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地圖上找不到的地方,高宇維坐在桃花樹下。這位紅茶狂熱者此刻,難得沒有在喝紅茶,而是在看書。472Please respect copyright.PENANAJemeCHZIRD
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綠螘新醅酒,紅泥小火爐。472Please respect copyright.PENANA4FNz48pX72
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晚來天欲雪,能飲一杯無?472Please respect copyright.PENANAxwQtRgwdxx
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從翻書的那一刻,他就一直盯著這四行,尤其是第三句──「晚來天欲雪」。他反覆看著、看著,有什麼東西被他埋在句中;難得懷舊,便把那東西挖出來,好好看一看,再放回去。472Please respect copyright.PENANAzEFGMUHL3H
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「宇維。」472Please respect copyright.PENANAuBQTfsUw67
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3D的投影視窗出現。螢幕一片漆黑,只寫著數字「1」,傳來里奧的聲音。472Please respect copyright.PENANAaBOVgaao9z
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「安琪找到了。」472Please respect copyright.PENANAXEVvJzR3pg
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「……。」472Please respect copyright.PENANAIHHAy2W7U9
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闔上書本,高宇維的思緒回到現在。他淡淡說一句:「比我想像中快。」然後問:「Platinum呢?」472Please respect copyright.PENANAyRG74JbmXs
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「雖然繞一大圈,白石墨還是糾出不少珠寶商、中盤商,原料供應者是薩拉凱爾;金允道也做了鑑定,珠寶飾品和小約翰的礦物,成分完全吻合。」472Please respect copyright.PENANAeOpJek1zKM
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里奧再說:「安琪傳來的影片,我也寄給了Platinum。」472Please respect copyright.PENANAR7CUeaGsmO
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「哈。」472Please respect copyright.PENANAp41r8mmvD1
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高宇維發出得意的笑聲。里奧問他:「你打算怎麼做?」472Please respect copyright.PENANAfGXO6Mqakm
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「怎麼做?里奧,你是不是忘了?」高宇維微笑,「雪檸死後,我們和薩拉凱爾停戰五年,我不想當破壞約定的人。」472Please respect copyright.PENANAQYeiyca1Y1
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里奧聽懂高宇維的意思,沒有多做評論,只是罵一句:「你真的很X。」472Please respect copyright.PENANAeQe1CorrAN
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「謝謝誇獎。」472Please respect copyright.PENANANHa5aSUKmn
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拿起放在一旁的高帽,高宇維戴上帽子,突然問:「晴煬呢?他還好嗎?」472Please respect copyright.PENANACXmpJnQ92W
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「不太好。」里奧說:「我請博洋把他送去黑教堂,還有賴梓綾。」472Please respect copyright.PENANA278WXlHaaU
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「艾莉絲呢?」高宇維又問。472Please respect copyright.PENANAer6Us74NP2
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「往D區的路上。」里奧結論:「跟你的劇本一樣,演員都到齊了。」472Please respect copyright.PENANAlM4VT1okUF
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「很好。」472Please respect copyright.PENANAXjhiEEB1Qq
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高宇維起身,剛才的書被他扔在地上。瘋帽握著白色拐杖,一步一步,往桃花林的出口走去。472Please respect copyright.PENANANlCcr02mWG
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「一起去吧,我們慢慢來。」472Please respect copyright.PENANA4YfOjbnM8c
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「OK。」472Please respect copyright.PENANAKM450VKcbX
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對話結束,投影視窗消失。高宇維看也不看,白色的靴子踩過凋零的粉紅色花瓣,讓花瓣黏在地上,與褐色的土和在一起。472Please respect copyright.PENANAJewUnjD689
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「獅鷲啊,獅鷲。」472Please respect copyright.PENANAiJ33q7yNUN
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「妳從來,就不是我牌桌上的對手。」472Please respect copyright.PENANApkXOBScBQO
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高宇維用慵懶的聲音說著,漫不經心。472Please respect copyright.PENANA1PjJFxzqOV
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「妳只是一張牌。」472Please respect copyright.PENANAeCG9jlnslp
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「一張很好用的牌──僅此而已。」472Please respect copyright.PENANAVg4OtP0rSq
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2161年3月3日,早上八點,黑教堂,南棟472Please respect copyright.PENANAfvEJAVFQj6
