
列車停靠在月台,走道上人來人往。車箱內人聲鼎沸,乘客們七嘴八舌,訴說著自己的故事。有人是到外地工幹,有人是歸家團聚,有各自的理由,短暫的緣分讓陌路人齊集一堂。201Please respect copyright.PENANAJFDRNf5NiO
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「小姐,大件行李請放置於行李架。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAL1fpGLwXS1
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車務員簡潔有力的聲音,一下拉住鄰近乘客的視線,眾人向違規的女士行注目禮。201Please respect copyright.PENANABompAhXd7Q
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成熟穩重的臉龐,落落長髮掛在肩膀,樸素的運動外套無阻她散發優雅的氣質。然而,身後鼓脹的大背包佔據整個座位,女士只能勉強坐於座位邊緣,手腳姿勢繃緊而不適。201Please respect copyright.PENANAm09ZmCtLYm
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「對不起。」女士羞愧的拉低鴨舌帽,卻沒有起身糾正的打算。201Please respect copyright.PENANAHzFWRcNLB0
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車務員再次嗚聲勸喻前,旁邊的西裝男士站了起來,「不好意思,這是我們的通行證。」201Please respect copyright.PENANA2GrUzDFTqV
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他出示證件:201Please respect copyright.PENANAumXKB7MS4g
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國家薩滿委任證201Please respect copyright.PENANAJTRTl6m5eg
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姓名:巫初白201Please respect copyright.PENANAAWpCBSTr8Z
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車務員先是一愣,接著歉意的欠身,「對不起,是我失禮了,歡迎乘搭本班列車。」
此舉立即激起所有人的好奇心,乘客個個伸長脖子,想要一探究竟。201Please respect copyright.PENANAybclg6YEaM
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初白拉著帽子,幾乎把臉埋進去,「我就說不要搭鐵路了,你看我們多張揚!」201Please respect copyright.PENANA1D4j9daq0J
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「誰叫你怕高不肯搭飛機。」男士直說。201Please respect copyright.PENANArtANRnbe0w
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「氾勝海!我不是怕高,而是對氣壓感到不息!」201Please respect copyright.PENANAGTseAbnNmy
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「遠東市已經封關,陸路只能透過鐵路進入,請你忍耐。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAZPB8vxznZM
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四周醞釀著異樣的情緒,人們交頭接耳,閒言閒語對著初白指指點點,「那個人不遵守規則。」「為甚麼她有特權?」「她是誰?」,『啪嚓』那刺耳的相機快門音效,簡直要把理智線剪斷。201Please respect copyright.PENANAFWT6pAPRBz
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「反正都被看見了,我不忍了!」201Please respect copyright.PENANADIKlHULHbL
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初白解開背包拉鏈,物體快速彈出——201Please respect copyright.PENANAG205UTIFqB
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『唰!』背部展開羽翼。201Please respect copyright.PENANAKUSahwI1An
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驚嘆聲此起彼落,群眾如見天仙下凡。羽翼扇起清風,將流言蜚語一掃而空。201Please respect copyright.PENANAHMNwqrdRPV
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「呼,舒服了,屈住翅膀的感覺真難受。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAZpXHlMA3qE
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「笨蛋,別忘記我在你旁邊。」勝海整塊面被壓在車窗上。201Please respect copyright.PENANAuXUvRvRahy
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「對不起,萬二分抱歉!」靈活的翅膀調整角度,讓一雙羽翼停靠在走道方向。201Please respect copyright.PENANAMUzFxLqatT
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「野薩滿來遠東市,我們有救了!」「快拍照!」「翅膀好大好美啊!」201Please respect copyright.PENANATdd2pvS6pZ
