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第一代水果塔「書蟲」凱薩.克里斯托多羅普洛斯,花了他漫長人生的三天,終於把亂七八糟的屋子打掃乾淨。好久沒看到地板,他很訝異,原來他家地板是白色。406Please respect copyright.PENANABA0icmF9Nw
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「唉,這些怎麼辦啊……」406Please respect copyright.PENANAThsQ2s7x0c
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雖然一塵不染,但凱薩的書太多,一疊一疊堆在客廳角落,沒地方放。他決定在死之前,以個人名義建立一座圖書館,把看完的書全部扔到那,死後還能供人瞻仰,一舉兩得。406Please respect copyright.PENANA0jpFH5xsE9
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「來了。」406Please respect copyright.PENANAIeLKrk2AlU
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聽到敲門聲,凱薩立刻開門,只見艾莉絲站在門外,旁邊牽著一名紅色短髮、六歲的小男孩,睜著大大的藍色眼睛,好奇地看著凱薩。406Please respect copyright.PENANAC8cGKP6l73
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「好久不見,凱。」406Please respect copyright.PENANAbbqIuhFdPl
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艾莉絲看著他。凱薩終於刮鬍子,亂糟糟的紫色頭髮也整理過,身上穿著乾淨的衣服,披了件黑色外套,和她記憶中一模一樣。406Please respect copyright.PENANAiGbfWuca1y
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久違聽到這個稱呼,凱薩內心百感交集,只有一個人會這麼叫他。他之所以打掃,原因很簡單──夏悠討厭髒亂。406Please respect copyright.PENANAj7VOKoSBID
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「進來吧。」406Please respect copyright.PENANArWzALFSa0S
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凱薩邀請兩人入內。艾莉絲提了一袋飲料,一杯是她的拿鐵,一杯是男孩喜歡的熱巧克力,另外一瓶是碳酸飲料,給凱薩的。406Please respect copyright.PENANA6a8nCmw9GL
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「哇!姊姊妳看,這裡好多書喔!」406Please respect copyright.PENANA3Z09n7z2f4
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男孩一走到客廳,視線就被滿山滿谷的書吸引。看著在書堆前晃來晃去的小鬼,凱薩問艾莉絲:「哪來的?」406Please respect copyright.PENANAK3qR86XfZZ
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「他叫夏木。」艾莉絲回答:「六年前,我們去救尼可拉斯和派翠克。這孩子的母親被紅鶴操控,死在機場。」406Please respect copyright.PENANAbGb0RFrvk8
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凱薩有印象。他們離開機場前,艾莉絲發現嬰兒車的男孩,最後帶他離開。男孩和艾莉絲生活在卡洛爾大廈,現在是她的弟弟。406Please respect copyright.PENANAkGmdM9pZq7
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「只是普通的孩子。」艾莉絲說:「欲雪和系兒都不知道,我藏得很好。」406Please respect copyright.PENANAE04EFAr4ub
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「欲雪?」凱薩微愣,「喔對,高宇維的本名,我差點忘了。」406Please respect copyright.PENANAaNGNmcA90J
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大人要講正事,艾莉絲問凱薩有沒有適合兒童的書,讓夏木在一旁打發時間。這毫無疑問是個難題,凱薩的書連大人都看不懂,哪來的兒童讀物?406Please respect copyright.PENANAC9vX4OJokL
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「彩色的,很多插圖。」艾莉絲給他方向。406Please respect copyright.PENANAnw64gYI49w
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「插圖……」凱薩四處找,從書堆抽出一本,「尼可小時候看的,這可以嗎?」406Please respect copyright.PENANAXoSfN78qNh
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凱薩把書打開,裡面確實很多插圖,但那是醫學書,上面畫滿人體器官,還有彩色的解剖圖,看得夏木當場大哭,小小心靈受到劇烈衝擊。406Please respect copyright.PENANAGrnv4cyPpM
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「我兒子看這長大……好痛!」406Please respect copyright.PENANA9zT7Vce5o0
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凱薩被艾莉絲打頭,力道、位置、方式都跟一百年前一樣。凱薩沒辦法,只好回房間拿整套漫畫:《輝〇姬讓人想告白》,他年輕時最喜歡的。夏木乖乖在旁邊看,兩個大人講正事。406Please respect copyright.PENANAdtduOb2yLD
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「所以,妳現在是誰?」406Please respect copyright.PENANAeDofFeD6P4
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坐在沙發,凱薩看著對面的艾莉絲,「稱呼沒錯,拳頭也一樣,但妳給我的感覺和『夏悠』不一樣,光外表就差很多。」406Please respect copyright.PENANASRLV8pMn23
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確實,一百年前的夏悠是長髮,繫著紅色蝴蝶結,到死都穿著白色長袖襯衫,還有深紅色的短裙;現在的艾莉絲是短髮,俐落的黑色上衣和白色外套,合身的長褲配上短靴,還會戴耳環。406Please respect copyright.PENANAHORL6jTjBf
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「夏悠沒有耳洞。那傢伙看似面無表情,其實很有脾氣。」凱薩指著拿鐵,「還有,夏悠只喝調酒,無酒精的飲料她一概不碰,是個酒鬼。」406Please respect copyright.PENANAaf9f8fuUor
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艾莉絲沒有回話。看表情,她好像鬆了口氣。406Please respect copyright.PENANAOzWJJnDOv9
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「葛蕾絲告訴我:高宇維利用地震,已經讓夏悠『回來』。」凱薩挑眉,「以老朋友的角度,我覺得事實並非如此,對嗎?」406Please respect copyright.PENANAHOmwn8qpil
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「一半對,一半不對。」406Please respect copyright.PENANALF7liVpu2c
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艾莉絲直視凱薩的眼睛,終於說話:406Please respect copyright.PENANAjWrxpgNXjx
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「經歷那場地震,屬於『夏悠』的情感回到我身上。我對你、系兒、欲雪,還有仲翔,那些感情正在我體內發酵,我不否認;但我不是她,我跟她不一樣──我明確知道這點。」406Please respect copyright.PENANA3Se4hL0Yfr