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周日固定的彌撒,賴霜原、十二使徒、所有黑教堂的教徒,全部聚集在禮拜堂,聆聽由十三歲以下孩童組成的聖歌團。天籟般的歌聲,孩童們站在月之天使──沙利葉的白色雕像前,人人手裡拿著一本書,歌唱:472Please respect copyright.PENANAh0VbwsnOhr
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「祈告月之天使:但願天下人不會笑我,吹起號角。」472Please respect copyright.PENANAMApUSy81TG
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「當我在千軍萬馬、左衝右突;願祢庇佑我的父母,不被異教徒褻瀆。」472Please respect copyright.PENANAvBPUqhsmZZ
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在場,只有「病假」的賴冰河、從不出席的賴梓柔、不是教徒的檸檬,以及還在醫務室休養的小羽,沒有參加這每周一次的盛宴。472Please respect copyright.PENANAKScY8FYiMn
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「因為祢,不畏懼利維坦的烈焰;」472Please respect copyright.PENANA2Ws0yyx93s
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「因為祢,讓光之聖劍沾滿鮮血。」472Please respect copyright.PENANAIseQux32gP
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「我們對抗漆黑的海洋,來自祢賜予的勇氣。」472Please respect copyright.PENANARnnVIzXY2P
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所有人聽著聖歌,底下的父母因為優美的歌聲,流露出驕傲、欣慰的表情。身為主教的賴霜原,雖然子女不在上面,依舊閉上雙眼,悉心欣賞。472Please respect copyright.PENANA4FzmEYCJgz
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「薩拉凱爾啊,我們是勇士!」472Please respect copyright.PENANA4g8xfWzdQ9
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「像真正的藩臣那樣廝殺!」472Please respect copyright.PENANAHwAV0mYkKs
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十二使徒裡,賴梓柔的兄長──賴梓威,起初和大家一樣,陶醉在聖歌團的歌聲中;直到他聽見聲音、抬頭,覺得不大對勁。472Please respect copyright.PENANAyrR1bFUvll
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「異教徒必將全軍覆沒!」472Please respect copyright.PENANA7Y9Sx5V3mQ
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所有人,包含聖歌團的孩童,都專注在神聖的歌聲中。只有賴梓威看著天花板,發現頂上的水晶吊燈,在緩緩擺動。472Please respect copyright.PENANA9My2ud2yhU
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「異教徒必將全軍覆沒!」472Please respect copyright.PENANAUD91qGdEhd
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結尾,情緒高亢之處,聖歌團的孩童一致伸出右手,揮灑事先準備好的黃色花瓣,笑容燦爛。眾人一致起身、拍手叫好,只有賴梓威發現天花板的裂痕。他瞳孔縮小,從人群中衝出,對聖歌團大喊:472Please respect copyright.PENANAYUuW6vOfey
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「孩子們!快跑!」472Please respect copyright.PENANApSv24eAnhj
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「……!?」472Please respect copyright.PENANADslABIwBOM
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還沒聽見賴梓威的聲音,聖歌團的孩子依然燦爛笑著,下一秒──472Please respect copyright.PENANAQPE6Yc2JtS
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「磅!!!」472Please respect copyright.PENANAGk0jE5jdLV
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當著所有人的面,孩子們正上方的天花板,和水晶吊燈一起砸了下來。上一秒情緒高漲的教徒,下一秒,聲音彷彿被鎖在喉嚨,全部呆在原地,腦袋一片空白,追不上現實。472Please respect copyright.PENANAdwhJPzFa4W
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「……!」472Please respect copyright.PENANAp9uejXynSP
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賴梓威也僵在原地。原先歡快的禮拜堂,剎那被灰色的粉塵淹沒。等粉塵散去,賴梓威才看見瓦礫下,紅色的鮮血流淌在地毯,沙利葉的雕像裂成碎片。472Please respect copyright.PENANA3hZfGYnKkO
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──頃刻四方安靜無聲,陶醉、沉迷,瑰麗、怪奇。472Please respect copyright.PENANA8979cB97B4
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塵埃散去,粉紅色的女人坐在瓦礫上。472Please respect copyright.PENANAWm0xvai4RU
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坐在孩子們的屍體上。472Please respect copyright.PENANAXLHfNvypCj
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坐在沙利葉的殘骸上。472Please respect copyright.PENANAalDc2UoYt5
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──奔馳狂野奇幻秘境,幻境經歷驚聲連連。珍奇鳥獸,和睦對談;如幻似真,半夢半醒。472Please respect copyright.PENANAFUBTje3RP9
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她起身,紫色的眼睛掃向身穿教袍的三百多人。她如鳥爪的手,拿著沙利葉破碎的頭;粉紅色的頭髮,看起來像鮮豔的羽毛,穿在獅鷲身上。472Please respect copyright.PENANAgr3d0w4itE
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「怎麼?」472Please respect copyright.PENANA8OxIc5oXXr
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「不祈禱了嗎?」472Please respect copyright.PENANAXEq9Cp8RC3
