愛莉的真名自然不是愛莉,如她所言她是個攝影師。490Please respect copyright.PENANAeLygYN7mwJ
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但準確來說,是前攝影師。490Please respect copyright.PENANAQUvUnFCgLM
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「全職做攝影師而養得活自己嘅人唔多……好可惜,愛莉唔係其中之一。」490Please respect copyright.PENANAjAlqbEJvQU
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鈴兒帶我來到了天井下的接待處,從抽屜中拿出一張相片,上面都是鈴兒和大家在阡迴旅館中的日常照。490Please respect copyright.PENANAHvgsFNncpL
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雖然不是甚麼美輪美奐的服飾背景,但從構圖,光影,看得出愛莉精準地捕捉了大家的身姿。笑著的鈴兒,彼此碰杯的阿力與阿倫,伏在鈴兒胸前撒嬌的渺渺……愛莉的相片之中滲透著日常感,看畢後有種心中暖洋洋的感覺。490Please respect copyright.PENANAEAg34g2ETn
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「好靚係唔係?」490Please respect copyright.PENANAnlYP4n88Cx
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我看著相片中的鈴兒說:「嗯,好靚。」490Please respect copyright.PENANAUJkVe0DW09
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「愛莉嘅影相技術無異係真材實料,但係想喺香港做一個全職攝影師實在太難,唉。」鈴兒嘆一口氣道,「所以佢亦無辦法,只有向現實低頭,做返會計。」490Please respect copyright.PENANAMXngRA1tfv
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「吓,會計?咁咪完全唔關事……」490Please respect copyright.PENANAduFqYHShvu
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「嗯,仲無晒私人時間添。」鈴兒說,「佢係某晚OT到凌晨,忍唔住話落街買咖啡,結果走咗去天星碼頭旁邊忍唔住對住個海喊。又唔想返上去寫字樓,又唔可以一走了之,因為要靠份工生活……」490Please respect copyright.PENANASVXEYi7pZJ
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我輕咬下唇:「我好明白……大家生活都唔易。」490Please respect copyright.PENANAuHXyPcS1zm
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「但佢真係好鐘意影相,咁嘅生活……佢根本無返去嘅理由。」490Please respect copyright.PENANAJKqvWYq5Sj
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「返去嘅理由…」490Please respect copyright.PENANALuq1zUGLOM
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「之後係大廈入面蕩失路,搵唔到升降機大堂,行出大廈只見到阡迴旅館,愛莉就係咁樣嚟到呢度。」鈴兒說。490Please respect copyright.PENANA4gIiynr6rG
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我搖頭道:「唔怪得佢唔想返去,係度佢可以盡情影相,又唔使擔心生計,我係佢都唔走。」490Please respect copyright.PENANAGfiPB6azPH
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「當然,但問題就係呢度:留係阡迴旅館之中,無論留幾耐都好,佢永遠無可能成為真正嘅攝影師。」490Please respect copyright.PENANAVDROpuAq2r
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我心中一沉。490Please respect copyright.PENANAmOV10Mji4R
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因為我意識到阡迴旅館的限制了。490Please respect copyright.PENANAp0aYD7Ua5B
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這兒沒有時間流動,雖然我們不會老去不會疲累,但也意味著在阡迴旅館中沒有成為更好版本自己的可能。阡迴旅館內時間是停滯的,所以人生也會定格在這兒。490Please respect copyright.PENANAORDKsNs7w0
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只要留在這兒,愛莉永遠沒法成為攝影師。490Please respect copyright.PENANA27LLyAY0Bf
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只要留在這兒,我也永遠沒法……490Please respect copyright.PENANA22mUg3DOJR
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「唔好意思,遲咗。」旁邊的門打開,愛莉穿過門到達大堂。490Please respect copyright.PENANAPX4wDhKALC
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「唔緊要,係我同阿柏早咗到。反正我地呢度唔缺時間啦。」鈴兒馬上擺出開朗的樣子,果然在這笑容下是一顆體貼,溫柔的細膩內心。490Please respect copyright.PENANA2nIrMoJg8n
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「我始終想再睇多次。」490Please respect copyright.PENANASehSvtApXP
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「睇幾多次都可以喔。」鈴兒說,「嚟,我邊行邊講你知,阿柏。」490Please respect copyright.PENANAvKcHQ4ACHz
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「哦…哦好!」我唯唯諾諾跟上。490Please respect copyright.PENANAr8fowHUPHs
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按鈴兒剛剛所說,她就是要使用名為「阡迴之門」的權能,通往時間和平行宇宙…?490Please respect copyright.PENANAZvgIbCGNB1
