晚上,我們帶齊裝備外出。一般而言,大家會去伊莎貝爾港(註6)旁的碼頭鐘樓倒數,不過要是這時間才出門,縱使沒遇上交通意外,大概未抵步就已經倒數結束了;雖然攤販區那邊也是可以,不過那件事之後,我就不可能再踏足那裡。因此,我們就在自宅樓下倒數。490Please respect copyright.PENANA7hJfh8k7rQ
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踏出公寓門口的那一瞬,彷彿同時踏入了一個新世界──一成不變的破舊社區,經過漫天飄雪的洗禮,脫變成一個夢幻小鎮的模樣;嚴寒之下原先人跡罕至的街頭,因為對雪花的好奇,反而比平時多了幾分熱鬧,不論老人還是小鬼,紛紛攝手攝腳的與雪花玩遊戲。490Please respect copyright.PENANAvnH8lxo1ZN
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「是真正的雪啊......」490Please respect copyright.PENANAwLsyVxeDyt
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「這就是可以當刨冰的雪啊──」490Please respect copyright.PENANAhwDdV6ovks
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「會拉肚子吧......」490Please respect copyright.PENANAJK9E60rq3d
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「就讓你先嚐嚐啊!」490Please respect copyright.PENANAqe3egzmGjY
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我突然眼前一黑,然後感到臉上被蓋上了一層凜冽刺骨的東西,幸好口罩阻隔了大部份的寒意,不過眼額就沒那麼走運了......490Please respect copyright.PENANAYz9eQ2I9bY
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我狼狽的將臉上的雪擦去,然後將沾滿雪花的雙手伸向她的臉,「喂──把雪塗上豬臉是被禁止的!」她一臉慌張的胡亂往後溜,大概是不習慣在雪上行走,走了幾大步便失平衡連人帶結他箱躺倒在地──490Please respect copyright.PENANAanHMaUB6hE
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「這可是千載難逢的醃製冰觧生豬機會啊!」490Please respect copyright.PENANAEvZMXYzNb5
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我微微俯身將雙手插進雪堆中,然後挖出了一大塊不規則的雪塊,雖然隔著手襪,不過還是感覺到一種粉粉棉棉的觸感,就像舊冰箱內的雪塊。我咯咯奸笑著、同時對倒地的她步步進迫,見證手製冰鮮生豬誕生的瞬間──490Please respect copyright.PENANAfLV9yVicJt
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「不要啊!──」490Please respect copyright.PENANAtT3Ete8Hdr
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仍倒在雪地上的她雙手不斷將挖出來的雪塊朝我亂丟,打中我的雪塊連綿不絕的在我身上化開,並殘留零碎的雪屑。一塊、兩塊、三塊、四塊、五塊......隨著打在我身上的雪塊愈來愈多,我覺得反倒是自己正逐漸被冰鮮了......490Please respect copyright.PENANAfv19EDkGxj
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已經變成雪人骨架的我,維持手持雪塊的姿勢,昂然站立於冰天雪地之中,一陣可恨的豬笑聲噗噗的迴盪於耳邊,「呵呵呵呵──很大的雪人啊!不過只有前面有雪,就讓我完成這件藝術品吧!」看來她真的想把我徹底冰封了......連背後也開始出現雪感。490Please respect copyright.PENANAioDoyVKwIq
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咔嚓!──咔嚓!──咔嚓!──490Please respect copyright.PENANA0DL34a3Wr2
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褲袋裡的手機冷不防傳來一絲絲震動,我反射性地用力晃動身子甩掉雪塊,然後取出手機,是有人發給我訊息,那是一堆照片──490Please respect copyright.PENANAHpKhAovas3
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「哎!我還沒拍夠呢,就那麼愛亂動,雪人是不會動的喔。」490Please respect copyright.PENANAVT2X5Xcubc
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「我可未見過雙手握著雪球的無面雪人啊......」而且還是用真人做成的雪人,想起來就感到一陣心寒。490Please respect copyright.PENANAT3m5VUpih0
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玩過雪戰跟堆雪人遊戲(大概是這樣)後,我們繼續在白雪紛飛的街上遊蕩,我撐起平常擋雨用的傘子,兩人幾近肩並肩而行,反正我就只比她高個幾公分。因為下雪的關係,馬路都堆滿雪,車輛都停駛了,只見一堆大叔握著大鐵剷奮力地剷雪,路口似乎還有警員封鎖,這個國家沒有應對下雪的經驗,大概也沒有專用清理積雪的裝備,因此對這種狀況不好應對,不過也好,現在可以大搖大擺的站在馬路內。490Please respect copyright.PENANAUqP10RUrsm