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風波沒有平息之餘,反而增加了群眾的憶測和討論。即使如此,初白並不後悔,倒不如說舒爽多了。201Please respect copyright.PENANADkYIUq3j7j
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遠東市中心站,初白和勝海在此下車。出入境大堂人山人海,維持秩序的保安人員忙得不可開交。幸好馬上就有職員與兩人聯系,讓他們從特別通道離開車站。201Please respect copyright.PENANA5k3KJZODXu
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地面交通同樣緊張,道路人滿為患。從接送車的窗戶望出去,一眼便能看見成因。201Please respect copyright.PENANAU4O5930kfK
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浮於空中的龐然大物,巨影遮蓋城市。201Please respect copyright.PENANAtRjZC5H2Om
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全長300米,體積有如大型體育館。外形為水滴狀,通體純白,由六塊羽翼外殼包裹。水滴中間有一道縫線,隨時間變化而逐漸打開。201Please respect copyright.PENANAM6ozAls7KO
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無人機拍攝回來的照片,確認縫線內有眼睛構造。估計完全開眼需要168小時,即7日。201Please respect copyright.PENANAeNC7gDhAK2
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遠東市將於7天後毀滅201Please respect copyright.PENANAlfBUg0QdlZ
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當然,這是毫不作為導至的最差結果,初白和勝海遠道而來,便是為了阻止災難發生。201Please respect copyright.PENANAeI5JjsQmBU
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巨物名為『野神』,於世界各地不定期出現的天災。其為被遺忘的神明,沒有教派,沒有信徒,祭祀儀式失傳,失去名字的神衹。201Please respect copyright.PENANAVCs5al0OkD
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野神總是無預兆的現身,並於7日後降下神罰。破壞力可能僅僅摧毀幾幢建築,亦可能將半片大陸夷為平地,並無規律及道理可言。201Please respect copyright.PENANA9YeebXLoZH
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唯一的阻止方法,是由野薩滿舉行『跳大神』儀式,安撫野神的憤怒。這是關乎遠東市及鄰近地區的安危,全社會需要傾力協助,每一次都可能是最後一次的,末日祭典。201Please respect copyright.PENANA1aK3THWRtX
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接送車停下,之後的路只能徒步前往。路面情況擠得水泄不通,分不清人行道及馬路。喧鬧的場景接連不斷,當前景像更是多了一番戾氣。人人你推我撞怒聲叫囂,警衛於前排築起人鏈,防止人群向前推進。201Please respect copyright.PENANAI4YOqvcZ8i
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「走吧,請跟在我身後。」勝海說。201Please respect copyright.PENANAd4W9QIWiZH
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初白點頭,戴起耳機,讓流行音樂佔據耳道。201Please respect copyright.PENANAFwl2eTOwZ6
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保安人員排成三角形護送二人前進。群眾激烈的肢體動作,怒髮衝冠的表情,即使封閉聽覺,源源不絕的負面情緒依然衝擊心靈。201Please respect copyright.PENANAKm8AAnWf3I
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人們拉起橫額,字裡行間寫滿了仇恨,直斥其罪業,仿佛初白是惡貫滿盈的大罪人。
面對洶湧的浪潮,任何辯解及真理皆無意義。初白唯有壓著帽子低頭,專心行走腳下的道路,僅此而已。201Please respect copyright.PENANAMjNli3owBG
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一行終於突破人群,謾罵之聲從背後遠去,眼前的景況煥然一新。寧靜的街道與數百米外的繁囂大相徑庭,人行道上人影寥落,空空如也的車輛停在路中心,商店燈火通明卻不見人蹤。201Please respect copyright.PENANAbEbrH7AHEc
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無需過問,初白已熟知一切的前因後果。201Please respect copyright.PENANAPi5weLsMEa
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跳大神儀式的成功與否事關重大,為確保中途不出意外,最有效的做法是對整個社區進行圍封。201Please respect copyright.PENANABj2Y56aey7
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有關當局限定居民於10小時內全面撤離,倉卒的安排引起當地人不滿。野神開眼的危機近在咫尺,根本沒有時間讓雙方溝通商量,偏見和誤解油然而生,包容和忍讓漸漸被磨滅。最後雙方都認為對方有錯在先,拒絕互相理解並訴諸暴力,導向大規模衝突的結果。201Please respect copyright.PENANAvGkduMrAZM