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粉紅色的女人──白絃,露出她一百年前,那專屬於「獅鷲」的瘋狂笑容。夏悠和李仲翔喜歡她的瘋狂;他們死後,白絃好久沒笑成這樣,彷彿回到沒有兒子的時代。472Please respect copyright.PENANAfmHNL0G5Qp
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無拘無束、肆無忌憚,她還不是羅琳娜,只是小悠的系兒。472Please respect copyright.PENANANcTVwSHTE8
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「快點,和你們的沙利葉祈禱啊!」472Please respect copyright.PENANAfwBhqPa94y
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「祈禱這些孩子能去天堂!」472Please respect copyright.PENANATn8EzDXM94
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「祈禱這些孩子,不會被利維坦吃掉!」472Please respect copyright.PENANAWNsUb8nYkE
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白絃將沙利葉的頭放在自己面前。輕飄飄的聲音、瘋瘋癲癲的語調,她模仿教徒的語調,好像在跟雕像對話。472Please respect copyright.PENANAqTTRxOGCoB
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「什麼?聽不見?」472Please respect copyright.PENANAPlqnMOGQHL
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「為什麼?祢不是月之天使嗎?為什麼?為什麼祢聽不見?」472Please respect copyright.PENANAoTbBdVETaO
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一邊說,白絃搖著沙利葉的頭,再拿到自己耳邊,這個動作重複三次,深怕漏聽任何一句。472Please respect copyright.PENANAltJqodWy7b
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「啊,我知道了!因為有羅琳娜!」472Please respect copyright.PENANANnbhvO5KWs
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「難怪祢什麼也聽不到!」472Please respect copyright.PENANAMhkKRasuEI
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──奇幻秘境,接連展開;一段一段,接二連三;稀奇古怪,百轉千迴。472Please respect copyright.PENANA8vyMRjni5N
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「這是我們的世界。」472Please respect copyright.PENANAjxGraDYuhY
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「我們的世界沒有沙利葉。」472Please respect copyright.PENANAO8E1X6iD8d
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──故事尾聲終將呈現。472Please respect copyright.PENANA0v1YyXJkVw
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「羅琳娜不會讓沙利葉出現。」472Please respect copyright.PENANAqAcZoBRyXW
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──斜陽照耀始返家園。472Please respect copyright.PENANA0a13sPALu8
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語畢,白絃手上的東西憑空飛起,下一秒,十二使徒的其中一名,腦袋當場被沙利葉的頭砸爛,血濺到賴梓威臉上,和賴霜原象徵教主的帽子。472Please respect copyright.PENANAN2DnTMKtHg
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「看好了,『睡鼠』的後裔。」472Please respect copyright.PENANAgxVl6b3neG
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語畢,白絃身上的運動外套,變成有寬大袖子的粉紅色帽T。她擺手,吊燈的碎玻璃憑空飛起、射出,貫穿三名教徒的喉嚨。終於,有人從錯愕與驚恐回神、大聲尖叫,現場一片譁然,三百多人像螞蟻一樣,開始逃竄。472Please respect copyright.PENANAOU9kQa6RbS
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「『異教徒必將全軍覆沒』?笑死!」472Please respect copyright.PENANAiRzqShM2HT
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話落,白絃原地消失,粉紅色的袖子一閃而過。那些擠在大門前的教徒,十幾人的上半身一起掉到地上。他們的身體被腰斬,下半身還留在原地、維持逃亡的姿勢。472Please respect copyright.PENANAxOf4XKjvki
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「啊啊!啊啊啊啊啊!!」472Please respect copyright.PENANAGeGjkq4b3u
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眼前的人被活生生腰斬,一名教徒跌坐在地。他才剛轉身、正要往反方向爬,一雙眼睛突然出現。白絃已經蹲在地上,沒有靈魂的紫色眼睛貼著他的臉,衝著他笑。472Please respect copyright.PENANA4aLcM4ZBxC
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「嘿!」472Please respect copyright.PENANA7AXGdThIjP
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語畢,白絃消失,教徒的四肢全被砍斷。他趴倒在地,兩顆眼睛瞪著被毀的雕像,嘴裡唸著沙利葉……沙利葉……渴求月之天使降臨奇蹟,可是沒有。472Please respect copyright.PENANA3iQSP9TCBh
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「異教徒是誰?哈哈!」472Please respect copyright.PENANAxvA7pj5wzX
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「全軍覆沒的又是誰?哈哈!」472Please respect copyright.PENANAyk6Bs64b8F
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活潑的聲音、鈴鐺般的笑聲,一百年前的獅鷲重現在世人面前。尖叫取代聖歌,殺戮取代救贖。地上的屍體越來越多,教堂的彩繪玻璃被血染紅──472Please respect copyright.PENANAEMW1Cfl6Vc
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沙利葉還是沒出現。472Please respect copyright.PENANAgNHHZCyifZ