那天夜裡,我又喝醉了,在頂樓哼著不成調的曲子,腳下的街燈昏暗,頭上的月光被烏雲遮蔽。黑色的天空是輕軟的布幕,我俯瞰空無一人的街道,我是獨唱又獨舞的演員。94Please respect copyright.PENANAj2PPdydPWW
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那天夜裡,烏鴉出現了,像是小孩用剪刀將夜幕裁出鳥的形狀,黑色的剪影從夜空浮現,拍了拍翅膀,輕輕落在頂樓圍牆上。94Please respect copyright.PENANAtq4ciyN6GF
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「晚安,阿龍。」烏鴉說。「教我唱歌吧。」94Please respect copyright.PENANAeGB0wzlXM5
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「你為什麼知道我的名字?」94Please respect copyright.PENANAZAoPbbNe0j
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「因為我很聰明。」烏鴉用鳥喙理了理羽毛。「教我唱歌吧。」94Please respect copyright.PENANAPwRKfGVzJq
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可能是酒精的作用,我難以否認牠的回答對我而言很有說服力,但是──94Please respect copyright.PENANAr8IrY2sq2z
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「什麼歌?」94Please respect copyright.PENANAzQXcqgxDSF
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「剛才那個悲傷的歌。」烏鴉看著我,牠的眼睛是日落時照在磐石上的餘暉。「聽著,我們與狗的衝突已經完全惡化。兩個日出之後,我將隨軍進攻車站前廣場,從上空發動突擊。但情報顯示狗的防備非常嚴實,我需要一首悲傷的歌,動搖牠們的士氣。」94Please respect copyright.PENANA76kcJHNOvq
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「我了解了。」應該吧,嗝。94Please respect copyright.PENANA1krtl7iCG1
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可能是酒精的作用,我難以確定自己哼的曲調跟剛才哼的曲調是否相同。我盡可能扮演一個悲傷的男人,閉上眼睛在我的舞台上搖擺,用鼻腔吹奏即興的悲傷,我唯一的觀眾是一隻雄心壯志的鳥。94Please respect copyright.PENANAayrjAH1huf
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「我會了!」烏鴉發出得意的尖嘯。「謝謝你,阿龍。」94Please respect copyright.PENANAiO6l9uooVA
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「不用客氣。」星光之下,我向牠鞠一個優雅的躬,謝幕時應有這樣的喝采。94Please respect copyright.PENANA2ntqptd0ls
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烏鴉轉頭飛去。94Please respect copyright.PENANAdJWDaKnwG9
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那天夜裡,我又喝醉了,烏鴉又出現了。94Please respect copyright.PENANAnJkwO1Rt7K
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盛夏的飛蟲為我伴舞,蚊蠅與我同歌,烏鴉在圍牆上帶來了消息。94Please respect copyright.PENANAuiZKyCjwq4
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「晚安,阿龍。」烏鴉說。94Please respect copyright.PENANAzs3sS7F7YC
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「晚安,烏鴉。」我問了第一次見面忘了問的問題。「為什麼你會說話?」94Please respect copyright.PENANA9pskF8Ofdt
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「因為我很聰明。」烏鴉昂起頭,在圍牆上來回踱步。「你的歌相當有效。五個日出之前我們開始了攻勢,敵將雖然頑強,但狗因為你的歌而戰意全失,對空火力幾乎完全失效。此次大捷令總統相當滿意,我也因此得到特別拔擢,這都是你的功勞。」94Please respect copyright.PENANAxlGzLPJ7Bd
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「我的榮幸。」我很努力擠出一句話回應牠。94Please respect copyright.PENANASmNkyNWOyg
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「然而!」烏鴉突然站定,猛一回頭。「狗很有可能近日重整勢力反攻,我們必須主動出擊!我打算進攻河堤上的走廊,切斷連接公園與圖書館草坪之間的路線,如此便能有效防止牠們組織大規模的行動。所以我需要一首新的歌。」94Please respect copyright.PENANAkwJ0aoAHZY
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「什麼歌?」94Please respect copyright.PENANA5pV2RhhEjf
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「昂揚的歌。」烏鴉昂首,光滑如寶石的鳥喙呈四十五度指向月亮。「激昂的戰歌。」94Please respect copyright.PENANATTyiXCoh9h
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我將手中的酒杯一飲而盡,張開雙手成為我的翅膀,我幻想成群的烏鴉在空中行軍,呼嘯飛過河堤和水門。蚊蠅的振翅聲給我強烈激情的節奏,我口中的呼喝在風中化作巨鳥,羽翼遮蔽夜空。94Please respect copyright.PENANAeYeteOG2sz
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「我會了!」烏鴉發出得意的尖嘯。「我要把這首歌教給我麾下所有戰士,因為你,他們將戰無不勝!」94Please respect copyright.PENANAb9g0bEnO4D
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「戰無不勝。」耳根到前額的紅脹令我開始不能組織詞彙了,這時顯然附和是最好的回應。94Please respect copyright.PENANAdXFSen3pjs
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烏鴉轉頭飛去。94Please respect copyright.PENANAKo2UwF1t7H
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烏鴉最後一次出現,也是在我喝醉的夜裡。月亮低垂,逼近地平線的弦月像是一塊巨大的琥珀。94Please respect copyright.PENANAAzlfZu5KZl
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「晚安,阿龍。」烏鴉說。「我的戰士唱著你的歌重挫了敵人,我們的勢力成功包圍公園,圖書館草坪被孤立。河岸上狗的防線已經脆弱不堪,據我們安插在牠們內部的眼線表示,狗已經在研擬和約。」94Please respect copyright.PENANA6Um8AaEtbA
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烏鴉抖了抖身子,月光在牠的羽毛上爍動。「有一件事我未曾告知你,是因為不希望外人牽扯過深。但你是我度過這三千四百個旱季以來最重視的外人,這可能是最後一次會面了。」94Please respect copyright.PENANAwJa9BUpj0u
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「為什麼?」失去唯一一個觀眾是相當令人沮喪的事,即使那是一隻烏鴉。94Please respect copyright.PENANAC1XXt8hZ59
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「我將發起一次革命,推翻現在的獨裁者、總統,也就是我的母親。」烏鴉背倚著夜幕裡發光的巨大圓形琥珀,有如一尊佛像。「我的聲望已達到頂峰,我的親兵戰無不勝,軍隊勢必追隨我。我若成功,你的雕像將聳立於首都;我若失敗,這就是最後一次會面了。」94Please respect copyright.PENANAYwylgrLJl8
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我撈起酒瓶,旋開瓶蓋,倒了一點酒在地板上。「祝、祝你成功!」94Please respect copyright.PENANAbyl9fXKmdS
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「我將帶著你的祝福前去。」隨後牠發出得意的尖嘯,飛下頂樓,低空掠過無人無車的街道,畫出平滑的弧線,消失在黑夜中。94Please respect copyright.PENANAU2TwMavGCZ
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此後我不曾再遇見任何烏鴉。94Please respect copyright.PENANAzMQMGv3p7H
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後來我決定戒酒。94Please respect copyright.PENANA7iqzt04L84