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一行來到廣場前,數十個帳棚駐紮於此。兩人被帶到最大的帳棚裡,幾張長桌拼攏一起,座位上全都是老氣橫秋的臉孔。此桌齊集政商界代表,會議馬拉松要開始了。201Please respect copyright.PENANABOCT0n3RlK
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距離野神開眼尚餘6日201Please respect copyright.PENANAdNlhywA8mX
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翌日下午,會議告一段落。聽取神學家的意見,及跟商界代表商量,初白擬定了跳大神的流程,提交報告書後,各界人士開始分工行動。201Please respect copyright.PENANApt2rUwljUL
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從野神的外觀分析,白色的外表象徵純正和光明,羽翼象徵保護和庇祐,祂極有可能是來自萍芽地區的『守護神』。儀式必須強調繁榮和穩定,向神明傳達人間的和平及美好,便能使野神滿足離開。201Please respect copyright.PENANAKLfIRt3tvZ
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搭建樓高400米的鐵塔,將舞台送到野神面前。樂團於舞台底下奏樂,以野薩滿初白為首,率領10名舞者跳舞及以萍芽語誦唱經文,6名鼓手擊鼓,另外20人攜帶法器伴舞。
跳大神的舞蹈分三階段進行,節奏動作逐漸提升,高潮部份發放煙火助興。最後環節以誦經送神,讓野神回到原本的世界,儀式便完滿結束。201Please respect copyright.PENANAzV5qXfrC2h
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會議過後,初白前往練舞帳棚。跟舞蹈組的老臉孔們問好,經驗老道的舞者已經開始排練。現場斷斷續續的奏起民族樂聲:嗩吶、堂鼓、水琴、鈴鐺,伴隨和聲誦唱經文,場面挺陰森詭異的。201Please respect copyright.PENANAIa2ESN5oCM
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但是這獨特的氛圍卻帶給初白安心感。比起正襟危坐地跟滿臉橫肉的政客和商人開會,渾灑汗水唱歌跳舞比較適合自己。201Please respect copyright.PENANAKKPuQFwfkP
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「已經練習2小時了,接著要會見官員,交代工作進度。」勝海說。201Please respect copyright.PENANAOMFAJrMWgA
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「讓我再練一會,現在狀態不錯的說。」初白的語氣像遊樂園裡不肯回家的小孩。201Please respect copyright.PENANAROvAIDlGCG
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「在這裡延長時間的話,後面的排程全部都要推遲,影響牽連甚遠。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAXTICQls1qh
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「知道啦,只是想鬧一下罷了。」初白接過毛巾擦汗,羽翼朝下呈放鬆狀態,「話說回來,那邊那個女孩是誰?生面口,之前未見過的。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAjUYB3TMi80
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勝海順著指頭方向望去,「短頭髮,水靈靈大眼睛,像花栗鼠一樣活潑可愛的少女。她的名字是楚可,電視台力捧的新人偶像。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAU7g6EL04K9
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「你是粉絲嗎?」201Please respect copyright.PENANAyEGJOdIE7B
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「是的,下班後會立即去找她要簽名。」201Please respect copyright.PENANARhkXBoAyg0
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「容我冒犯地說,她跳得挺差的。動作一直跟不上節拍,音準問題更無法忽視。讓她參予跳大神,一定惹起神怒。術業有專攻,重要的儀式不容有失,之後的會議我會跟上頭說把她調走。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAJigWNhAJ3W
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「辦不到呢。」勝海說,「電視台是大金主,舞台搭建、電子器材、服裝、樂器、後勤人手,全部都由電視台贊助,我們只能順應他們的附加條件。」201Please respect copyright.PENANA0lI0q76ELu
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「上面的大人物覬覦著野神經濟呢。」初白將毛巾扔到椅子,伸展羽翼抖了一下,「我要對她進行重點訓練,希望能趕上進度。幫我取消後面的排程,打來的無謂電話全部都不接。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAF0uKX5E5s9
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「理由要用甚麼?」201Please respect copyright.PENANADIHfznNb1Y
