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●第49篇:煙柱●
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隔天早上五點。49Please respect copyright.PENANAWGTSOCF7FH
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亞蘭起床著衣,離開草原包給全家料理早餐。49Please respect copyright.PENANA6K3WH7MTrB
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幾分鐘之後,棉被內的小羽翻身察覺床邊空蕩,慌張的立即清醒跟上。49Please respect copyright.PENANASkJ8NtR7eS
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開心的和亞蘭比這比那學說話,甚至有意無意的觸摸摟抱亞蘭一下,充滿親密愛意。49Please respect copyright.PENANAGGGAy3UmpT
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亞蘭被小羽搶婚,社會文化上來說是女方被男方征服。49Please respect copyright.PENANAawaZ4PHXAk
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但是實際上,小羽像條忠狗直纏著亞蘭打轉,到底是誰征服誰非常清楚。49Please respect copyright.PENANADWEVOmivSc
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十二歲的亞妮都看的出來:「嘻嘻,姊夫真的很喜歡阿姊呢。」49Please respect copyright.PENANA3BsF3aDzGO
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「還只是孩子啦,希望他快點長大懂事。」49Please respect copyright.PENANAZW7hiVPw09
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亞妮取笑:「等明年阿姊生下小孩,就有大孩子和小孩子二個孩子了。」49Please respect copyright.PENANABd4dDV3Aeb
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「妳喔……」49Please respect copyright.PENANA5XRY0uy38O
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全家吃過早餐,所有人忙碌起來。49Please respect copyright.PENANA90Zjg6MBZX
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三位妹妹,一起把所有可以用來燃燒的乾材枝、乾草、乾糞便,堆聚在一起。49Please respect copyright.PENANAVU7lD4pjPJ
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鐵沙河、亞蘭和亞野該進入三個草原包,挑選可以用來燃燒的家具或是廢物。49Please respect copyright.PENANA1VKJyKGNoO
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小雨一直跟在亞蘭身邊看,幫忙拿,不瞭解他們想做什麼。49Please respect copyright.PENANASd3nAntWq5
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所有可然物品都挑選出來,鐵沙河一聲:「點火!」49Please respect copyright.PENANAHIThrm6xRI
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亞野該將小火把丟進去,引起熊熊烈火,直升的灰色煙柱。49Please respect copyright.PENANAq4obT016pt
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鐵沙河又一聲命令,亞野該持續灑進紅色粉末,讓煙柱持續發紅。49Please respect copyright.PENANAgcdjhalZqP
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多蘭族的人四處張望,大約十分鐘等待,確認到到地平線幾個不同地方一起出現灰色煙柱,然後是紅色煙柱。49Please respect copyright.PENANANxEOSvmJWv
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鐵沙河再次命令,亞野該灑進其他顏色的粉末,煙柱轉成其他顏色,地平線的那些煙柱跟著變化為同樣顏色。49Please respect copyright.PENANAf2IRKsR6j7
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小羽看一會,終於懂了,這是遊牧民族互相傳遞訊息的方式。49Please respect copyright.PENANAuG4yUW1L9x
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生存在這片草原的香斯拉族正是用這種方式,透過煙柱的顏色變化組合,把重要消息傳遞出去。49Please respect copyright.PENANAhE9LdyIoiX
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一般只有婚喪喜慶或是戰爭襲擊之類重大事件,才會點燃煙柱。所以只要看見有煙柱點燃,附近其他部族都會照著把消息傳遞出去。49Please respect copyright.PENANAfdur4wRgzO
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就是該部族當下沒有足夠用來燃燒的物品,也會記下煙柱的顏色順序,然後盡快收集足夠的燃燒物點燃,把消息傳遞出來。49Please respect copyright.PENANAoBuGjomrfy
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『發出訊息的部族』、『時間』、『發生何事』、『所在地點』……之類。49Please respect copyright.PENANAdT4QqjNJ6o
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鐵沙河發出的訊息如下:『多蘭族首領鐵沙河,宣告長女即將出嫁,請散落各地的多蘭族親屬前往我的所在位置協助籌辦婚禮,也歡迎各位草原部族朋友在一個月之後前來共襄盛舉,祝福小女出嫁。』49Please respect copyright.PENANAyHcKyMUz85
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因為家家戶戶都要燒自己的東西,所以一般婚禮絕對不會用這種驚動眾人的方式傳播消息,往往是派出快馬在草原上找出想要宴請的親家,當面通知。49Please respect copyright.PENANAGwyL7HL1sT
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鐵沙河敢這樣做,表明他會在婚禮那天大宴客,再多人來參加都不怕。就是沒有來參加婚禮,日後肯定會派人送上謝禮,彌補燃燒物品造成的損失。49Please respect copyright.PENANA0XUnlp8NRd
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這個消息就此傳播出去,分散各處的三位多蘭族叔叔必定知道是亞蘭要出嫁,並且是場世紀大婚禮,就此開始收拾物品移動過來。49Please respect copyright.PENANAmedivmo5yS
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想必一週之後,甚至是二週之後,這裡會出現十來個草原包和大群牲畜……更遠的一個月後,這裡會充滿參加婚禮宴會的人,熱鬧的像個巨大市集。49Please respect copyright.PENANAwvdviTHyA1
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訊息完全送出之後,讓煙柱恢復正常的灰色,鐵沙河放心轉身,就要走向柵欄把已經安放好行李的一匹馬牽出來。49Please respect copyright.PENANAUy7pIhVcNM
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亞野該喊住:「爹,你的身體時好時壞,至少帶亞妮一起去城市。」49Please respect copyright.PENANA3Wc8sfw7yE
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亞蘭也勸:「是啊,帶亞妮一起去。」49Please respect copyright.PENANADP1dVlDbPH
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微笑看向兒子:「這麼擔心,乾脆你代我走這一趟?」49Please respect copyright.PENANA5p9pi1PlOl
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「…………」49Please respect copyright.PENANASV20WFqS3o
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「爹的狠心,長大之後你會懂。」49Please respect copyright.PENANAZVzbJPdpDK
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「我就是不懂。」49Please respect copyright.PENANAO4kNgCPvgc
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鐵沙河微笑不語,向兒子張開雙手。49Please respect copyright.PENANAD5RAKUpZio
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父子擁抱。49Please respect copyright.PENANACUhKIfsnpL
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「我大概五天回來,把你的姊妹和姊夫照顧好,千萬別讓他受傷流血,知不知道?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAWxynm9e1Ig
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「他才不是姊夫,不過我會看好他,不讓他做蠢事。」49Please respect copyright.PENANAa4dxImUwva
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鐵沙河就此擁抱每一位孩子,直到最後,微笑站到小羽面前……49Please respect copyright.PENANAKpYQNVY3G0
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「爸爸。」49Please respect copyright.PENANA8ZPYzBc2j7
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鐵沙河給予小羽父子般的擁抱。49Please respect copyright.PENANAlqBOVDCqQO
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小羽已經不太記得自己的父親了,不過他還是心想:『爸爸就是像這樣吧……』49Please respect copyright.PENANA0Ik15LkF8J
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鐵沙河就此走入柵欄,騎上黑風,消失在地平線。49Please respect copyright.PENANA1terTBDttr
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