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他一直盯著那瑟縮牆角的小女孩。710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTVaIheoaR
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看著她因嚴寒而打顫，看著她為取暖而不斷劃下火柴，看著她對著火光傻傻發笑，看著她的微笑僵住，看著她一動也不動。710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkFGTphyfh
710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsD3sKcF3zG
他潛步走近，確認她停止呼吸後，俐落地將那小小的遺體放入大布袋裡，匆匆前往諾克斯博士的辦公室。710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡulqm9cB6FB
710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyzPfvTMen
聽聞合法的屍體供應不能滿足研究需求，不少解剖學家願意花大錢偷偷買下來源不明的屍體。諾克斯博士就是當中尤其闊綽的一個。710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNFq5sC4xl
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但諾克斯博士見到他帶來的貨色，不禁眉頭一皺。710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG93hViF0iP
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他慌忙補上一句謊話：「這是我的親人。你肯定不會惹上麻煩。」710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPBi4UpNuF
710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4uYCUCa5b
諾克斯博士還是認為這貨不值一個好價錢：「如果你真的那麼缺錢，可以帶走她的財物賣掉。」710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4X3ZkRGKJ
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他沒奈何，但只得接受。710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXTHqH5QVv
710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcBDoiMqJh
他小心翼翼地翻動小女孩的遺體。除了因著諾克斯博士的要求（切勿毀壞遺體），亦因著對她的歉意。710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡld6A6LDZoi
710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsILbrlTd5b
無人生來就是壞傢伙。若非一貧如洗，他決不幹此缺德非法勾當！710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LlePFs0HO
710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSnHUS5yFA
領取報酬後，他帶著小女孩的遺物離開辦公室。710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnoxfT9PYlO
710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2pEJIAXvd
肅殺街景和溫暖的辦公室形成強烈對比，他一下子接受不來、反應不了，愣在原地倍感悲悽。710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bjUgfhJ0k
710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZyNozL1ixJ
城中大鐘不合時宜地響起十二下鐘聲。710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQ9uOqDWN4
710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMehaYfHHjb
「聖誕快樂！」710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadyM6MeNYc
710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQTizHatal
「新年快樂！」710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdl3eZS7J4O
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鄰近富戶不約而同傳出歡呼聲、祝福聲，訴說對未來的憧景與盼望。710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL23bJomZmk
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未來？那小女孩已沒有未來——她剛凍死街頭。710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekBrrKlLWq
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倏忽飄雪漫天。710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2GQOM8mnx
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寒氣徹骨。710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDnHzZJrRnA
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回家吧。710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDtreDu1gf
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走進貧民窟，拐入曲折的小路，十分鐘後才抵達家門前。710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAyecwJrElH
710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUbDz80tFG
門開。發現病入膏肓的兒子迷迷糊糊地伏在枱邊喊凍喊餓。710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmqtKJGe6c
710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGvAjBHev8
他上前一把擁兒子入懷，多麼希望剛才含笑離世的不是小女孩，而是懷中親兒。
註：710Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDF6pfXxa5
*取材自1827-1828年英國「伯克與海爾謀殺案」+安徒生童話《賣火柴的小女孩》