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「神罰降臨,我們全部都要死。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAHx0ct7Mq37
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距離野神開眼尚餘4日201Please respect copyright.PENANAHVuHsdaNuZ
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凌晨時份,街道烏燈黑火,天空是一片暗淡的藍色。從遠處就能瞥見二人的身影,在空盪的人行道上慢跑。201Please respect copyright.PENANAATmq1EYxVj
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「拜託…讓我休息一會……」201Please respect copyright.PENANA6R9yTnAXBY
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「我們繞著外圍跑2個圈而已,這樣就不行了?」201Please respect copyright.PENANAuVXNl2GjJN
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「封閉區足足6個足球場的面積,你到底那兒來的體力啊?」初白氣喘吁吁,漲紅了臉。201Please respect copyright.PENANAjypNV9cgzZ
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一派輕鬆的楚可形成對比,「上台跳唱對體力有相當要求,所以我每天都有晨練習慣。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAd7LrEl0Nto
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「我小瞧了新時代的偶像,看來你需要的並不是體力訓練。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAtCa1IamF9D
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二人回到出發點,勝海坐在花槽邊等侯她們,為二人遞上清水和毛巾。201Please respect copyright.PENANAmt2ZlL9Hny
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「謝謝勝海先生,讓你的工作量加倍了,實在萬分抱歉。」楚可鞠躬致謝。201Please respect copyright.PENANAdFNPjuyQgM
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「沒關係的,能夠為偶像服務,是我的榮幸。」勝海示範真正的九十度鞠躬。201Please respect copyright.PENANAtIUvmnWGTO
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楚可點頭微笑,由心而發的感染力令初白不禁胸前一暖。休息期間,楚可並沒有就此閒著,她打開手機文本,望著滿滿的經文,照著標示的英語拼音朗讀。201Please respect copyright.PENANAYfxxuh1yHG
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「嘴唇也要動起來,舌頭要頂到牙齒。」初白耐心指導,楚可亦虛心受教,可是她的發音問題始終難以改善。201Please respect copyright.PENANAL7yrZtDm3i
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到底那兒出錯了?天上的神明沒有這份耐性,初白實在時間無多,必須在今日內下定決意,是否將楚可從儀式中調走。201Please respect copyright.PENANAHvYDCkZHsT
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「果然口音的問題一時三刻改不了。」勝海說。201Please respect copyright.PENANAdc0mm8fdvX
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「你說口音?楚可是那裡出身的?」初白說。201Please respect copyright.PENANABcKVWg8HOC
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楚可變得有點靦腆,「我出身於朝夏地區,母語是朝夏陽語。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAIIkyc0W6yh
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「當真?你的粤語說得超好,完全聽不出口音耶?」201Please respect copyright.PENANAp25b0uu4h8
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「花了好一番功夫才將發音導正。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAvSqYwKTJAa
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初白低頭沉思,想了一會,一個點子閃過。她拿出手機滑動,然後把螢幕遞出,「請讀出這段經文。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAPMiCqgUJwv
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楚可接過手機,頓了一會,接著開口誦讀:201Please respect copyright.PENANAvx1Ef7b1l9
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字正腔圓201Please respect copyright.PENANAgApzsBeGmS
