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我們在森林裡走了很長一段時間。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PLufO6WGz
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沒有開闢的夜間山路比想像中還要來得難走，一路上走在前面的耕一還必須用從臨時從廚房拿的切魚刀斬斷藤蔓，偶爾還得用上雙手攀爬角度嚴苛的斜坡，搞得我精疲力盡。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbkQjzpLfD
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耕一的話就更不用說了，隨著時間的拉長，他的喘息聲到後來急促到我聽了都覺得恐怖的程度，但好幾次向他提出休息的要求都被他給嚴正駁回，說我們沒有那種餘裕。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhHuwwMaI4
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等到天空漸漸泛白的時候，我們好不容易抵達接近山脊的位置，我不死心地再次要求耕一休息，然而這次他卻意外地同意，找了棵樹靠著坐了下來。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5c8XxGhOZi
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我直到這時候正對著他才發現異常，他的樣子相當憔悴，就算疲勞也不應該虛弱成這樣才對。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTacvzwJ5nH
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「我想……我已經想通冬笑他們會變成那樣的原因了。」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DMCMPa9HP
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我還來不及問他的狀況，耕一先一步指著村子的方向對我這麼說著。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMeLjQjpJyH
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於是我只好在旁邊卸下行李，一邊看著遠方有幾處冒煙起火的村子，一邊將水壺的瓶蓋轉開，先倒了一杯水遞給了他。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEYLAw6qdld
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耕一在接過去的同時說了句「謝謝」後，就自顧自地說了下去。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWStpsjiXg
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「妳還記得嗎，來夏？我們過年祭典的時候會用到的那個……啊，算了，這部份不提也罷。」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKuJqcepOhE
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「沒事吧？我覺得你有點怪怪的。」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfnXpWRPiR
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「嗯，只是需要整理思緒而已。接下來我要說的部份可能有點噁心，妳可能要稍微忍耐一下。」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs273je4pwF
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「沒關係，我覺得我這幾天已經見怪不怪了。」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXP3mgqI37T
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「那我繼續……簡單來說，大人們將經過『處理』後的屍體灑到了土壤裡面，也就是他們所信奉的回歸自然的教條，並期望藉此來達到『完全的靈魂輪迴』。」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYqpsP7PR0
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「所以他們對於冬笑的出現並不感到意外就是這原因嗎？啊，謝謝。」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1FTVI1KcG
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我接過耕一回遞給我的瓶蓋，馬上替口乾舌燥的自己添上了滿滿一杯水。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7PJTpzWkK
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「就是這樣，所以那時候才會說想要更加理解而進行剖腹。至於冬笑為什麼會是那副模樣，我想這是因為他們特殊的『處理』而造成的差錯。在解釋這之前……來夏妳聽過『胎兒之夢』這個說法嗎？」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLRCqUVija
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「沒有，那是什麼？」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSo2KknTbO
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「簡單來說，是一種對於懷胎十月的過程，雖然聽似荒謬但又有幾分道理的說法……當初那本書的作者提到的觀點是，擁有靈魂的胎兒在母體內做著從過去幾千年一路演化至今的夢，而後再出生承續歷史。」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8Q0weJklL
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「這……根本是歪理吧。」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6RXO9rE5C
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老實說，耕一的說法與我們過去在課堂上學過的知識完全不同。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxYpm9p5Y2
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「要說是歪理也行，但讓我稍微舉個例子吧。在懷孕期間，胎兒的蹼和尾巴都會逐漸變化，最後形成我們現在所認知的人類。然而……尾巴和蹼的退化這件事本身不就和我們人類當初演化的過程相同嗎？如果是註定不會留在身上的東西……那麼一開始就不用長出來就好了嗎。」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnK8vIQBjCa
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耕一雖然疲憊但還是說得有條有理，讓我對此發想感到在意起來。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXnMzkq3IY
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「那這和冬笑變成怪物的關係是？」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5ObKTeucr
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不過，這是最先必須弄明白的問題。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQQylZjpub
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「我認為──人類的胎兒之夢發生在植物身上了。」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6G384NlQ1c
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耕一緩慢地說出了他的結論。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnVhjkaoyE
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而我因為太過於震驚，手中的瓶蓋掉落在地上，裡面的水撒了一地。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZXDY0jQEnx
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「靈魂最有可能寄宿的位置在於腦部，他們將屍體搗成肉泥灑進土裡的行為，很可能意外造成了附著於種子甚至於被樹木所吸收。」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DXhtIGCiJ
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「也就是說，附著了冬笑靈魂的樹木開始以人類的方式進行演化……」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZuX8ZUqCZ
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「沒錯，而還只是嬰兒的她會簡單的思考，並依照本能行動。生命最優先的本能就是繁衍，這就可以解釋身為雌性的冬笑為何襲擊的是葛城，而非並未在當時被認出來的妳。至於其他的……我想可能是冬笑依照自身天性所製造出來的工蟻，除了服從冬笑以外就只剩下本能，不具備自我認知的能力。」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Kbzy9wKHO
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「怎麼會這樣……」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnglSpmtPB8
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我不禁回頭望向村子的方向，在那裡發生的悲劇究竟是多少的錯誤交織而成的……我不知道，只是對於這樣的結局感到數不盡的哀傷。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFp3XYdLjJw
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「其實我會說這麼多，無非就是希望妳將我的想法告知外界，或許將來會有用得上的一天……」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxesLcXuv3
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耕一還是在喘，即使坐下來休息這麼久了臉色也沒有好轉的跡象，反而喘得更加嚴重了。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkeRVPdVZxo
