葛莉莎拖著小巧的行李箱躍下火車，稍稍調整背包的肩帶，一面往車站出口走去。車站外，大理石塊鋪成的觀光道路跑過幾個玩球的孩子，嬉鬧聲繞過葛莉莎及肩的金髮，穿入耳裡。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThSBYuPD4p
「真好，真是個有活力的地方，難得的休假果然來這裡最好。」葛莉莎碧藍的眼底滿意地審視著四周。一位白髮男子走來。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNCdsybO6sq
「您是葛莉莎‧梅塔嗎？」白髮男子彎著身子問道。
「我是，請問你……」203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1G0lRCInx
「我是鄉元旅館的接待員。」白髮男子微微鞠躬說道。「由我負責帶您至旅館歇息……請問您的行李？」男子伸出手，葛莉莎順著手勢看向自己身後。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQdNW5h7XP
「喔喔，我自己拿就可以了，謝謝你。」葛莉莎搖搖頭，婉拒了接待員的好意。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGz9Z0Xo1V
「好的，那請這邊請。」
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葛莉莎和接待員來到一幢三層樓的平房前，若不是門旁放置的木牌寫著『鄉元館』，還真看不出這是間旅社。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNp6erzzMu
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「無法提供專車接送服務，真的非常抱歉……」接待員將旅社的木門推開，一面說道。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqBdrjSkiQ
「喔，別介意別介……」「歡迎光臨！」精神的女聲打斷葛莉莎的話語。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZ8BVm20oS
順聲看去，櫃檯前站著三位身著圍裙的長髮女子。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFYfKbhOKr
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話被打斷的葛莉絲有些錯愕，禮貌地點頭回應後跟著接待員往樓梯走去。走過櫃檯邊時，葛莉莎察覺到一絲詭譎的氛圍。葛莉莎瞥過離自己最近的女子，胸前的名牌寫著「惠美」。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOpFeSJweZ
惠美瞪大著眼睛，直盯著葛莉莎瞧。或許是因為戴著口罩，讓惠美那雙黑白分明的大眼在三個女子中更顯突出。又或著是因為……只有惠美一個人的眼睛是睜開的。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhn4WNRuLX2
葛莉莎疑惑之餘，往惠美的身後看了一眼。依離自己遠近順序來看，分別是惠美、惠晴和惠蓉。最末的惠蓉閉著眼微笑著，而中間的惠晴閉著眼、歪著脖子，像是在傾聽什麼。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaaLKbG8A8t
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「這邊請。」接待員阻斷了葛莉莎的狐疑，側身示意葛莉莎往樓梯上走。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MNCkpezB9
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二樓的住房門前，接待員拿出登記本請葛莉莎簽名。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0CHv86mrXX
「剛剛的服務生是親姊妹嗎？」葛莉莎一面簽上美感十足的姓名一面問道。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUY8QW6uxd4
「是……」接待員從懷中拿出鑰匙。「她們的母親在懷孕時吸毒，所以她們都有些殘疾……」203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPBz4RNw6QF
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「喀啦。」房門的聲響聽起來有些陳舊，接待員將房間作了簡單的介紹後，將鑰匙交由葛莉絲保管，準備離開房間。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJHQviZgFF
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「呃……如果可以，請您不要對那三姊妹太好奇……」接待員站在半開的房門前，背對著葛莉莎說道。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJrDvXZtmp
「……晚上盡量別出門，注意自身安全……」葛莉莎正想回話，接待員卻快步離開房間，留下一臉疑惑的葛莉莎。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75WxD1Sc0I
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將行李稍微整頓了一下，葛莉莎背著球型的隨身背包出門。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6RIJClS2k
小鎮的街上鮮少車輛通過，鋪石的大街上多是嬉戲的小孩和悠閒談天的老人，路邊商店絕大多數都是販賣觀光紀念品的商店，葛莉莎喜歡這樣歐式悠閒的氛圍，抱著剛出爐的蜂蜜可頌轉圈跳著舞。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJYrkVk7xm
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「碰！」身後傳來飽滿的聲響。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79AtuLImD0
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葛莉莎轉過頭，一顆籃球正往自己的臉龐飛來。葛莉莎右手一拍，阻截了不知從何而來的長傳。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8V82geImUO
「大姊姊！能不能幫忙把球丟過來！」不遠處的空地，戴著鴨舌帽的男孩高舉雙手大喊。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7T5vxwzmR
葛莉絲調皮地笑了一下，蹲低身子，球向空中一擲。脫手的球在空中劃出完美的圓弧，唰地落入男孩身後的籃框。葛莉莎滿意的笑了笑，一面將可頌塞進嘴裡。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0tRH6J6IT7
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「哇……」鴨舌帽男孩張大著嘴巴向葛莉莎跑來，身後跟著幾個一起打球的孩子。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWjT07LaQy
「姊姊妳是外地人嗎？沒有看過妳耶。」「姊姊妳好厲害！」「可以教我們打球嗎？」葛莉莎一一回應孩童們熱情的提問，像是明星一般被擁戴著。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4Kmmaqb1q
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「姊姊是住在鄉元旅館嗎？」最末走來的男孩抱著葛莉莎投出的籃球問道。令葛莉莎疑惑的是這個問題一提出，孩子們的聲音明顯小了很多。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLU5NTq06tZ
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「是啊，怎麼了嗎？」203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNvM3fB6pMK
隨著葛莉莎的回答，孩童們的表情僵住了幾秒，接著竊竊私語地互相討論著什麼祕密。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYXz9nTMJ3