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勝海鼓掌盛讚,「發音完全正確,像去除沙石雜質的地下泉水一樣純正,簡直渾然天成。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAHTOkbFRfpU
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楚可呆呆的望著二人,連自己都被變化嚇到。201Please respect copyright.PENANAU20IhXG0zH
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遠東市上空的野神,是屬於萍芽地區的地方神,楚可的母語朝夏陽語屬於萍芽語的分支,初白將文本上的英語拼音稍作更改,楚可的口音反而使她更精準地讀出經文原本的發音。201Please respect copyright.PENANAk0dlHDvW6V
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初白展開笑容,先前的煩惱一掃而空,「中大獎了,就算電視台現在反悔,我也絕對不會放你走。」201Please respect copyright.PENANATktHvuMUC1
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「謝謝你,初白小姐!」楚可忽然蹲下去,把二人嚇一大跳。201Please respect copyright.PENANAfLf6dLRJGS
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她的聲音一度哽咽,連續吸了好幾口氣平息情緒,之後才緩緩開口,「得知要參加儀式後,我的心情一直忐忑不安。看到舞蹈組的大家都如此專業,只有我一個外行人在拖後腿。原本覺得真的不行了,打算跟營運方提出退出儀式。現在我終於有用武之地,沒有放棄真的太好了!」201Please respect copyright.PENANAlkHng8ChHB
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「總之,先起來吧。」勝海上前攙扶,「請把感動的眼淚留在儀式成功之後。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAsoFxY2r38q
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「一定會涕泗縱橫,到時請幫我遞紙巾。」楚可破涕為笑,她站起來,舉頭望天,那觸及天際線的鐵塔,像舉起手臂膜拜神明,「鐵塔快要竣工了,明天我們就能在塔頂彩排。當全人類目標一致,團結的力量無所不能。」201Please respect copyright.PENANArsx1PODmFO
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隔日,事與願違。在多名官員施壓下,當局開放封鎖區10小時,讓居民回到住所收拾細軟。大量平民涌入社區,情況一度失控,交通幹道被人流堵塞,影響鐵塔建材的送達。201Please respect copyright.PENANATibmBAHNxM
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傍晚,承建商指責平民累事,激起民憤引起軒然大波。之後發言人被記者拍到私下發表種族歧視言論,被贊助商火速切割,抽離資金,鐵塔工程宣佈爛尾。201Please respect copyright.PENANAvcXPYoS3mg
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距離野神開眼尚餘3日201Please respect copyright.PENANA69Qkp1VC2Y
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練舞帳棚內,舞蹈組徹夜加緊排練。
鐵塔被迫竣工,成果未如理想,高度只有原來的三分二,舞台位置由原本平視變成被野神俯視。儀式的舞蹈必須作出調整,加入更多動態元素,舞者需要來回走動排列出不同圖案,以增加儀式的觀賞性。201Please respect copyright.PENANAdy3DkDGfPC
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誦經環節亦要大改,為減少對舞者的負擔,誦經部份全部交由初白和楚可負責,讓發音最正宗的兩人輪流誦唱。201Please respect copyright.PENANAPcHMpxtdDU
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楚可需要重新背誦經文,由初白親自進行指導。可是,在這個關鍵時刻,楚可卻不在狀態,練習頻頻出錯。201Please respect copyright.PENANAA7tAJ35fHj
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帳棚的一角,勝海抱著背包墊高下巴,硬撐眼皮,指頭忙著回覆手機訊息。201Please respect copyright.PENANABvW8FWWAWs
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『啪嚓』易拉罐的聲音,黑咖啡遞到面前。勝海抬頭仰望,西裝男子向他微笑。201Please respect copyright.PENANAoeQ5J0Ciwc
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「簡直是雪中送炭,阿七。」勝海說。201Please respect copyright.PENANAF6bvMsto1r
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叫阿七的男子又開了一罐給自己,兩人看著舞蹈組練習,一邊吮飲咖啡。201Please respect copyright.PENANAbE9KgdR0f2
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勝海舔著苦澀的嘴唇,重重嘆氣,「楚可的狀況不如理想,你作為經紀人有頭緒嗎?」201Please respect copyright.PENANAxGNfr81WVZ
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「她自找的。」阿七哼了一聲,怒氣沖沖的搖頭,「早知我就鐵起心,沒收手機不讓她接觸網絡。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAtATmftPI9i
