年至遲暮,殘菊萎靡,秋深氣涼,夜霜襲人,郊外楊林樹影深淺交錯,寒月臨窗而叩卻不得入。52Please respect copyright.PENANAobBJE9nDjf
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破屋內一室晦暗冷清,四壁結起露水,無几無床,牆邊擱酒罈數只、包袱一袋、劍一柄,雨玄玖仰臥蓆榻上,身覆舊裘衣,面色臘黃,雙頰凹陷,吐息如絲,他口裡乾渴,呻吟著翻過身,緩慢伸手搆到蓆邊酒罈,皺眉將身子稍稍撐起,傾斜酒罈就口而飲,僅是起身飲水就已用盡力氣,他躺回蓆上,望屋牆上裂隙蜿蜒成爬藤。52Please respect copyright.PENANAkj1X5BfbQf
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雨玄玖已病了許久,初時只是顏面泛黃,人易倦怠,在路上給大夫瞧見,拉住他直言這面色不好,怕是患上肝病,硬是將他拖進鋪子診脈抓藥,沒收他銀錢,只要他按囑咐煎藥喝,藥喝完再來看診。52Please respect copyright.PENANArB1nkDwQFx
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他勉強收下那帖藥離開後卻從未喝過,也未再去找那大夫,照樣成日飲酒求醉,無心醫病,以致身子愈加乏力,上腹疼痛,連步行進村一趟都吃力;再者食慾全無,吃了總噁心想吐,便一日日孱弱消瘦下去;最終腹中劇痛令他再無力氣起身,只能臥在這破屋蓆榻上,雨來時置空酒罈在屋外接水,飲露維生。52Please respect copyright.PENANAdizI2XZ6nC
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現今他已是秋末梢上殘葉,在蕭瑟風中懸著一口氣罷了。52Please respect copyright.PENANAwLW9fSaEIQ
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雖病痛難捱,可他並不憐惜這副軀體,身體髮膚受之父母,他卻只願將其歸於后土,而生養恩情,是無可還報。如此一想,他活於世上實是虧欠他人忒多,無論對他視如己出的養父母、和善相待的豁之兄、委以春心的胭胭,甚至是那想給他醫病的大夫,皆是無以償還。52Please respect copyright.PENANAZbMjfjAu4n
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他一介天地遺塵哪承得住那些深情重意,千萬雨澤填入破甕,終是白白淌流出去。52Please respect copyright.PENANAZVXsdKlqaU
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雨玄玖想再望一望月色,勉力起身推開窗,當他倒回蓆榻上,已是就連一根指頭也動不了,金風挾冷冽霜氣入室,他生病後便畏寒,縮在裘衣下瑟瑟發抖起來,清月照進屋,他看不清窗外朦朧影子是什麼,漂漂搖搖,宛若水中浮萍隨波瀾聚散。52Please respect copyright.PENANAuGbsDIG2Qz
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此生正如浮萍,無根逐流四方,亦無心駐留一處,這般去了也好。52Please respect copyright.PENANAhumCGw811n
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身上痛楚緩了些,雨玄玖閉眼睡去,當晚夜雨霏霏,打落窗外楊樹梢上枯葉,他也嚥下最後一口氣,淒然離世。52Please respect copyright.PENANAYNadudD0JU
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他以為死亡即為盡頭,終能一卻今世淒苦,怎知回過神來,從牆角見著自己枯槁身軀撒手躺在草蓆上,騰起手掌來看,窗前月光穿透掌心淫浸地面,他纔察覺自己成了鬼魂,依舊困在這滾滾塵世中。52Please respect copyright.PENANA9ZAA3XeMfm
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荼蘼凋盡事方了,欲說到此無芳跡,入土來年又一春,豔抹青天眺無邊。52Please respect copyright.PENANAKMtqYh7cQU
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一只酒罈將雨玄玖魂魄困住不得離去,只能眼望一旁沒了氣息的身軀變得僵硬,又日漸發臭腐朽,可他並不惋惜或懼怕,悔恨是蠹孤寂為蟻,早已將他的心蝕得千瘡百孔。52Please respect copyright.PENANAeUzwj8cYVE
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朽葉凋盡後,紛紛白雪飛天,又消融於暖陽,來年春濃,白楊林中花草爭妍,一鶴髮老者路經此處,欲暫落腳於破屋,纔發現雨玄玖屍首及魂魄。52Please respect copyright.PENANAjnt1wDTzEc
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那老者自稱瀟雲道人,替他在屋前楊樹下入土埋葬,立一無名墓石,見他因留有塵念而困於人世,又助他化出肉軀以附魂魄,便不用依附於酒罈,再傳授他修行之道,以免積憾恨以致入魔,那新得的軀體與他生前樣貌無異,惟身後多籠上一抹濃墨煙霧。52Please respect copyright.PENANA1Ilcnof4ao
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「娃兒,你生前因酗酒病亡,從此不能再醉,飲酒如飲茶,非但不醉,還更心澈靈明;又因悖約未能彌補,將有一酒盞隨你身,無論去何處,凡有人在墓石前給你祭酒,你必有應而來。你既不能脫離人世而去,這些就是你要擔的天道責罰。52Please respect copyright.PENANAS0R2tDFCXN
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「你若哪日能瞭然綑綁己心者為何,這些便都不算罰,而是修道助力。」52Please respect copyright.PENANAHgoTcSHGLg
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瀟雲道人授道予雨玄玖時如此說道,句句語重心長,他聽得不甚明白,卻仍是低聲應了。52Please respect copyright.PENANAG2TOCur5mm
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得以自由來去,雨玄玖頭一件想做的便是一瞥應是還待在故鄉的豁之兄,他趁夜以魂魄入豁之兄夢中,悄然偷窺數回,終於見到豁之兄在夢中也睡了。52Please respect copyright.PENANAvZXqN8ucet
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那夢景是午陽正煦,斜落書房窗櫺,浮漾案前,豁之兄手裡持筆趴在案上午寐,雨玄玖悄步靠近,見他眉目安詳,煥發顏色更勝當年分別時。52Please respect copyright.PENANAcmNDmeehJ5
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雨玄玖在案旁向豁之兄屈膝長跪,沉聲開口,「豁之兄,玄玖當年悖約未歸,未能在父親病榻前伺候,誠心愧痛,無顏相見⋯⋯」他思及父親逝世前對他牽掛,眼裡淚水未落,已藏不住哽咽,「玄玖今已離世,輕然無憂,莫哀莫悼,惟豁之兄若願相見⋯⋯祭酒一盞,玄玖必定履約而來,絕不食言——」52Please respect copyright.PENANA6hnooVP2mH
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語畢雨玄玖眼光已然矇矓,案上明光蕩漾,他正要伏身頓首,瞥見豁之兄身影忽動,似是轉醒,便倉促起身隱入後頭薄霧,離開夢境。52Please respect copyright.PENANAtgILjHMpWl
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爾後他露宿於白楊林中,蟲鳥為伴,清淨修行,惟是仍免不了酒癮,夜裡飲一壺,果真神智醒澈更勝浴於山澗冽泉,總一夜無眠,坐聞林中露水點滴到天明。
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《幽曇宵》
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ISSUE #11
章六 眠。月影穿窗白玉錢。無人弄,移過枕函邊。
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