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「嗯？怎麼了？能不能說給姊姊聽。」葛莉莎不解地問。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdkGfvFbd3
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「……」孩童們神秘兮兮地看著葛莉莎，說道：「很恐怖，不要問。」203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4OKuTK1F6
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葛莉莎看著孩童們似笑非笑的表情，想著這個世代的孩子可能在網路上又學了甚麼新奇的用語吧。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7yKojerB5
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「大姊姊的背包好特別，是裝什麼啊？」方才提問的男孩指著葛莉莎身後的球型背包問道。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02x4FdC8GS
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「……很恐怖，不要問。」
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葛莉莎的玩笑話嚇走了孩童們的笑容。沒想到這句話會造成那麼大的影響，葛莉莎馬上改口。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQfxwp9MXt
「沒有啦！這是我媽媽送我的禮物，姊姊也很愛玩籃球，以前是校隊喔！」
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孩童聽到這句才重新展露笑容說，繼續先前的籃球話題。葛莉莎看著孩子們爭先恐後問話地表情，一面思索那句看似平常的話中含有的義意。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASuZUKS0qV
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天色漸暗，葛莉莎和孩童們道別後回到旅館。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL20SH1MeOX
正到了吃晚飯的時間，葛莉莎看見正在打掃櫃檯的女服務生，從胸口名牌知道她是惠蓉。
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「不好意思，惠蓉，請問餐廳怎麼走？」葛莉莎上前詢問。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNT4Pxtt3mq
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惠蓉沒有回答，低著頭忙著自己的事。葛莉莎正感到奇怪時，惠晴從櫃檯後的小門鑽出，握住惠蓉的手。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2KuVjGjT1B
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「對不起對不起！」惠蓉抬起頭說道。「左邊通道走到底右轉就是了。」203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGLTq4S9ym
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「……謝謝。」看著閉著眼睛的兩人，葛莉莎雖然感覺奇怪，但沒有多問。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDm7oCgkJH
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「怎麼那麼慢，難得有單身的客人上門，用心一點好嗎？啊，算了！反正明天就要交換了……」走往餐廳的路上，葛莉莎聽見惠蓉責備的聲音。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKmtQEXdez
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葛莉莎心中的疑惑越來越多，但想起接待員的警告，只好壓下心中的好奇迅速吃完晚飯。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljovyH0twl
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葛莉莎將旅遊的筆記整理上傳後拿出日記本準備書寫。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGxE44oFGG
「是味精嗎？」葛莉莎突然覺得口渴，拿起冰箱櫃子上的水壺倒了杯水給自己。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSI79LLd5je
「嗚！這！這……」才吞進喉嚨，葛莉莎便覺得神智恍惚，眼前逐漸昏暗……203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PkcB6ACOW
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「嗯哼哼，一定很好吃……」昏沉之際，葛莉莎依稀聽見惠蓉的聲音哼著歌。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡno6Q4fp3TJ
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勉強地張開眼睛，葛莉莎看著頭上的天花板。「咦？」葛莉莎仔細地看了一下，發現那不是花紋，比較像是乾掉的墨水……或是血跡。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2fmVmk5H2
「妳醒啦！」惠蓉的聲音傳來。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6N4rVKm0e9
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「這裡……」葛莉莎正想起身，卻發現自己的身體動彈不得。低頭一看，才發現全身已被剝得赤裸，手腳都被麻繩綁上椅子。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWA5dDjR4li
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「這是怎麼回事！」葛莉莎驚恐地大叫，椅子的腳在地上磨出尖銳的高音。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwEzWhdIKgF
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「這個嘛……晚點在叫惠晴跟妳解釋好了！」惠蓉一面在砧板上切著肉塊一面說道。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAMPMZ0OXT
葛莉莎皺著眉，瞇起眼睛，總覺得哪裡不太對勁。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjmsxZzkMD
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是因為惠蓉閉著眼睛切菜？還是惠蓉閉著眼睛、面向著我還能切菜？203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6flhcrMkO
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還是因為這個廚房根本就像是屠宰場一樣，到處都是血痕？203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGa1rMnKCuV
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還是因為砧板上放的是一條孩童的腿！203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmc8Ob0CB77
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「嗚噁！」葛莉莎本想用手摀住嘴不讓穢物嘔出，但此刻的她並辦不到，幾點稀釋過的胃酸從嘴角滴出。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWc6HaGRgz