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「發生甚麼事了?」201Please respect copyright.PENANAor7KUij5al
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「她在網上發文,呼籲封鎖區的居民盡快離開,並希望大家齊心協力讓儀式順利進行。」201Please respect copyright.PENANApoHZERNmCQ
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「結果被酸民圍攻了?」201Please respect copyright.PENANAoVMqPHijpp
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阿七攤開掌心揮揮手,「網絡霸凌根本是天災,不是人力可以對抗的。楚可嘗試講道理,結果被瘋狂跳針。那些令人作嘔的尖酸留言,讓我不禁懷疑手機是不是接通了平行時空。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAy72D9EUC68
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「無可奈何,沒有方法可以強迫別人改變想法,可以做的就只有無視和冷處理。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAplGVP4ydD1
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阿七重重的唉聲嘆氣,「我們當然知道有網絡黑子,楚可出道時便已有覺悟。可是,沒想到網上抹黑你的人,並非十個八個,而是成千上萬。楚可她們沒有做錯任何事,倒不如說在拯救這個城市,可是每個地方人都有人扯後腿。政府決策朝令夕改,電視台又諸多要求,承建商試都沒試就說放棄,暴民更是蠻不講理。」201Please respect copyright.PENANA9IcGUW9jty
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鋁罐凹陷發出噪音,阿七說,「我們到底為了甚麼在努力?」201Please respect copyright.PENANAgGmSK1EntI
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「為了這個不完美的世界。」勝海說,「外部環境衝突不斷,跟野神一樣是不能改變,無可對抗的存在。我們無法解決問題的源頭,只能增強內部環境的凝聚力,互相扶持去面對困難。」201Please respect copyright.PENANA0T9Kd7PtRV
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「哈,看來你們經歷不少,真心佩服你們一路走過來的意志力。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAhYTVIqBm1C
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「我們沒有選擇,初白出生帶著翅膀當下,她就只有成為野薩滿一條路,沒有其他未來,所以我們一早就習慣了見步行步。」201Please respect copyright.PENANANRF8HuOLGR
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鈴聲響起,是勝海的手機。他說電話時,阿七舉頭將咖啡一飲而盡。201Please respect copyright.PENANA4Gr27QeNtG
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「甚麼!?野神開眼了!!」201Please respect copyright.PENANAuzAPejwIVx
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帳棚內所有人都望向勝海,空氣沉默了數秒……201Please respect copyright.PENANASpP1r95OD6
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「初白!」聞聲,她與勝海一同飛奔出去。201Please respect copyright.PENANAUcMkUqFPFj
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夜色之中,半空的野神發生變化。翼狀外殼大幅度伸展,中間的眼睛張開,露出紅色『瞳孔』。201Please respect copyright.PENANAbKEu4crk0j
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「不可能的,太快開眼了!」勝海的手機響個不停,螢幕不斷彈出訊息通知。201Please respect copyright.PENANAZyo1bDBXdD
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楚可急步趕到,緊張得顧不了儀態,「初白小姐,現在立即趕去鐵塔,馬上開始跳大神吧!」201Please respect copyright.PENANAkT1sUUhvXs
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「慢著,情況不對勁。」初白舉起手機鏡頭,向著野神放大,「那不是眼睛。」201Please respect copyright.PENANA9wOdx5xh0V
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哇呀呀呀呀呀呀呀呀!!!!201Please respect copyright.PENANAABQTorRVGk
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尖嘯劃過長空,震耳欲聾的叫聲迫人掩耳下跪,好像卑躬屈膝向神明行禮。201Please respect copyright.PENANAUnNKgErqov
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黃褐色液體從眼睛湧出!瀑布沿大廈淋下,街道頓成澤國。顏色噁心的水花淺到玻璃幕牆,將旁邊的大樓染成深色。201Please respect copyright.PENANANcuv0XGIlQ
