麟說到這裡,眼神沉了下來。54Please respect copyright.PENANAnwZB19egD6
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「她回來了。但從那一代起——每一個滿十八歲的孩子,都……」54Please respect copyright.PENANAfoWYkEKJoA
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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。54Please respect copyright.PENANAFDnH9I59Ot
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「……都在生日那天,化為風暴,消失於人世,肆虐大地。」54Please respect copyright.PENANARWdeolh2vS
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我像被這句話鎖住了喉嚨。54Please respect copyright.PENANAbpbyvjjZOV
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「嬿淇……她……」我幾乎無法說下去。54Please respect copyright.PENANAIPJr5NaTsu
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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。」54Please respect copyright.PENANATHfE2YLmmY
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「所以她也……會變成那種……」54Please respect copyright.PENANAO9tkzgnQug
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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。」54Please respect copyright.PENANArZyPROF2KE
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我沉默很久,整個人像溺在黑水裡。54Please respect copyright.PENANAg7KittalwL
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麟站起來,走到我面前,壓著我的肩膀。54Please respect copyright.PENANAOyWD19NCnX
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他低沉的聲音裡充滿了期盼54Please respect copyright.PENANARqgAPIDd64
「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。」54Please respect copyright.PENANA4vlngptBdq
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「是我們唯一的希望。」 54Please respect copyright.PENANAovGwJ2kMjj
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我抬起頭看向麟。54Please respect copyright.PENANA5bRxkt4a22
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「等一下……」我低聲說,「你說,十八歲就會變成風暴,對吧?」54Please respect copyright.PENANAjU2sxg0bpn
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「沒錯。」麟點頭。54Please respect copyright.PENANAC11FOojZER
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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54Please respect copyright.PENANAgFRtSlwH1p
「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?」54Please respect copyright.PENANACqeaYxCFGT
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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。54Please respect copyright.PENANAHvDn7nd7jB
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過了幾秒,他才開口。54Please respect copyright.PENANAQ8AEk1r8Mf
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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。」54Please respect copyright.PENANAhwjc9tLczV
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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。」54Please respect copyright.PENANAO1eKbPX1tb
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「分裂?」我重複。54Please respect copyright.PENANAieAP66UwUY
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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。」54Please respect copyright.PENANA3hpnwV4JVb
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我整個人僵住。54Please respect copyright.PENANA9v2S6FRLl3
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麟說得很緩慢,彷彿要讓每一個字滲進我骨頭裡:54Please respect copyright.PENANAyq2K7EhqTI
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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。」54Please respect copyright.PENANA472RN5C5bf
「到了十八歲,污染徹底爆發。然後——」54Please respect copyright.PENANAc0P2N9vEaU
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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:54Please respect copyright.PENANAHPPaoFQUXI
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。54Please respect copyright.PENANAZRzrD6fGMW
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「變成災難,並殺死更多人類。」54Please respect copyright.PENANAvCOVJUUFda
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我喉頭發乾,努力壓住胸口的不適。54Please respect copyright.PENANA6tsIEBeOYc
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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……」54Please respect copyright.PENANA7O092PgXFa
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我說不下去。太龐大,太殘酷。54Please respect copyright.PENANABXTsDDOKTS
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麟看著我,像看一塊剛被鑿開的石頭,語氣低穩:54Please respect copyright.PENANAJPeew7FInO
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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……」54Please respect copyright.PENANAi2u1wDpsP0
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「依我推測——他不是在屠殺,也不是在取樂。」54Please respect copyright.PENANA2ZrWRciKh6
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「他是在設計,一種能長期運作的靈魂供應鏈。」54Please respect copyright.PENANAlJavBAyYse
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我愣住:「供應……給誰?」54Please respect copyright.PENANA3jO778wbIw
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麟沉默了幾秒,然後說:54Please respect copyright.PENANAWugIkTkyj1
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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。」54Please respect copyright.PENANAG3MSTuQjot
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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。」54Please respect copyright.PENANAUutCciOuFn
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我後背發冷。54Please respect copyright.PENANAsYO7J6VJF3
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「而這萬年來,我一直尋找,在等待…」54Please respect copyright.PENANArHUgiTZxKr
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麟輕輕吸了口氣:「等待那個不在祂設計圖裡的人。」54Please respect copyright.PENANALkvyM2qdiO
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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。54Please respect copyright.PENANA2XE4GB5ves
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我無法回答,看著他蒼老的模樣,我突然意識到54Please respect copyright.PENANAopHBPTisjN
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「不對!那你..是怎麼能活那麼久的……?」54Please respect copyright.PENANAepFbZI3yHU
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麟不說話了。54Please respect copyright.PENANAIDPEAVq06L
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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。54Please respect copyright.PENANAUKN51wwoBX
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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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