他一直盯著那瑟縮牆角的小女孩。351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBquC6IbXSj
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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。351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3nex6EZTG
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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。351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWnqhRSVu8
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諾克斯醫生見到他帶來的貨色，不禁眉頭一皺。351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtgcR9Ia24
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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。」351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3cWaoSm4j
351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGO1dzPlsT
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。」351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdiqQDy1Bg
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他沒奈何，但只得接受。351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PqaZkTo1E
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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。351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHsaIltqok
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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！351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNBHmNHA3X
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領取報酬後，他帶著小女孩的遺物離開辦公室。351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5X7Ct5VySR
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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。351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzin9XO1VTz
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城中大鐘不合時宜地響起十二下鐘聲。351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEX02DJH6bu
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「聖誕快樂！」351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDVkZEDPfI
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「新年快樂！」351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7fcJfB0Vk
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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。351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2iCbmuI2ED
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未來？那小女孩已沒有未來——她剛凍死街頭。351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCO8ybjVcSa
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倏忽飄雪漫天。351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DZf0UtoeG
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寒氣徹骨。351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1S2uwZxRW
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回家吧。351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMivijnrHf
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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。351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvHefFoFNo
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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。351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbt8tL5KZaL
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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。351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQANFoic9D
靈感來源：351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtexsc0xIJN
*童話《賣火柴的小女孩》（角色：小女孩）351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Yzf6136ux
*真實事件，1827-1828年「伯克與海爾謀殺案」（角色：諾克斯醫生）