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叫聲變得斷斷續續,這個節奏,人類們無比熟悉,難道是……?201Please respect copyright.PENANAoajRlUoRak
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眼珠暴凸,脫眶而出。巨物從野神體內排出,展現獨立的形體。201Please respect copyright.PENANAjUURfNLsWL
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長有翅膀的嬰兒201Please respect copyright.PENANANXDrHfvBFk
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初白放下手機,滲出一頭冷汗。201Please respect copyright.PENANAOO3735U6H6
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「那個根本不是眼睛,是野神的生殖器官,祂是一個母神。」201Please respect copyright.PENANAUPROJQRw9k
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新神誕生第1日201Please respect copyright.PENANAxJWasfx3f4
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隨著分娩耗盡自身能量,母神的軀體在不久後分崩離析,化作微塵飄散於大氣。201Please respect copyright.PENANAsV1P0ny4Tq
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新生的嬰神在半空漂浮,瑟縮身體安然酣睡。然而危機未有解除,即使形態改變,野神仍然會於1日後降下神罰。201Please respect copyright.PENANACoeMUSDtv9
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比原本的母神更棘手,嬰神偶爾會甦醒移動,位置不斷改變,鐵塔的作用形同虛設。201Please respect copyright.PENANAcHzm87mVsm
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根據推算,嬰神會在南部近郊最後一次甦醒並降下神罰。值得慶幸,當地有一幢樓高數百的大樓,天台位置非常適合舉行儀式。
更加幸運的是,大樓是電視台舊辦公室,電視台持有全面控制權。決策全開綠燈,籌備工作如火如荼。
雖然儀式又要大改,但目的轉變為安撫嬰神,舞蹈動作放慢,表現方式為更平和。工作量大副減少,使進度重來也能及時趕上。201Please respect copyright.PENANAsuwaFGM0Lx
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終於,在最後的夜晚。
跳大神儀式開始:
嬰神從睡夢中甦醒,張開眼睛俯瞰都市。城市漆黑一片,沒有半點燈火。嬰神環視四周,探索著這個虛無的世界。201Please respect copyright.PENANAFXg7Ju7I8X
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大樓天台亮起燈光,籠罩著柔和且帶著神秘感的深藍,吸引嬰神的注意。衪轉頭望向那方,一些黑色小點在動來動去。201Please respect copyright.PENANAi61Y8HpvIH
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好像不怎麼有趣201Please respect copyright.PENANAXEtyIDXqof
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嬰神發出嘆息,正要別過臉去,突然,燈光由藍轉黃,舞台上的人們變得清晰可見。201Please respect copyright.PENANAAWLTEGNEIq
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無人機垂下巨幕,影像投映到白布上——201Please respect copyright.PENANAI4qiLGhf7k
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初白展開雙翼,身穿華麗民族服裝,順滑的絲綢配以珠片和金器點綴,裙角繡滿璀璨銀線。朱唇粉面,第一句經文輕輕滑出,便如一縷細流灌入人心。201Please respect copyright.PENANAEIEFyeT0Kf
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嬰神拍動翅膀,漂到舞台前面,那充滿好奇心的嗗碌眼珠,湊上前看著舞台中心的初白。201Please respect copyright.PENANAIWo9M2s0yB
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燈光轉為湛藍。201Please respect copyright.PENANAhPg9spUbJt
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奏樂,堂鼓的節拍鞏固穩定,為樂章打下基礙。笛子和鈴鐺共同演奏,編織生動清脆的樂聲。201Please respect copyright.PENANAQPLIDAxIgl
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初白誦唱經文,歌聲溫柔而悠遠,仿若從遠古的山巒和江河中飄來,悠揚中夾雜著淡淡的惆悵與無盡的渴望。
她橫開雙臂,踏著輕快的碎步。旋身,打轉,衣服上的流蘇隨之而躍動。201Please respect copyright.PENANAHEbvV4ItK9
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舞者們輕盈地從左右兩邊加入,他們的衣裳以鮮艷的紅、金為主,刺繡著祥雲與花卉圖案,隨著舞動閃爍流光。舞者們擺動水袖,步伐流水行雲,如飛燕掠過湖面,如仙鶴展翅高翔。201Please respect copyright.PENANA2ncBCJtq9P
