麟說到這裡,眼神沉了下來。116Please respect copyright.PENANAVY0DwlrTCW
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「昑楓回來了。但從那一代起——每一個滿十八歲的孩子,都……」116Please respect copyright.PENANAmo5bEjM0zu
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他抬起頭看著我,那眼神沉重得像壓住整片山的石碑。116Please respect copyright.PENANALS5fZSVCGG
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「……都在生日那天,化為風暴,消失於人世,肆虐大地。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAZKQJYncvD1
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我像被這句話鎖住了喉嚨。116Please respect copyright.PENANAbm0IJ1gGya
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「嬿淇……她……」我幾乎無法說下去。116Please respect copyright.PENANAbwbveolCpq
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麟點頭,語氣平靜得像已經看過太多次:「她今年十七歲了。再不到一個月,就是她的十八歲生日。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAompb3cnhUp
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「所以她也……會變成那種……」116Please respect copyright.PENANAmy51o4wHQR
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「是的。她會變成風,像她的祖先們一樣,意識被吞沒,靈魂被詛咒叫醒,然後消失。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAEzqwEhPsaN
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我沉默很久,整個人像溺在黑水裡。116Please respect copyright.PENANAQLjdLgbEry
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麟站起來,走到我面前,壓著我的肩膀。116Please respect copyright.PENANAtzDrk5tcHq
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他低沉的聲音裡充滿了期盼116Please respect copyright.PENANARlf0xNB3wf
「活了萬年,我從沒見過像你一樣,靈魂如此純淨的人,你是變數。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAKVCua5uzUX
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「是我們唯一的希望。」 116Please respect copyright.PENANAeTo8yxY59L
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我抬起頭看向麟。116Please respect copyright.PENANAItuVmqLtbY
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「等一下……」我低聲說,「你說,十八歲就會變成風暴,對吧?」116Please respect copyright.PENANAKqZ8grUIJE
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「沒錯。」麟點頭。116Please respect copyright.PENANAdb1b6nAKFD
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「那……那如果……不生孩子呢?」我問出口,聲音裡帶著一絲絕望中求生的希望116Please respect copyright.PENANAvsDsPrfv2g
「就斷絕後代。所有人都不再延續這個血脈,詛咒……不就結束了嗎?」116Please respect copyright.PENANAb449UjuTG7
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麟聽了,沒有立刻回答。他靜靜地看著我,像是在看一隻第一次問出這句話的、天真的動物。116Please respect copyright.PENANAffMQ2iHkPw
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過了幾秒,他才開口。116Please respect copyright.PENANA2pzSOQRe5R
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「……我們也曾這麼想過。」他的語氣忽然變得更低,「但那不是血脈傳承。不是肉體遺傳。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAvniywZQ8yR
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「那盒子,與昑楓的靈魂完全融合。那不是生理上的繁衍,是靈魂上的——分裂。」116Please respect copyright.PENANA8xF8Bz2H87
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「分裂?」我重複。116Please respect copyright.PENANAgADV4K1nxw
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「就像那盒子的複製機制。當時間與條件成熟,盒子會從昑楓的靈魂中『撕下』一小片,成為一個獨立的個體——那些個體,就是她的後代。」116Please respect copyright.PENANA1Wc8HVCEU7
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我整個人僵住。116Please respect copyright.PENANACjZw9KklxM
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麟說得很緩慢,彷彿要讓每一個字滲進我骨頭裡:116Please respect copyright.PENANAl2oIhVufEc
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「那些分裂出的後代出生的時候,已經被盒子污染。他們活著的每一天,靈魂就像一塊被下了毒的種子,在無聲中成熟。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAbIxJEuyzE4
「到了十八歲,污染徹底爆發。然後——」116Please respect copyright.PENANA3pMFw6EUfr
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他輕輕抬手,他輕輕抬起一根手指,指向牆壁上某幅圖:116Please respect copyright.PENANA3kpG4ZtWSo
風像巨獸從天而降,將一整片村落吞沒,無聲無息,只有人影被撕裂成絲線般的灰色輪廓。116Please respect copyright.PENANABwHGx9Fjz2
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「變成災難,並殺死更多人類。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAbnD8LfVdRr
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我喉頭發乾,努力壓住胸口的不適。116Please respect copyright.PENANAJeIoLpcsBP
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「他這樣做的意義到底是什麼?」我問,語氣不穩,「那個惡魔……他這樣操作整個族群,是為了什麼?毀滅?娛樂?還是……」116Please respect copyright.PENANAa1DSo62UYz
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我說不下去。太龐大,太殘酷。116Please respect copyright.PENANAebYysLIXa2
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麟看著我,像看一塊剛被鑿開的石頭,語氣低穩:116Please respect copyright.PENANAoZnZgrvbsy
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「我沒有見過他,但我觀察過許多族人,靈魂的變化與時間點的重合……」116Please respect copyright.PENANANZsNKuRYLX
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「依我推測——他不是在屠殺,也不是在取樂。」116Please respect copyright.PENANArlhPNGxdzW
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「他是在設計,一種能長期運作的靈魂供應鏈。」116Please respect copyright.PENANA1Zx01Uxuo0
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我愣住:「供應……給誰?」116Please respect copyright.PENANAyZomglfzJn
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麟沉默了幾秒,然後說:116Please respect copyright.PENANA6lVkhsXoCi
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「我也不知道。但可以肯定的是:他對『靈魂』這種東西,有極高的興趣。」116Please respect copyright.PENANALYYw3S1qAz
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「不是一次性的使用。是循環性的收集。像是農業,像是畜牧。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAWR2FemureR
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我後背發冷。116Please respect copyright.PENANAo0yIrMcxq0
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「而這萬年來,我一直尋找,在等待…」116Please respect copyright.PENANAHLdDGEvCQE
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麟輕輕吸了口氣:「等待那個不在祂設計圖裡的人。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAtyrvRoTGCJ
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他看著我,像是在確認我是否意識到——那個人,就是我。116Please respect copyright.PENANAqELGlR7Iyh
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我無法回答,看著他蒼老的模樣,我突然意識到116Please respect copyright.PENANAxJXXRdvrBB
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「不對!那你..是怎麼能活那麼久的……?」116Please respect copyright.PENANAkZhJxRpTKO
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麟不說話了。116Please respect copyright.PENANAV4yyCPcMY2
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他只是靜靜地望著遠方,像是在思考,也像是在逃避。116Please respect copyright.PENANA8b31UhK5I3
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空氣凝結了片刻,他沒有轉頭,也沒有給我一個解釋,但在他垂下眼神的那一瞬,我彷彿從他深陷的眼眶中,看見了一道裂開的過去——
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