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「這就是所謂的白色聖誕吶──」490Please respect copyright.PENANA3Th8petAWh
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我們坐在商場便利商店外附近的長椅上,靜心觀賞雪景,順便避雪。我們雙手各自握著一杯熱巧克力,熱呼呼的蒸氣使臉上的雪屑逐漸融化了。這裡沒有商業區的華麗聖誕主題投影、也沒有碼頭盛大的倒數晚會,充其量只有一點簡陋的老舊燈飾、以及一些商場店舖外的簡單投影而已,但這反而讓我有種實實在在的感覺,始終,來自日常的快樂,才是真實的快樂。490Please respect copyright.PENANAxYAhK9OkFB
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「這樣就可以減少資金流出了,大家都很享受的樣子。」要是康古此後每年也下雪,相信很多人會將前往瀛國跟潮國的旅費都省掉,並用作本土消費吧,至少就眼前所見,街上的人都玩得不亦樂乎,反正無論是康古雪還是潮瀛雪,大家都分辨不了。490Please respect copyright.PENANAoNP7XK1nFf
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「這大概就是第二個奇跡吧?」她所說的奇跡所謂何意?而且似乎是以前還出現過一次,那是指──490Please respect copyright.PENANAEFKieMlAMS
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「暑假的時候,你帶我去看應該不可能出現的太陽、還有流星;現在我陪你過聖誕,看到從未在康古出現過的雪景。」說起來,又好像有這樣的回事,不過那段日子之後,我們就一直往深淵下探,直至現在。如果這一切不是純粹巧合,而是有某種力量刻意安排的話,我倒是希望把實現奇跡的機會用於別處,雖然現在所見的這種奇跡也不壞。490Please respect copyright.PENANAEuT5JGHd0S
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「可能是豬加上矮瓜就擁有呼風喚雨的能力喔──」她開了個比天還要高的玩笑。490Please respect copyright.PENANAgQ1sBtgkks
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「若是如此,我們倆靠這個賣藝維生,以後就不用愁生活了──」不止如此,大概還可以裝魔術師、超能力表演者、氣象台的天氣預報雷達、甚至到撒哈拉大陸的原始部落當活神仙──490Please respect copyright.PENANAxuwjCWhuL4
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「我們報佳音吧。」490Please respect copyright.PENANA9LlQKThIoC
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她打開一直置於身旁的黑色皮箱,取出內裡的木結他,然後開始自彈自唱起樂曲來──490Please respect copyright.PENANA66QovOq64E
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Silent night, holy night490Please respect copyright.PENANAxMsUXqrLjU
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All is calm, all is bright490Please respect copyright.PENANAuRlKzytZ7e
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她沒亮起樂譜,單靠記憶就能流暢地把歌曲奏出,這是第一次看見她背譜演出,難道她先前就已經在準備?不過結他明明就一直留在我的家中。她的歌聲佔據了只屬於我們倆的空間,細膩之中隱含著一絲絲滄桑,那不是這年紀的女生應該擁有的情感。490Please respect copyright.PENANAqtB17aSIdj
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Round yon virgin Mother and Child490Please respect copyright.PENANAsvtGp0LudU
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Holy infant so tender and mild490Please respect copyright.PENANARw6SmbENp0
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某位神靈降生於世的前一晚,世間一片寧靜安詳,就像為迎接其蒞臨作好準備,那是多少年前的傳說?無論實際降臨到人世的,是神靈、抑或只不過是一名凡人,能夠讓他人終其一生牢記自己的故事,繼而一代一代傳頌至今,本身就是一種奇跡。490Please respect copyright.PENANAZqJUzcZkNj
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Sleep in heavenly peace490Please respect copyright.PENANAfCUJ7XceKa