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初白拍動羽翼,舞者們的動作跟隨改變,時似山峰,又似波浪,就如世間變化萬千,滄海桑田的縮影,如幻似夢。201Please respect copyright.PENANAnikuIBLCUZ
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燈光淡出轉暗,忽然亮起豔紅。201Please respect copyright.PENANAMAAnGBufKf
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接著由楚可接力。201Please respect copyright.PENANAjS544kbMGO
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鼓點變強,經文節奏加快,唱腔融入現代元素,新舊融和卻又渾然天成,楚可身為潮流偶像的優勢獲得重大發揮。201Please respect copyright.PENANAyh99crUp4T
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舞者聚集於前排,順著歌聲起舞,肢體動作變得激烈。蹲踞,挺身,拍掌,腳步維持穩定碎步。時而旋轉,時而跳躍,動作優雅而精準,仿佛是歌聲的視覺化。
新的舞者們躍入舞台,身纏腰鼓,敲打明快節奏。舞蹈動作生動靈活,腰鼓綁著束帶在身邊遊走,當刻在身前,轉瞬又換到背後,飛到頭頂轉圈,又落下從胯下穿過,腰鼓仿佛有生命一樣。201Please respect copyright.PENANA58pQ950UWE
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周圍較矮的大廈亮起鐳射燈,在漆黑都市點亮星河,如春日裡的虹霓覆蓋大地。201Please respect copyright.PENANAtEkTXJUtVU
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煙花輪流綻放,與楚可的歌聲和舞者的節奏完美契合。201Please respect copyright.PENANAPzzH9ZLJfF
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初白再次回到舞台中心,手持法器,跳起古老的舞步。楚可的歌聲拔地而起,將儀式推向高潮。鼓樂喧天,舞者們猛然一躍,分散成三人一組,合作做出高難度動作,托舉,拋接,多人倒立。如萬馬奔騰,如驚濤駭浪,目不暇给,精彩絕倫。201Please respect copyright.PENANAZvTaWQVj6A
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燈光熄滅,樂聲停頓,全場陷入靜默。201Please respect copyright.PENANAmvdngQDa5u
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未幾,舞台亮光。中心只餘初白一人,左右兩排樂手吹奏嗩吶,踏入最後的送神環節。201Please respect copyright.PENANARplqTmhcwt
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神聖而莊嚴的樂聲陪伴下,初白慢步到前排,揮舞法器誦讀經文,代表人類牽上敬意。整個畫面宛如一幅靜動結合的水墨畫,既有樂聲的律動,又有畫作的靜美。201Please respect copyright.PENANAY74xcNLEqm
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嬰神的臉上展現天真無邪的笑容,額心顯露光芒,光點飛昇拖延長尾巴,融入銀河之中消失。201Please respect copyright.PENANAgo2bwwKXlK
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野神的外觀發生改變,皮膚變成金色,裂縫將大臉一分為二,崩塌,軀殼碎開,爆散成大量金錠。黃金波浪直落地面,浸滿了街道。神明為人類留下謝禮。201Please respect copyright.PENANAJZTSNs9Jmo
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受到神明的祝福,遠東市10年內不會再有野神降臨,成為全世界最安全的城市。此項優勢,加上神明的賞賜,將為遠東市的未來帶來龐大利潤,這就是『野神經濟』。201Please respect copyright.PENANAjPv9eTf2hm
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眾人歡呼拍掌,歡天喜地互相擁抱,真切地表達謝意。城市之中,街燈再次點亮,群眾的歡騰之聲響徹天際,雜七雜八的煙火連珠砲發,毫無規律的顏色混雜一起照亮夜空。201Please respect copyright.PENANAvnOyFNNVmb
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楚可撿起地上的金粒,一種說不出的感覺哽在咽喉。201Please respect copyright.PENANA1H57EpT3Wt
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眼前是五彩斑斕的色彩,卻甚麼都看不清。201Please respect copyright.PENANAimXae5zo9U
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耳邊是沸反盈天的聲音,卻甚麼都聽不清。201Please respect copyright.PENANAYSn9xD3o4c
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「辛苦了,你的表現十分精彩!」201Please respect copyright.PENANApnH2ipFLYc
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初白來到身邊,臉色潮紅,雙肩微微顫抖,胸脯隨喘息而起伏。熱汗凝聚,珠點掛在下頷,在光芒之中閃閃發亮。201Please respect copyright.PENANA5LnBU5784Q
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「好美。」