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「我不會變成夏悠的,絕對不會。」406Please respect copyright.PENANAt3Hi6OcoVw
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感情基礎沒有李仲翔、白絃深厚,凱薩對艾莉絲的影響有限。李仲翔被打死、白絃打死不見,凱薩不認為現階段,還有東西能將夏悠完全喚醒。406Please respect copyright.PENANAQgbaJ44feC
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當然,這只是他的推測,天知道高宇維還有什麼牌。406Please respect copyright.PENANAjS4khB3CUG
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「因為那孩子嗎?」406Please respect copyright.PENANAfUNRaTAMjt
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話雖如此,能將自己與夏悠切割,凱薩知道這不容易。他看向一旁看漫畫的男孩,表示:「夏悠很討厭小孩,何況住在一起。」406Please respect copyright.PENANArensEJzLVK
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「是啊。」406Please respect copyright.PENANACUtKFyQj4t
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艾莉絲竟然笑了,她溫柔地看著夏木,男孩因為太專心,沒發現姊姊在看自己。406Please respect copyright.PENANAb8eK4DMdRj
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「一開始覺得麻煩、難以理解,但他的存在時時提醒我:『夏悠』不是他的姐姐,我才是。」406Please respect copyright.PENANAnmwwpjglN4
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艾莉絲鞠躬,「系兒被抓,我必須去仙境,希望能爭取一些時間。凱,這孩子拜託你了。」406Please respect copyright.PENANAS6z8KOofTy
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「不要跟我鞠躬,我會折壽。」406Please respect copyright.PENANA7by9UOki4H
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凱薩嘆氣,他也不能拒絕。幸好神與畜最近忙,葛蕾絲和尼可拉斯沒空回來,夏木不會被發現。406Please respect copyright.PENANAwQ9LzwUZty
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「如果他不聽話,我可以揍小孩嗎?」凱薩突然問。406Please respect copyright.PENANAY7PxoV2LsV
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「他很懂事,不會有這問題。」406Please respect copyright.PENANAAjPEWxx9T0
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回答完,艾莉絲突然換話題:「凱。」406Please respect copyright.PENANARuiRHEara0
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「幹嘛?」406Please respect copyright.PENANAi4MzoF1vwt
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「你覺得,」艾莉絲問:「我要叫什麼名字?」406Please respect copyright.PENANAz671lFbFQd
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話題轉太快,凱薩被碳酸飲料嗆到,邊咳邊問:「啥?」406Please respect copyright.PENANA6GoOyl08hb
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「『艾莉絲』是身分,『夏悠』是蝴蝶結的主人。」艾莉絲很認真,「我需要自己的名字,可是我想不到。」406Please respect copyright.PENANAos884R9tmH
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雖然飽讀詩書,但凱薩不認為自己有資格。他給艾莉絲建議:「等一切結束,讓小白給妳想吧。」406Please respect copyright.PENANA0SGuOWLLoQ
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沒想到凱薩會這樣說,艾莉絲問:「為何?」406Please respect copyright.PENANAukoaimt3i3
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「小白不見妳,因為她堅持妳不是夏悠,也不會變成夏悠。」406Please respect copyright.PENANA25VpwTguPp
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凱薩喝完飲料,將空罐子扔到遠遠的垃圾桶,完美的三分球。406Please respect copyright.PENANACiVdad9ejN
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「小白知道妳和夏悠的差異,一定能想到適合妳的名字。」凱薩說:「以前她總躲著妳,現在她哪也去不了,這是妳們見面的機會。」406Please respect copyright.PENANAyI0O2TQfTB
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系兒需要小悠。406Please respect copyright.PENANAceS7QdkNOC
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羅琳娜需要艾莉絲。406Please respect copyright.PENANAqVl5xmLivY
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用艾莉絲的身分道歉、道謝,再以新的名字,重新認識白絃。406Please respect copyright.PENANA440QPHzp8W
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──她想這麼做。406Please respect copyright.PENANAs7QdBHc34n
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只有白絃,能為她的存在賦予意義。406Please respect copyright.PENANANd7U75iupO
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「妳未來的自我認知會很混亂;假使情勢所逼,妳變成夏悠,務必再變回自己。這非常困難,我知道。」406Please respect copyright.PENANAnsxT2jDliA
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凱薩彎腰,手肘撐在腿上。他把手放在臉前,手指呈現金字塔的形狀。406Please respect copyright.PENANAnBKHdXCe87
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「然而,有條底線妳必須死守;無論發生什麼,千萬不要做一件事。」406Please respect copyright.PENANAYUzcOfzZJk
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凱薩的表情很嚴肅。不等艾莉絲問,他就閉上眼睛,用近乎懇求的聲音告誡,語重心長。406Please respect copyright.PENANA8BPBzkZCVx
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「不可以和李仲翔共鳴。」406Please respect copyright.PENANASP9A8Pg0zw
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「絕對,不可以。」406Please respect copyright.PENANAGcp9CTk8u4