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甚麼跟甚麼。490Please respect copyright.PENANAoAD70Hm4CT
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「阡迴旅館係所有道路嘅交匯之處,即使係唔同時間線嘅平行宇宙都包括在內。身為職員嘅我,就係要負責為住客打開阡迴之門,令佢地搵到返去嘅動機同地方。」490Please respect copyright.PENANAlU3Z4CkIiW
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這時我突然發現鈴兒修長的玉掌結出了一個手印。490Please respect copyright.PENANAnumMAWQtEo
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「例如——」490Please respect copyright.PENANAUHV2An9Wcj
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隨她優雅的腰姿擺動往前走,鈴兒腳下的地板突然如泛起漣漪般輕晃,她別著的風鈴髮飾奏鳴出清脆的聲音。490Please respect copyright.PENANAIgBkrq6EoD
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「叮鈴……叮鈴……」490Please respect copyright.PENANAsnlMtuLnIa
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鈴兒閉上眼,如同傾聽著風鈴在天井之中激起的迴音。490Please respect copyright.PENANATC7emWQ3Qs
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「嗯,行呢邊。」鈴兒張開眼回首微笑,然後信步往迴音最為深厚的角落走去。的確很明顯聽得到迴音從這邊傳來,原來風鈴是用來定位的方法。490Please respect copyright.PENANAJ7iuffBCAu
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我們穿過天井下的大堂,迴音的殘響言猶在耳,天井化成巨大的共鳴箱,每隔幾步殘響都會再次掠過中庭,提醒我們前進的方向。490Please respect copyright.PENANAARO6acAUWK
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「你睇呢道門。」鈴兒說。490Please respect copyright.PENANA7WPYboKAHG
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「Hall 2B?」490Please respect copyright.PENANALY74z52ug1
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這門的風格與阡迴旅館的室內設計格格不入,金屬邊框加上噴砂銅面相當歐式,門柄還是木雕花的長形原木,能看到木紋在凹凸浮雕上起伏。在門的正中央,以秀麗的英文寫上「Hall 2B」490Please respect copyright.PENANAL0MHUtg2WV
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「阡迴之門會複製出目的地嘅一扇門,之後穿過去就可以到達目的地。」鈴兒按著門把,「準備好?」490Please respect copyright.PENANAhl02XAMwr1
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我點點頭:「嗯。」490Please respect copyright.PENANAxfCBorjNqJ
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「唔係問你喇阿柏,我問緊愛莉。」490Please respect copyright.PENANAUnDfoNO4Ou
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愛莉失笑:「我準備好。」490Please respect copyright.PENANAqGohayNSVZ
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甚麼嘛,她還是會笑的。490Please respect copyright.PENANAW2wWyezVg2
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「嘎——」490Please respect copyright.PENANAhTHE4q9xAS
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鈴兒推開阡迴之門,我們三人魚貫地通過,門的後方竟然不是阡迴旅館的任何一個空間,而是一個宴會現場!490Please respect copyright.PENANAMoHGn6PguO
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「呢度……!」490Please respect copyright.PENANA0OOw2Po8w1
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舞台前方大排筵席,人們都衣香鬢影,一桌又一桌的大圓桌旁坐著各國籍的各色人種,但他們都穿得相當體面,男的穿西裝燕尾服,女的穿晚裝裙子。490Please respect copyright.PENANADfUTeqvbkp
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啊糟糕了雖然未搞清這是怎麼回事,但我穿著很舒服但絕不適合這兒的鬆身外套和運動褲……490Please respect copyright.PENANAIpvjUtrlRQ
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「咦?」490Please respect copyright.PENANAoa3GAs3pIG
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低頭一看,我身上不知何時都換上了寶藍色的西裝和皮鞋。490Please respect copyright.PENANArKKNv3OikG
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「幾襯你啊,阿柏。」490Please respect copyright.PENANAFrEeKcEGFy
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「多謝……你地都…我地幾時換埋衫?」490Please respect copyright.PENANADMew8DcrJv
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鈴兒穿上了酒紅色的長尾晚裝裙,高根鞋上的黑絲襪與晚裝長手襪互相呼應,而愛莉就穿上了橙色的晚裝裙加上優雅的長披肩。490Please respect copyright.PENANAuet2cH2UJk
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「始終係嚟呢種場合嘛。」490Please respect copyright.PENANAJlx8Zn4eGr