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Sleep in heavenly peace490Please respect copyright.PENANAH3bH4VIjIV
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縱使,一切皆有盡頭,但當中的回憶將會永遠藏於心底,構築成只屬於自己的庭園,作為心靈的安眠之地。490Please respect copyright.PENANA8PmKcLuKPW
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我閉上眼,只憑聽覺去感受此時此刻,她的歌聲與結他的樂聲牢牢繚繞我的肌膚,引起連綿的酥麻。不知從哪時起,歌樂聲之中隱隱夾雜其他聲線,我一張開眼,發現我們倆已經被一堆大大小小的厚大衣人重重包圍了!490Please respect copyright.PENANAL5JlQBdoRX
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姐姐很厲害啊!我也想學結他。490Please respect copyright.PENANAwcFJq17r5d
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女生能像你這般一手好結他,很帥耶!490Please respect copyright.PENANAuhUk8TOyV0
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第一次見有人在這邊做街頭演奏喔──490Please respect copyright.PENANAZy47wpQZ62
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她的演奏除招來圍觀群眾的歡呼及讚美聲,還有錢──一個伯父掏出了一百塊的鈔票遞給她,正當我對那張皺巴巴的紅色鈔票虎視眈眈之際,她使勁搖頭揮手拒絕了,「大家──要表達支持的話,只要一同歡唱就可以囉!我是希望為大家帶來歡樂,而不是來『賣』藝啊!──」490Please respect copyright.PENANAoQWU2HDBYM
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「懂得唱的都來一起唱吧──!!」490Please respect copyright.PENANAjtwKtnll0c
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在發起人的積極鼓勵下,這個原先一片寂靜的角落氣氛開始熾熱起來,原本只是圍觀的一眾男女老幼紛紛加入戰團,一同唱聖詩。明明我也是發起人之一,但從開始至今都在她的身旁光當聽眾,現在連路人也不如了,這可說不過去啊!──490Please respect copyright.PENANAfN8Tqiyjj9
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「嘩!?你怎麼了?」490Please respect copyright.PENANA7KOZUlLDYv
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「你就專心唱歌吧!我可是為了這一天準備了大半個月啊!!」我一手搶去豬頭的結他,然後掏出手機亮起樂譜,演奏一首又一首的聖誕歌──《Jingle Bells》(註7)、《Oh Christmas Tree》(註8) 、《Joy to the World》(註9) 等等的歌聲響徹商場一角,參與其中的旁觀者我已數不著了,只知道早已超出商場瓦頂、雪花會打在頭頂的範圍。縱使現場燈光昏暗,但我仍清楚看見她的燦爛笑容,不只因我最近已經很少看見她笑,更重要的是,這是自我認識她以來,所見過最快樂的笑臉──大概是因為,圍繞著她的小鬼頭對她發出的崇拜目光吧......但我始終,就是無法喜歡上他們啊......490Please respect copyright.PENANA25Mz0RKIFj
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縱使時間已不經不覺邁向深夜,現場的人流非但沒有減少,反而還一點點的增加──因為倒數的時刻要來了!現場不少人觀看手機上的碼頭直播,亦有人將直播片段的立體投影播放出來讓大家一共觀看,感覺就像置身其中一同倒數。490Please respect copyright.PENANAkC8TvhdXdG
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「那麼,我們不如就唱最後一首歌吧!」490Please respect copyright.PENANApdAJNRUiaP
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在人群中心的豬頭像是對群眾發號施令一樣的高聲吶喊,然後冷不防將我的結他重奪回到手中,然後大剌剌的在椅上站起來,她似乎是High過頭了──490Please respect copyright.PENANA5bdXPJxHZ6
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「祝大家聖誕快樂!!!!────」490Please respect copyright.PENANAGxbjlnwSun
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正當她打算開始揮舞結他之際,「你這豬頭,沒背帶你站起身怎麼彈啊!?」她像是恍然大悟的怔住了半秒,然後像是醉酒狂豬一樣喝令我做慘無人道的事──490Please respect copyright.PENANAL2UZJMEK2X
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「你就幫我托著啊!反正你雙手閒得要死。」490Please respect copyright.PENANAgxAvNKQOwu