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「越過山脊以後會有一條古徑，沿著那條路再越過兩座山，就可以看到都市了。」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEReyhOoe7m
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「我聽不懂你這什麼意思？還有你到底怎麼了……耕一？」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqkfkyRs4N
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「還不明白嗎？我只能陪妳到這裡，剩下的路妳必須要一個人走。」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLdSRi8mfLk
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「難不成──」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFRHZW0C5E
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大概是女孩子特有的直覺，先前的不協調感在此時連成一線，驅使著我衝上前一把掀開他那厚重的外套。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6x7JoieOL
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在那等待我的是在側腹上一片緊貼著一片，像是蜂窩似地吸飽血水的腫脹衛生棉片。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSnVYNwu7c
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即便用上這麼多衛生棉仍止不住的鮮血，仍不斷從縫隙中緩緩滲漏出來，因此他外套的內襯早就已經被深紅色給染遍。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuBLEWaokp
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「這、什麼時候……」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQTNgqOOrr
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止不住的淚水在此時源源不絕地湧出。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFuig2qr7A4
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我這個笨蛋居然連這麼明顯的事情都沒發現，要是我能早點察覺到不對勁的話……230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8uUjWmFox
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「笨蛋……用不著自責，早在廣場被刺到的時候就沒救了。」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmyTfTdwJZ
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「怎麼可能會沒救！要是能早點治療的話……」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7Ycgzho7B
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「妳啊，書到底讀到哪去了……這個位置可是脾臟喔，整個村子只有森叔才有辦法吧，但前提是他們要願意治療我這個背叛者才行。」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPzFzqUF8j
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「對不起，都是因為我……對不起、對不起……」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkbZ8GcvAAZ
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講到這裡我已經泣不成聲了，只能不斷地吸著鼻子。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyF4O8gxIn4
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「別哭了。來……這個妳收好。」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmsa9XaPDP
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耕一遞過來的是一張泛黃的老式名片，上頭有著以原子筆寫下的潦草地址。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTm0pvhdXv1
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「這個是我姑姑的地址，沒意外的話她會收留妳的，我看過她和我父親以前的信，是位相當正直的女性……」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKVrdwwYejf
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「我不要拿！我要你跟我一起走，嗚……」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDVMDF2ZbR
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「我已經不行了……再說，妳看到那邊那兩隻了沒有？」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHXbmlBUF0
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我順著耕一指著的地方看過去，我的視力很好，所以就算被淚水弄得模糊不清還是看得到他所指的目標──兩隻蝗蟲般的怪物，正在距離一小段的下方順著我們走過的路徑爬行。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvmL13KX2T
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「哈啊，哈啊……一小時前就注意到了，不知道是順著血味……還是揮拳時沾到的荷爾蒙跟來的，幸好他們視力很差。總之，我還有要把他們引開的責任。」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dPVMBU1oN
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「那算什麼……那算什麼啊！！」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrenKfYbek
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心好痛。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlui0e6xJrf
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我明白耕一一旦做了決定就不會更改，也明白那大量失血所代表的意義，只是怎麼樣都難以接受啊……230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6uOtOEoy8Q
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「最後能扶我起來一下嗎，來夏。」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GlQnskx3m
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我點了點頭，想試著將眼淚擦掉……但還是不行，只好哭喪著臉過去攙扶起虛弱至極的他。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yhCyP8po8
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好不容易站起來走了一小段以後，耕一突然將我整個人轉過去緊緊地抱住，我的臉順勢靠到了他的肩膀上，但我卻縮著身子，不知道該不該用力的回抱他，深怕一個不小心就讓他的傷勢加劇。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLPSf26GsN
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「妳一定要好好活下去，將神命村所發生的一切帶給外面的世界……然後，好好找到屬於妳自己的幸福。」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6KoISHhjF
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在我耳邊低聲訴說的話語，讓我認知到自己有多喜歡眼前這個男生。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WCZgTisSS
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他的手指輕輕地摸著我的頭髮，我多希望時間就停在這一刻永遠不要前進，但是，耕一卻沒有遲疑地將我從他的懷裡推開，在我還沒再次看清他的臉時，逕自朝著我的背後走去。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DXDEF9Jbo
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「不準回頭。」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvjiX0HWkj
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那是堅決到有如命令般的口氣。230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRAAfL1QOm
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「妳要做的只有往前看、往未來看……神命村的一切不會再是結城來夏的枷鎖，明白了嗎？」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAua2Hq8hd7
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「耕一……」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3aJiKVaUIS
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「回答我，結城來夏明白了嗎？」230Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHpMjNv5E1
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