你的父母千金散盡,原來是救了個小屁孩!」789Please respect copyright.PENANAH3iTO6C2GF
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「世界從來不是非黑即白!」789Please respect copyright.PENANAcvxZJy1I8C
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「小子,你將來就會明白!」789Please respect copyright.PENANA3dLtQb2cAi
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我知道自己徹底輸了。789Please respect copyright.PENANApIjg75mzn4
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不單是敗予女巫,更是敗於自己。789Please respect copyright.PENANAWNOlF3h3mT
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我沒有自己想像的清高。789Please respect copyright.PENANAqvTA4Gacdi
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所以……789Please respect copyright.PENANAVp8JhH9Y2C
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對不起,安娜。