安娜的步伐很快。根本不是一個五歲女孩應有的速度。290Please respect copyright.PENANAGbbUahyBlN
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一絲不安掠過。290Please respect copyright.PENANAQdjW7fm3if
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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。290Please respect copyright.PENANAuuqgu6iMrS
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「安娜,不如我們休息一會,好嗎?」我氣喘如牛。290Please respect copyright.PENANAXODbq6AL2D
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她停下腳步,回頭冷眼望我。「好的。」290Please respect copyright.PENANAxDn4cOSY1g
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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。290Please respect copyright.PENANAgJ1DeiBWCD
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不寒而慄。290Please respect copyright.PENANA0dqTBdbLGu
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為何安娜可以單憑直覺辦認方向?290Please respect copyright.PENANAoiaRXrMnv9
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難道她真的是傳說中的森林魔鬼?290Please respect copyright.PENANAxslnqu4yi8
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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。290Please respect copyright.PENANAPU5A3UvBzx
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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。290Please respect copyright.PENANAqnakupsUUi
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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。290Please respect copyright.PENANAooKmay89BL
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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。」290Please respect copyright.PENANAvmMC7hp0L2
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「湖?是否我要找的湖?」我驚訝不已。290Please respect copyright.PENANAzdCcS6RYYi
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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。290Please respect copyright.PENANAROil9QKYAZ
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「我估計是。」安娜不太肯定。「我沒有親眼見過那個湖。」290Please respect copyright.PENANAnnQFNPZ04z
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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。290Please respect copyright.PENANA0nxkMWqUze
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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。」290Please respect copyright.PENANARsBG253Abv
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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」。290Please respect copyright.PENANAMGCEtBW26P
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「不用怕。你的媽媽定會信守諾言。」我心生憐憫。290Please respect copyright.PENANARnzlss0Wym
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安娜終於笑了。290Please respect copyright.PENANA4TrMAEgQjp
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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……290Please respect copyright.PENANAjUaXdZfIKi
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聊著聊著,我和安娜齊齊於大樹下倦極入睡。290Please respect copyright.PENANAsszqbpgde5
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翌日,霧氣消散。290Please respect copyright.PENANAXRP2rThlp1
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我強撐硬僵的身體,勉力張開沉重的眼皮。290Please respect copyright.PENANATEzeduwEkg
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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?290Please respect copyright.PENANA7IkPGlh6GY
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「怎麼了?」安娜打個呵欠,睡眼惺忪望向我。290Please respect copyright.PENANAHvvkms1R8y
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「你看不見嗎?」我指向大湖。290Please respect copyright.PENANAsyjtyxCykU
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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。290Please respect copyright.PENANAHpOyUN1nD7
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我鼓起勇氣,戰戰兢兢地走向安娜。290Please respect copyright.PENANAjcJDynY18k
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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!」290Please respect copyright.PENANA2ZgLzuzjxt
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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?」290Please respect copyright.PENANAX6Egeknc2V
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我四處張望。290Please respect copyright.PENANAQIaN7sIEtO
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濃霧忽現,籠罩湖面,一切景物均沒入迷濛當中。290Please respect copyright.PENANAWs87VGUqDF
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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。290Please respect copyright.PENANAMO6tWZYfLI
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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。290Please respect copyright.PENANAYhewoSRMPr
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「安娜!」我叫住安娜:「你要跟我離開嗎?」290Please respect copyright.PENANAKsCHQ5ohrN
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「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。290Please respect copyright.PENANA7MnAf4ryRq
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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。」290Please respect copyright.PENANAWWjevJHRGp
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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。290Please respect copyright.PENANAAZJGzfQ9hJ
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但,她會為了媽媽而哭。290Please respect copyright.PENANA8enSwBGTXu
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「好……」我輕掃她的紅髮,以示安慰。290Please respect copyright.PENANAyUimZZBwO9
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我登上小舟,邁向矇矓深處。290Please respect copyright.PENANAVtXcVLU76S
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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……290Please respect copyright.PENANAiN75eCNHhw
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「爸爸?媽媽?」我喜極而泣,父母亦激動衝前,與我相擁。290Please respect copyright.PENANAbpF1rPUJHU
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我飽餐一頓後,與父母和醜女們再次聚首。290Please respect copyright.PENANAPQ0mjuArOd
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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。290Please respect copyright.PENANAVJPwo8I39L
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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。290Please respect copyright.PENANAjcEXo6PkUX
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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。290Please respect copyright.PENANAAfd2ZRud1y
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鴉雀無聲。290Please respect copyright.PENANASg3FlPmLTN
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我從女巫的神情察覺端倪。「你們認識安娜?」290Please respect copyright.PENANAXk0Wjo2u3f
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她們沒有直接回答我,逕自講起她們的故事……290Please respect copyright.PENANAHXstGMzLxI
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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。290Please respect copyright.PENANALaSy34kwSi
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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。290Please respect copyright.PENANAoIt1hLDs3s
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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……290Please respect copyright.PENANA9tgvNwHKgk
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「為何不是你倆作『媒介』,而是完全不懂巫術的安娜?」290Please respect copyright.PENANA4zDEhI3Yej
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「有哪個母親會捨得讓自己的孩子冒險?」290Please respect copyright.PENANAe5bzOvffdT
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「事成後,為何不帶安娜回來?」290Please respect copyright.PENANAQO8eNZeP7Z
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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……」290Please respect copyright.PENANAlCvuYJnG1P
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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!」290Please respect copyright.PENANA42E1nmCdaO
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「太遲了!安娜的肉身早已腐爛,沒能復生。」290Please respect copyright.PENANAnykNDHXUOt
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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。」290Please respect copyright.PENANAUewCsoXxEa
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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……」290Please respect copyright.PENANA0g3LbLplhg
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「她是個好心腸的孩子。或許她會原諒你們。」290Please respect copyright.PENANAmRLtQw8Nwf
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「誰保證?」290Please respect copyright.PENANAMvvh0qbdp2
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的確,沒人能保證安娜不會發怒。290Please respect copyright.PENANAt27s2pg6j7
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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。290Please respect copyright.PENANAWAcsiD8ZgZ
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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。」290Please respect copyright.PENANAmoaZs4Pu13
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「但我們不確定安娜會否願意再次為你引路。」290Please respect copyright.PENANAkfaCoW8xJH
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「希望安娜不會就地把你撕成碎片吧!」290Please respect copyright.PENANAQi2pEy1Cj9
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「裝甚麼大仁大義?你不也是沒膽量!」290Please respect copyright.PENANAOWH0QzTTX0
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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。290Please respect copyright.PENANAVyPN8ctCoT
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「惱羞成怒嗎?哈哈哈!」290Please respect copyright.PENANAy97kB9JhVh
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「你的父母千金散盡,原來是救了個小屁孩!」290Please respect copyright.PENANAeHxbqOmVFh
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「世界從來不是非黑即白!」290Please respect copyright.PENANATYD00jDH5m
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「小子,你將來就會明白!」290Please respect copyright.PENANAYLTY9zSRTm
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我知道自己徹底輸了。290Please respect copyright.PENANAwjs4XabmFH
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不單是敗予女巫,更是敗於自己。290Please respect copyright.PENANAJQlWJ0xGYh
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我沒有自己想像的清高。290Please respect copyright.PENANAFIFt2E94eh
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所以……290Please respect copyright.PENANAP67hEm3Uk7
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對不起,安娜。