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少年見到那女子時,是在濛濛秋雨下,那時他與家人正在掃爺爺的墓。130Please respect copyright.PENANAJN9JppR0IA
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他遠遠看見那女子身穿黑無地,一手捧著花束一手舉著一把黑傘,孤伶伶地站在一棵柳杉下。130Please respect copyright.PENANALlVr72lNVo
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奇怪的是,女子頭戴黑色面紗,似乎不想以真面目示人。130Please respect copyright.PENANABJuEs38Qrh
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他不是第一次注意到那身影,自爺爺死後三年,他每年秋分來掃墓時都會看到她。她總是遠遠站著,像是在等誰過來找她。130Please respect copyright.PENANAA9I4SvWAuX
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因為她總是看向他們這裡,他還以為是關係生疏的遠親,因為不想打擾到他們才沒過來。130Please respect copyright.PENANANkuLxMQ0aG
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不知為何,他很難不在意那女子。這很奇怪,明明連她的臉都沒見過,到底是哪裡吸引了他?130Please respect copyright.PENANAyWCpWti6JE
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少年也曾問過家人有沒有見過她,令他意外的是都說見過,卻記不清楚是甚麼樣子。身材如何是男是女穿著甚麼衣服,家裡人都沒印象,只有他記得。130Please respect copyright.PENANAPrt9MpCaey
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這一次掃墓大家都看到那女人了,但沒人記得這女人去年跟前年也曾出現過。或者說他們知道每年都有人站在那兒看著,卻不認為都是同一人。130Please respect copyright.PENANAifkl4RvUbf
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明明在他眼裡這三年那棵樹下都是那女子站在那,為什麼其他人不記得?130Please respect copyright.PENANALBHlnQruQz
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抱持著這個疑問,他這次真得忍不住了。所以在家人下山後,他隨便找個東西丟了的藉口,又跑回墓地。130Please respect copyright.PENANA90C7LHrFIp
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果然,那女人就蹲在自己爺爺墓前,把手上的花束放到墓碑下。那是桔梗花,已經快凋謝了。130Please respect copyright.PENANAuPWi221p4h
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少年吞了口口水,走到女人身後,等了半晌才開口:130Please respect copyright.PENANAqVPC0WVU8y
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「請問……請問一下。」130Please respect copyright.PENANArtaXOjluPa
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女子聽到身後有人便緩緩站起,才回頭看向他。隔著面紗的臉看不仔細,但微微露出的尖下巴,看得出應該是個美人。130Please respect copyright.PENANArEQPKfjGR0
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「有甚麼事嗎?」那聲音聽起來溫柔婉約,似乎是一個很有教養的人。130Please respect copyright.PENANAiiJCz9IHPD
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「那是我爺爺。」他指了指墓碑。「妳認識他嗎?不然怎麼要來這祭拜?」130Please respect copyright.PENANARxwTT0TtoE
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女子搖搖頭,才說:130Please respect copyright.PENANAhWFoZ0bfiB
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「妳爺爺不認識我,只是我認識他。」130Please respect copyright.PENANA0quzAKDJWi
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「欸?」130Please respect copyright.PENANANhk481vq5y
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「這是個很長的故事。」女子嘴角掛著一絲哀怨。「你願意聽我說說嗎?」130Please respect copyright.PENANA9FU7sZwQaX
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少年點頭答應了,多年以後,他很後悔聽了這麼一個故事。130Please respect copyright.PENANAYW58qYzZRL
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「我跟約翰第一次邂逅是在阿文庭上,我們曾經深愛過彼此。後來他為了國家出征,與我約定會回來見我,卻失約了。」130Please respect copyright.PENANAuamisZ9fv1
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「呃……我爺爺不叫約翰。」130Please respect copyright.PENANAPEUkVxwtCs
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「我知道,他現在叫博,對吧?」130Please respect copyright.PENANALKp9ItQwB8
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「是。」130Please respect copyright.PENANA6sWfs9dY4T
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「後來我再次於威尼斯找到他時,他叫安德烈。那時他已經忘記我,但我們兩人最後還是在一起了。他是個水手,後來某次出海後也不再回來。」130Please respect copyright.PENANALLiUym06xi
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「對不起,我從未聽祖父說他出過海。」130Please respect copyright.PENANAWFjq7mVnz9
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「我知道。」女子笑了,嘴角帶著一絲無奈。「博他不可能記得自己當過水手。」130Please respect copyright.PENANAVtTehqjcSN
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難不成我爺爺有失憶症嗎?少年感到疑惑,他畢竟跟爺爺相處不久,對他的人生了解不深。130Please respect copyright.PENANASNsnylR6dk
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「還好我們之間的緣分很深,在我流浪到君士坦丁的時後又遇見他,那時他叫阿斯蘭,我們又在一起度過幾年,最後因為他身邊有太多女人,所以我離開了他。」130Please respect copyright.PENANACo5jeQnxHQ
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聽到這裡時,少年越發糊塗。就他所知,爺爺是個專情的人,他和奶奶自幼相識,戰前又私訂終身。戰後他回來了便與奶奶結婚,從未出過緋聞。130Please respect copyright.PENANATuxNCVi1RI
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這女人真的認識他爺爺嗎?還是他爺爺真的有不為人知的一面?130Please respect copyright.PENANAb5RvvsVcFe
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「等我再次見到他時,他身邊的女人都離開了。這次他叫伊凡,我在飄著大雪的諾夫歌德羅看到坐在馬車上的他。這次我沒有與他相認,只是遠遠站著,默默地看著他。我發現我不再需要與他相見,也能愛著他,所以我決定放他自由。」130Please respect copyright.PENANACiorSxS5qu
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好吧,看來我爺爺年輕時不只是個風流人物,還是個世界各地旅遊的探險家。但他從未聽過父親跟他說爺爺有出過國,幾年前他們這些年輕人想湊錢讓爺爺奶奶出國旅遊時,也沒聽叔叔伯伯提過。130Please respect copyright.PENANA7SuysF4hZB
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「然後依凡也走了,就跟前幾個他一樣,後來他又叫察干,叫羅布善,叫羅摩,總之每一次遇見他,都跟上一次不同。」130Please respect copyright.PENANA19Ft6dMkZZ
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「我唯一知道的是,我愛著他,深深愛著他。」130Please respect copyright.PENANA8Mr7mLkY76
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說完,女子從袖口拿出一條黑色絲巾,伸入面紗擦了擦自己的眼淚。少年雖決古怪,見她那樣悲傷也不方便問甚麼,只能訕訕地說:130Please respect copyright.PENANA27ZCGibneD
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「……請節哀。」
「沒事的,我習慣了。」女子的嘴角掛著逞強的笑。「就是不知道他下一次又要叫甚麼名字。」130Please respect copyright.PENANAARxNzTpX8D
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冷風吹過掀起面紗一角,少年看得呼吸都停止了。雖然只是匆匆一瞥,但他看到的是世間凡俗都比上的美,以及那對長長的尖耳朵。130Please respect copyright.PENANAmgxj1RFqo5
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「我要帶走博了,這是他欠我的。」女子的聲音帶著冷冷的妒意。「美智子那蠢女人才不配當他的妻子,我才是,我先來的。」
突然一陣狂風暴雨,吹得少年忍不住閉上雙眼。再度睜開時女子的身影已消失不見。130Please respect copyright.PENANA34afIo8RUl
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留在少年眼前的,只剩下被挖空的墓穴,那是跟他奶奶合葬在一起的,爺爺的墓穴。130Please respect copyright.PENANAtyeB6v3qLE
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