「我……我看你滿頭大汗，所以……」普希拉試圖解釋，但他覺得自己會越描越黑，便說不下去。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYg1nkVO1EN
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對鄧肯來說，是鬆了一口氣，同時也更了解自己的人生志向：他不適合心機重重的政治圈。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSA1QnPC1F1
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「所以……嗯……大概就是那樣……你……上課很認真……」普希拉的口才瞬間退化，他心裡小鹿亂轉、全身血液彷彿全集中到臉頰上，「嗯，所以就是……」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIXJEWzrF6
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——普希拉‧卡珊拉在跟他說話！怎麼辦？9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7SOdMXk1O0
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鄧肯很想拉領口、透氣一下，但因為身前站的是長官，他不敢亂動，整個人很僵硬，他也不知道怎麼回話，腦袋一片空白，他完全沒有和政治人物「社交」的經驗；他突然有點後悔，他為什麼要挺身送普希拉呢？9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7M8uePNMx
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他是該部門的領導，他不送，派底下的人送，不也是不敬嗎？9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBco7maCHN5
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兩難啊！9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJf5hvA9Ch
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「嗯……其實我也沒什麼事……就是……」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSB3sUMDGAu
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——怎麼辦？他一直讓普希拉唱獨腳戲，再不回話的話，對方會不會認為他不禮貌？問題是：他該回什麼？普希拉的話讓他很難回啊！9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpsGVZ7Emw5
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「……我是來看一下……沒什麼大不了的…….」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PDfPciC2T
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普希拉的意思用白話文解釋，就是：我只是來看你，並不是什麼大事，你不用送我沒關係，你回去忙比較重要，但我還是很高興你送我，不知道你幾點下班，會不會很累？9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU058P1xUNh
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沒錯，普希拉想講的話「落落長」，但他就是說不出口。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Z3hLIuRq3
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不是怕說錯話、也不是怕對方覺得怎樣，普希拉單純覺得難為情。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZ6cKXfvMd
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鄧肯吞了一口唾沫，臉上面無表情、直視前方，心底如一條蛟龍亂竄，他好希望長官快點結束對他的折磨！ 9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlb65GvXqc7
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「嗯……不知道你……」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlObctMHyt2
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普希拉的意思是：不知道下班後有沒有空，我們可以去喝一杯？我知道有一間很隱密的酒吧，對客人的隱私保護到家。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcv3kVMxQk
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——我怎樣？我怎樣？9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGF27YRLS2
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鄧肯額上冒汗，他發誓他一定會更傾盡全力，回報議會和母星！他願從此不再想升遷、轉換跑道，他願意奉獻一生當個小教官，因為新兵就是軍隊未來的資產，所以請長官放過他吧！9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75B9XRse3Q
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雖然在許多情況下，不說出口的話，不等於沒有人知道。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxthmJD1eJS
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但以目前的情況，不說，兩人都不知道彼此心裡的算盤！9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5xxPOvezBp
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普希拉覺得越來越難呼吸，因為對方都不答覆他，他覺得自己好像被推上舞臺卻沒準備好的主角，赤身裸體的被審視。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1MsBCRs3T
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明明，鄧肯根本就沒在看普希拉，鄧肯看的是牆壁。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjEPUcXzz4
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兩人的僵局沒有維持太久，因為走廊不是為他們而生的。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GB0bz8gBk
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「閣下！普希拉閣下！」穿著鮮豔的黃色長袍和紅色披肩的男子，揮手走了過來，並跟普希拉握手。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmp9nKihgV
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普希拉也在那瞬間，恢復言語能力。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQEjrwkHdr
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快得使一旁的鄧肯，目瞪口呆。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClYuqNUtS0
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「啊，這不是麥卡吉閣下嗎？我聽說你父親病了，我希望他一切安好。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LZL3dnRRi
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「多謝關心，家父只是感冒，他不聽家母勸告，硬要在下雨天飛來飛去……不說這個了，我前幾天去登記申請伴侶，結果下個月就會出爐，我打算在自家住塔宴客，宣告此事，請務必賞光。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhEileogmlG
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「好的，我會和家父一同前往祝福。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdBn3Mj1Dhp
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「那就麻煩你們了。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6l6OSDvtwu
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「不會，應該的。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJxWYbicAZ
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對方做了個手勢，邀請普希拉一同往前走，鄧肯只有跟在後面的份。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLQkTNa5WR
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「普希拉閣下，你是來辦公的嗎？需要我的協助嗎？」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsff8iaplpG
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「我聽說議會對配給軍營的預算有爭議，所以我親自來巡視，我認為訓練新兵是很重要的一環，每位軍人都是從新兵往上爬的，訓練的預算可不能減。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGVp7b9Mtl
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「原來是這樣……」對方做個了驚歎的表情，「普希拉閣下，我認為你的觀念很正確，沒有第一線的觀察，是不會知道實際情況的。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8hU9oaVFw
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「對了，我正要離開……」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkcw6yYLw0
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「不如我送你出去吧？」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqiWH8LY0fS
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「沒問題。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Ma67seX8P
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簡短的對話就讓一旁的鄧肯學到不少，原來政治人物是這樣運作的，握手、寒暄、問一下公事，然後離開……一切如行雲流水般自然。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJv1G4KC0OW
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——那剛剛的普希拉大人是怎麼回事？咬到舌頭了嗎？9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZR0anFmLJ
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鄧肯不禁擔心，自己是不是做錯了什麼，才害普希拉對他的態度很「不一樣」。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5fJXautG36
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麥卡吉閣下送普希拉到飛行平臺，鄧肯行軍禮、目送，普希拉張開翅膀。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSvbSqvl0L
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白，純潔的白。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1khFeXi1e8
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普希拉的翅膀和他的衣著相呼應，他飛走前，望了鄧肯一眼，並微笑——那微笑和普希拉對成千上萬人笑是一樣，但鄧肯卻覺得哪裡不同。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofm4hRzATh
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好像那笑，是給他的專屬。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkXDGL8sQp
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——也許……9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBUcEMT2ia
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也許普希拉只是人好，不把他這種小人物的拙態放在心上，進而安慰他罷了；一定是這樣的，鄧肯說服自己，但為什麼這種說法卻讓他心頭不太舒坦呢？9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3nt2gEvLi
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麥卡吉閣下向鄧肯點了個頭，便回建築物內，鄧肯的「送行任務」終了，但他的目光離不開天空……9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6C1mLl0P2F
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天空有一道白如油畫的抹刀，抹進了他心房。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEOeJE90zr
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