「不要走。」她緊緊擁著我,微微抬首,熱淚盈眶。471Please respect copyright.PENANAj8YnOBkQwN
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「別這樣。」我口裡拒絕,心裡卻是萬般不捨。471Please respect copyright.PENANAjOSyxJSsfl
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「這裡不好嗎?鳥語花香,豪華大宅、美酒佳餚。還有,我和小思都在這裡!」她輕輕招手,招來小思——我們的愛女。471Please respect copyright.PENANAAOzBb08k1k
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年僅五歲的小思胖胖白白,兩眼水汪汪,腦後頂著兩彎稀疏的小辮子。她鼓起兩頰紅透的小腮子,模仿媽媽的動作,摟抱著我的小腿。471Please respect copyright.PENANAEOm9ZdCDxW
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她們的每一句話、每一個動作都正中我的軟肋,硬生生將我的理智和情感撕裂。471Please respect copyright.PENANAMPpGFfmirs
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沒法子。471Please respect copyright.PENANA1ey2dbLNxq
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她們的外形來自我的記憶,言行源於我的心念,再加上高端科技營造出來的聲音、氣味、觸感,二人活脫脫就在我眼前、我懷中!471Please respect copyright.PENANAhm1wZiEXoG
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「對不起……」沒等她們再次開口,我斷然脫下頭盔,離開虛擬世界。471Please respect copyright.PENANAXCUg3UIttc
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暗黑的狹窄環境與虛擬世界內的柔和日光形成強烈對比,我的腦袋和眼睛霎時間適應不來,暈頭轉向,整個人從床上滾掉到地面去。471Please respect copyright.PENANAtfI6gDjeFq
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店員大叔數秒後硬闖入內,見我神智尚算清醒,才鬆一口氣。471Please respect copyright.PENANA8vCDJ293Ky
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「先生,事前我向你解釋過流程,你應該知道強行脫下頭盔的後果可大可小。輕則昏迷數天,重則永久癱瘓神經系統,變成植物人。」大叔外表粗豪,說起話來卻是婆婆媽媽的。471Please respect copyright.PENANA7kCP1vX4Xd
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我硬撐起身子,背靠床架癱坐著,勉定心神,穩住呼吸節奏後,不忘向大叔道歉:「不好意思,嚇壞了你。」471Please respect copyright.PENANA8CNai1zHSc
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不知何解,大叔突然愣住。471Please respect copyright.PENANAqSKaXxhbcQ
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「如果機器因為我的行為而損壞,我會賠償。」我是個負責任的男人,無論對人對事皆然。我為此自豪。471Please respect copyright.PENANALm8NeQyfoP
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「不是這個意思……」大叔終於反應過來,上前攙扶我到休息室去。他拿來熱毛巾,敷在我的前額。471Please respect copyright.PENANAWCft2W8OTD
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熱力令我清醒不少,但隨之而來的卻是劇烈頭痛。471Please respect copyright.PENANAtWf5ZTfAGN
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「忍耐一會吧。」大叔自顧自在我身邊吞雲吐霧:「誰叫你不依規矩!」471Please respect copyright.PENANAOIYXvv72VO
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「不得不走。」我心如刀割:「我擔心自己會永遠沉溺。」471Please respect copyright.PENANA7gRi45PN0f
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「親人離世?」大叔夾菸的兩指故態自若。471Please respect copyright.PENANAKTQ7tvz0Jj
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「你看得出來?」我忍痛瞇眼打量大叔。他是個面容滄桑的大漢。471Please respect copyright.PENANACJWMrinK9v
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「顧客願意花大錢前來光顧我店,大都是因為抵不住親人離世的傷痛。」大叔意味深長地補上一句:「你不是唯一一個。」471Please respect copyright.PENANAqFPDp4YgMc
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「所以我不該感到悲傷?」我聽見話裡的話。471Please respect copyright.PENANAx7qfEGlsnx
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「所以你有能力捱過去——因為大家都捱過去了。」大叔輕視我的悲傷?471Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9dZYssF7a
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「我不是他們!他們亦不是我!」我有點兒憤怒。471Please respect copyright.PENANA0JYsUOufnI
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「我知道。他們花掉大量金錢懷緬過去,直至身無分文才如夢初醒,不得不重投生活、找工作賺錢,然後漸漸忘記傷痛。只有你,有本事打斷自己的思念之情,爽快俐落地回歸生活——你剛才主動向我道歉,而不是恃著自己的悲傷鬱結鬧脾氣。」大叔遞菸予我。471Please respect copyright.PENANA92GZokJ9T1
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我接過香菸,將它玩弄於指間。471Please respect copyright.PENANAP2iCzObTGW
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菸紙的雪白、菸紙的粗糙質地、菸草的濃烈氣味、菸草被手指擠壓時的微弱碎裂聲響、濾嘴被叼在唇間時散發的淡淡化學味道,一切真實而空虛,沒有靈魂。471Please respect copyright.PENANAo3Z5yGI97W
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像虛擬世界。471Please respect copyright.PENANALFBLm2hEQ1
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「這個……」我放下香菸,掏出銀包裡所有紙鈔予大叔:「謝謝。」471Please respect copyright.PENANAtfnoFNli5d
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大叔欣然收下,俏皮笑道:「後會無期。」471Please respect copyright.PENANAaBTkU3kqzu
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「承你貴言。」我頭痛依然,心痛冉退。471Please respect copyright.PENANAG3SDpXv1Qy
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店外,夜色蒼茫。471Please respect copyright.PENANA2vNvP7aeg2
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我回望店面的霓虹招牌——紫白藍綠四色甚有節奏地閃爍著,耀眼奪目。471Please respect copyright.PENANAKtJpupKf1i
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但只消放寬眼界,就會發現它只是萬千燈火裡的其一,毫不起眼。