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就這樣,我一臉無奈的陪她踩上長椅、半蹲半站、狼狽地為她托結他底。當一切準備好後,「抱歉,剛才我的跟班發傻了不曉動,我再一次祝大家聖誕快樂(註10) !!!!────」誰是你的跟班啊!?────490Please respect copyright.PENANAAPcjxzWibq
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We wish you a Merry Christmas490Please respect copyright.PENANAla1B43RK2O
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We wish you a Merry Christmas490Please respect copyright.PENANAekxbPQf7hF
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We wish you a Merry Christmas490Please respect copyright.PENANAKAys2uWVnC
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And a happy new year490Please respect copyright.PENANASIBas2mNl9
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Good tidings we bring to you and your kin490Please respect copyright.PENANA2mA537fsD4
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Good tidings for Christmas490Please respect copyright.PENANAWMOwXu9Hbo
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And a happy new year490Please respect copyright.PENANAh2xGndnQ2T
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老舊城區商場一角的合唱聲,還有來自伊莎貝爾碼頭的歡呼伴奏,共同將節慶的氣氛推至高峰。現場氣氛之熱烈,彷彿某位明星正在街頭舉辦演唱會,這是我先前完全無法想像的,似乎我們倆又引起了一個奇跡。490Please respect copyright.PENANAo3WUqRL59W
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就在最後一首歌結束之後,現場的直播投影亦傳來準備倒數的廣播,並將畫面聚焦至那古老的尖塔式鐘樓。490Please respect copyright.PENANAIyI3kcLSyQ
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要倒數了!490Please respect copyright.PENANAT4EwnaOOza
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準備倒數的消息傳出後,現場先是鴉雀無聲了數秒,隨後大家的視線都聚焦到現場最大的那個直播投影,為那一時刻作好準備──490Please respect copyright.PENANAhJj3IHpJxK
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十、九、八、七、六、五、四、三、二、一————490Please respect copyright.PENANALPBWuEFqNM
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聖誕快樂——————————————————!!!!490Please respect copyright.PENANA1gEsFqJPvp
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在一片歡呼聲中,在場所有人共同迎接聖誕節來臨。490Please respect copyright.PENANA716ajvW8rp
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[6] 分隔康古南北的水域,水域以南是伊莎貝爾城區,是康古最早開發的舊城區,亦是大部份政府機構總部的進駐地;水域以北,從南至北開始依次可粗略分為商業區、住宅區、以及北方邊境禁區。490Please respect copyright.PENANAo1tIGQ9Mgb
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[7] 作者為James Lord Pierpont。490Please respect copyright.PENANAqb8rGUcv9A
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[8] 聖誕傳統歌曲之一,由於歷史過於悠久並衍生出不同版本,因此難以分辨原文作者。490Please respect copyright.PENANAT9wyJy6f3m
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[9] 著名聖誕聖詩,由George Frideric Handel編曲、Isaac Watts作詞。490Please respect copyright.PENANAYGoCRoZrhF
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[10] 流傳已久的聖誕詩歌,原作者已不可考,後來由Arthur Sydney Warrell將這首歌發揚光大。