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我回首看看剛才穿過的門,剛好有一名侍者穿門而出,可以看到門後已經變回了酒店金碧輝煌的大堂,絕非古色古香的阡迴旅館。490Please respect copyright.PENANAawhjTEC1ea
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「呢度係……」490Please respect copyright.PENANAMIqu5VPFzq
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環顧四周,我馬上看到舞台上的英文標題:世界新聞攝影基金會頒獎典禮,這倒算了,但最嚇人的是後面的年份。490Please respect copyright.PENANAZEuxpkdw3p
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「等陣先!個年份係唔係寫錯?!」490Please respect copyright.PENANAgPlpg84SWW
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鈴兒說:「年份無寫錯,呢度係未來,應該話係多如恆河沙數無數個未來之中嘅其中一個。」490Please respect copyright.PENANAqragyNqf2S
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「世界新聞攝影比賽,係世界上其中一個最重要嘅攝影比賽,同美國嘅普立茲獎齊名。但係後者主要係美國人先可以參加,所以……呢度可以話係攝影記者嘅殿堂。」愛莉雙眼閃閃發亮。490Please respect copyright.PENANAXNx1Ujuwdp
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「各位先生女士,請大家就座,好快我地今晚嘅典禮就會正式開始。」舞台上出現同樣穿著西裝的主持人,他以英文發言,附近的人聞言也紛紛和正在聊天聚首的人暫時別過,然後坐回自己的座位上。490Please respect copyright.PENANAM8cYofhmuu
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就在那瞬間,我看到了。490Please respect copyright.PENANAQE8AUUcTr6
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主舞台前方的一張圓桌旁,一個女士與男伴坐下。那女士不是誰,正是我們身邊的愛莉!但是看年紀似乎年長些許,旁邊那個男人與她也表現親密,無名指上的婚戒……是他的丈夫!490Please respect copyright.PENANAPk5OrweaHB
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這就是鈴兒口中說的「未來」!490Please respect copyright.PENANAujny2jXDq0
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「鈴兒,我地坐邊?」490Please respect copyright.PENANAiLJSMweUo1
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這種場合都是預先分配好座位的吧,我們身為從阡迴旅館而來的人怎麼辦?490Please respect copyright.PENANAisyXwBKozg
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「我地行呢邊。」490Please respect copyright.PENANApoKJl7s1l5
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鈴兒領著我們逆人潮而上,賓客回到舞台前的座位,我們離舞台而遠去,如同逆著時間流而上一樣。490Please respect copyright.PENANAwfB9QxsFSO
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就在我們再次穿門而過前。我卻看到那兒年長的愛莉正回首看著我們的方向!490Please respect copyright.PENANAnvpgbGXOHQ
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「嘎——」490Please respect copyright.PENANAFMQrZllCaA
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穿過大門,我們卻沒有回到阡迴旅館,而是回到了同一個宴會廳!490Please respect copyright.PENANAOv0iPQ1zYx
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「得獎者係,來自香港嘅愛莉女士!」490Please respect copyright.PENANAgY0k3Ps69C
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這邊的年長愛莉衣服變了,身邊的丈夫也換了一個人!490Please respect copyright.PENANAbmKKS4NMkd
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「呢度已經係另一個平行宇宙。」490Please respect copyright.PENANAu9H9eYgyvo
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鈴兒繼續前進,剛好我們這邊的門旁邊有著另一扇門,我們馬上又鑽進去。490Please respect copyright.PENANA60Ky59y5qJ
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「得獎者係,來自香港嘅愛莉女士!」490Please respect copyright.PENANArzNiddqAFz
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年長愛莉的衣服再次改變,身邊變成了一個較年青的男生。490Please respect copyright.PENANA0d1TtCl12w
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「得獎者係,來自香港嘅愛莉女士!」490Please respect copyright.PENANAaNGJjwcG2J
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每次穿過門,舞台旁邊的愛莉其打扮都會有些許不同,或是頭髮長了,或是晚裝變了款式,或是頸飾的長度不同,而她身邊的同伴也會男女老幼變個不停,其中一次最離譜是她肩膊上繼續坐著一隻鸚鵡。490Please respect copyright.PENANA7ywDJUP38G
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但唯有那一句不變。490Please respect copyright.PENANA0zYw7Y5jv0
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「得獎者係,來自香港嘅愛莉女士!」490Please respect copyright.PENANA2ABEER47KB
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終於我們停下腳步,駐足於這個平行宇宙之中。