他一直盯著那瑟縮牆角的小女孩。381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CikjoQmGR
381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNj8DzjykhZ
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。381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl84aggGvDF
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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。381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66jTGhiyme
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諾克斯醫生見到他帶來的貨色，不禁眉頭一皺。381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQqT87UsRn
381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFXVrIL95X
他慌忙補上一句謊話：「這是我的親人。你肯定不會惹上麻煩。」381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0mHBIZ1Ya
381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHf3dkqWjp
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。」381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GlShFbwWU
381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHuRWA2POfM
他沒奈何，但只得接受。381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6GkPBOFiR
381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUJI2tkpQ2
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。381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxvx3AbLLyq
381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlQZfRDWQO
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！381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqKEa89tsQ
381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnatiXQIJbL
領取報酬後，他帶著小女孩的遺物離開辦公室。381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7ZOYTxWMq
381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRg2v02v71
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。381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKuYv6e4SY
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城中大鐘不合時宜地響起十二下鐘聲。381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0mPP0kFO7r
381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWUK2WXmZz
「聖誕快樂！」381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWaprjTYSE
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「新年快樂！」381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgK4rADqEL
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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。381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOqHlXT4Ve
381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDbDzu2F5D
未來？那小女孩已沒有未來——她剛凍死街頭。381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAX6TUrQ3R
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倏忽飄雪漫天。381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuDnVsv8yR
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寒氣徹骨。381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiehyhoUfz7
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回家吧。381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGYEWN9roe
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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。381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpyB5enWh0
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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。381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCIfmKGgITU
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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。381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorjX8yM9V4
靈感來源：381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsQrFFH1Ot
*童話《賣火柴的小女孩》（角色：小女孩）381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr85sNct4dd
*真實事件，1827-1828年「伯克與海爾謀殺案」（角色：諾克斯醫生）