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戴著口罩的惠美牽著惠蓉，走向葛莉莎身旁的冰箱，拿出一顆包著保鮮膜的男孩頭顱，從已經敲開的腦殼中挖出幾勺豆腐狀的東西，丟進鍋裏燉煮。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡolSdbQ3YdT
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「噁！」聞到那和晚餐同樣的香味，葛莉莎毫不保留地將剛吃下的晚餐從胃袋裏翻出。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdC5W5geWNX
「哎呀，真髒，不過沒關係，洗一下就可以了。」惠蓉不在意地說著，轉頭對看著鏡子發呆的惠晴說道：「過十二點了，可以換了。」203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdBfdhFTU3v
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「哧！」一道血柱噴上葛莉莎的臉龐。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3fQE3Dgkf
惠美將菜刀戳進惠晴的太陽穴，喀啦喀啦地將惠晴整個耳部挖下。惠蓉在一旁興奮的等待，臉上滿是惠晴噴濺出的鮮血。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCSl6tRXVH
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惠美撩起長髮，原本應該是耳朵的地方被兩個深邃的窟窿取代。將從惠晴身上挖出的組織拿起，惠美對著鏡子仔細地將組織塞進側腦的窟窿中。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa291quE0VD
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耳朵的組織填充完畢，惠美將自己的右眼挖出，，撐開惠蓉的眼皮，將自己的眼珠塞進惠蓉本來該是眼睛的窟窿。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaP3ZwIDweK
「啊啊，看得見了。剩下的我自己來吧……」惠蓉開心地說道，一面伸手挖出惠美的左眼，塞進另一邊的窟窿。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7N8JIMbm6
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「惠晴，換你囉。」惠蓉語畢，將切肉用的大剪刀塞進嘴裏，哧地剪下自己的舌頭交給惠晴。惠晴接過血淋淋的舌頭後放入嘴裏嚼動了一會……203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEPbAR2zeJ
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「啊哈！可以講話了！」203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZ1zaGzzS8
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看著三胞胎不到五分鐘的就完成的器官交換過程，葛莉莎幾乎暈厥……203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVnvOyU59m
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「每次交換完都好餓喔，要開始料理了嗎？」惠晴問完，惠蓉便帶著三人開心地牽著手，往葛莉莎的方向走來。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkySd4Vrma
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「不！不！妳們別過來……」「咚！」203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDNLASZ1PH
葛莉莎扭動著想向後退，椅腳些微地移動，在自己散亂的衣服堆中撞到了被棄置一旁的球型背包。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyp8xfPaBS3
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背包中滾出一顆金髮的女人頭顱。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGoTQPX34EK
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惠蓉疑惑地看著葛莉莎，伸出手想將滾出的頭顱拾起。頭顱的髮絲蠕動了起來，眼裏閃出白光，逐漸強烈。惠蓉感覺自己的肌膚一吋吋僵硬了起來……203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZekoSjGefR
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「不！媽，別這樣！是我自己不小心！妳不要這樣！」203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4nPKntcHkf
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葛莉莎竭力地喊著，刺眼的白光吞噬了整個小鎮……203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhOO0TXk5ZI
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寂靜的清晨，葛莉莎收拾好行李。向接待員石像道了再見，繞過旅館門口蹲坐的石像，準備前往下一個旅程。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJGyoDasVN
昨日玩球的空地散落著一尊碎開的石像，看來是從籃框左右的高度掉下摔碎似的。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWOVSITwoS
「真對不起，你應該練很久才能灌到籃的吧。」葛莉莎有些歉疚地鞠躬說道，一面跨過路旁野狗的石像。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnV8uHVjHR
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穿過大街上散置幾對像是情人的石像，葛莉莎惋惜地環顧著昨天還生氣蓬勃的小鎮，向車站走去。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1X5hjsoMK
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「媽，你每次都這樣，我是要帶妳出來玩的呢，妳這樣熱鬧的地方會一個一個消失掉啦，看來也只有奇夢商店街那種怪地方才有辦法應付你……」但背包沒有任何回應。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33Fim1wKyU
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火車慢慢地駛進站。203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUgFoAgKWTQ
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「嗯？奇怪，只有你嗎？」車掌覺得今天的乘客少得驚人，不解地問：「今天鎮上怎麼感覺特別安靜，有發生什麼事情嗎？」203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVwjluwvm8b
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葛莉莎跳上車，調皮地吐著小舌頭說道：203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8ajyXiCOE
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「很恐怖，不要問。」
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