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跟著人群踏出火車,站在月台邊目送著火車遠去,我抬起頭來環顧一下四周,有些陌生卻又熟悉的感覺,讓我不禁輕笑起來。181Please respect copyright.PENANAUYkw0ItyHl
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多久沒回到家鄉了,其實自己也沒去細數,應該有60、70年吧!這次回來除了是為了繼承山神的位子,還有來看她最後一眼。181Please respect copyright.PENANAjj3P9SGvlL
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想到這,我的周圍刮起一小陣的微風……。181Please respect copyright.PENANAzjbGVdO2u2
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我是山神的兒子,明白自己早晚有一天要接管這個位子,這是我無法逃避的責任,所以自己很早就非常認真在山中修練,看著父親如何掌管山林的萬物生靈,學習與人類相處的方法,以及該如何拿捏彼此間的距離。181Please respect copyright.PENANALgnMs23ZDe
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我在父親身旁總是在想:『如果是我,能做得像父親這麼好嗎?』181Please respect copyright.PENANAKg7esZIt6L
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父親似乎懂我在想什麼,總是摸摸我地頭安撫的說:「不用急,還有很多時間慢慢學習。」181Please respect copyright.PENANA3zdIFshNUp
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受到鼓勵的我露出笑容,打從心底崇拜著自己的父親。181Please respect copyright.PENANAvcREGp6tnR
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花了三百年的修行,總算可以變成人形,這樣縱使出現也比較不會嚇到人類,這片山林在父親的管理下純樸且和平,在森林裡還有人類為父親設立的小廟,我常常去那裡玩耍、修練,也去觀察人類。181Please respect copyright.PENANAbk53m8rkzO
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這天有個小女孩在附近嚎啕大哭,打斷正在修行的我,抓抓頭考慮是否要去幫忙,但想起父親說過:「助人為快樂之本,多數人類都會心存感恩的!」181Please respect copyright.PENANAkRQLnVzHxG
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「好吧!就幫忙好了,算妳運氣好!」決定後將自己幻化成人類的樣子,從林子裡走出來。181Please respect copyright.PENANANfLp3gQaHN
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「嗚、嗚哇哇~」小女孩可能哭得太忘我了,連我都走到她面前,她還在大聲哭泣壓根沒發現我。181Please respect copyright.PENANA0aoYJ3goGY
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「愛哭鬼,一直哭下去會很醜的。」我彎下腰與小女孩平視。181Please respect copyright.PENANAiS7PPyrabp
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「大哥哥,我跟母親走散了……。」小女孩哽咽的跟我說。181Please respect copyright.PENANAwkxFy8qz8F
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「那我陪妳一起等母親,好嗎?」我直接席地而坐,看著小女孩微笑地說。181Please respect copyright.PENANA7tB9C3THP2
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或許是因為有人陪伴了,小女孩心情比較放鬆也停止哭泣。181Please respect copyright.PENANAoo03AWrBxU
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「為了獎勵妳的勇敢,我變個小把戲給妳看!」我說完後用手一個彈指,變出一顆小小的糖果出來。181Please respect copyright.PENANAGmv0OPLf7u
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小女孩不敢相信瞪大了眼問:「你是神仙哥哥嗎?」181Please respect copyright.PENANAB4AQv9Q5ej
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「還不算是,這顆糖給妳吃!但,噓!這是我們倆的祕密,記得不能跟人說哦!」我把食指放在唇邊,與小女孩約定。181Please respect copyright.PENANAiCng8Q5slB
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「好。」女孩吃了糖,乖巧的點點頭,糖果甜甜的滋味,讓小女孩幸福的閉起眼來。181Please respect copyright.PENANA1aybBqhnOI
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我則摸摸女孩的頭,微風在我們身旁吹拂,幫我們稍稍趕跑夏季的暑氣。181Please respect copyright.PENANAyppBowVIkB
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「女兒、女兒,妳跑到哪去了?快點出來啊!」遠方傳來婦人的呼喊聲,小女孩立刻張開眼朝聲音跑去。181Please respect copyright.PENANAGzPRvekTGq
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「以後不可以再亂跑了,知道嗎?」母親喜極而泣與小女孩緊緊相擁著,我則靜靜消失。181Please respect copyright.PENANALAusRUBf64
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「山神大人,謝謝您保佑我女兒安全,感謝您。」婦人離開前不忘在小廟前說聲感謝,之後牽著小女孩的手,往山下走去。181Please respect copyright.PENANAhCLWV2j7bP
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小女孩回過頭用著可愛童音說著:「謝謝你,大哥哥。」181Please respect copyright.PENANAIiHFjoc6lp
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「不客氣,別再走失了,愛哭鬼。」我慢慢在小廟前現形,看著小女孩的背影喃喃自語。181Please respect copyright.PENANAyJjw9d3Inz
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不知是過了幾天或是幾年,有天我在父親的小廟前,跟小女孩再次相遇了,但她似乎長大了不少。181Please respect copyright.PENANALsvvQ34YOS
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「你是當年的大哥哥?」小女孩一眼就認出了,指著我興奮的說。181Please respect copyright.PENANAeXDGy8ZrJa
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「當年的愛哭鬼長大了。」我親切摸摸小女孩的頭。181Please respect copyright.PENANAuFKSZUBQIX
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沒想到聽我說完,小女孩退後了一大步,十分嚴肅的對我澄清:「我已經長大了,不再是當年的愛哭鬼!」181Please respect copyright.PENANA1lQJcRiNtS
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「也是,妳現在已經是個標緻的姑娘。」我露出笑容說著。181Please respect copyright.PENANAygkb6fTVcJ
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女孩突然漲紅了小臉,把頭偏到一旁說:「這、這是當然的啊!我都16歲了。」181Please respect copyright.PENANApT43OQxp3G
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此時,我們周圍吹起了一陣暖風。181Please respect copyright.PENANA50WMDFpOnl
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之後,那女孩常常往山裡跑,不論有無遇見我,她都會在父親的小廟逗留一陣子。181Please respect copyright.PENANANF9ah7PiBp
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隨著日子的增加,我們越來越熟悉彼此,她會從村子裡帶些食物與我分享,有時會主動幫忙,將父親小廟附近周圍打掃的十分乾淨。181Please respect copyright.PENANAGOgX5Utk2Z
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突然發現自己開始期待她的出現,女孩的笑顏似乎印在腦海裡,總是有意無意地出現,我開始害怕,她不只印在腦裡,而是往……心底,去了。181Please respect copyright.PENANAX3VpyI6g6P
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這天,我們正在吃著她帶來的點心,我隨口問:「丫頭,妳也不小了,何時嫁人呢?」181Please respect copyright.PENANAm7r1mziocN
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「我年紀才不大?而且我想嫁我喜歡的人!」女孩看著我的眼直勾勾盯著說。181Please respect copyright.PENANAvWCrNWAyYj
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「這樣妳會很辛苦的。」面對女孩的率直,我反而別過了頭。181Please respect copyright.PENANAET3sZlwHfw
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「如果對象是你,那我還會辛苦嗎?」女孩沒給我有閃躲機會,直接反問我。181Please respect copyright.PENANAwd8pJ7bmu0
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瞬間,我錯愕的將目光轉回女孩身上,久久無法言語。不知過了多久,我才苦澀的吐出一句:「會……。」181Please respect copyright.PENANAedyf7n7fVp
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「是嗎?但,我已經下了決心,不是大哥哥我不嫁的。」女孩站起身來,拍拍灰塵對我甜甜一笑。181Please respect copyright.PENANA9paAa9CsYj
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風,吹起……。
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