他一直盯著那瑟縮牆角的小女孩。399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqjAPVl6Do
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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。399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc39o2tfKQY
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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，匆匆前往諾克斯醫生的辦公室。399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBh30C8Km2
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諾克斯醫生見到他帶來的貨色，不禁眉頭一皺。399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJnruzNAkI9
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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。」399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdLsqSXJtK
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諾克斯醫生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。」399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡheWeI5fEps
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他沒奈何，但只得接受。399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcvAwoZJLX
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他小心翼翼地翻動小女孩的遺體。除了因著諾克斯醫生的要求（切勿毀壞遺體），亦因著對她的歉意。399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5gm7dQEzX
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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！399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlH3az24b7g
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領取報酬後，他帶著小女孩的遺物離開辦公室。399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuEdQFOo1m
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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。399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1857w23zPS
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城中大鐘不合時宜地響起十二下鐘聲。399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UdTgqDK0F
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「聖誕快樂！」399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzxEIJ1sh7
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「新年快樂！」399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhX0kRCFR25
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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。399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoV5oFlS57u
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未來？那小女孩已沒有未來——她剛凍死街頭。399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOnXwen24mn
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倏忽飄雪漫天。399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSseGjT6AG
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寒氣徹骨。399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqp3Yy3xj2
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回家吧。399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKpG8zpcnb
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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。399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMJZcSKowo
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門開。發現病入膏肓的兒子迷迷糊糊地伏在枱邊喊凍喊餓。399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4c7EdaRhE
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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。399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxeUlwyTeB
靈感來源：399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIKFQ6pnsP
*童話《賣火柴的小女孩》（角色：小女孩）399Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxNOmd32BN
*真實事件，1827-1828年「伯克與海爾謀殺案」（角色：諾克斯醫生）
