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隔天一大早,天才剛亮,浩克與彬哥架起一張簡易擔架,抬著軟達隨塔斯庫下山。山下有漢人的小鎮,鎮上有藥舖。老頭目建議他們下山一趟,或許鎮上有辦法治療軟達的槍傷。415Please respect copyright.PENANAgou7CT0IzG
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弘爺和阿偉花了一上午的時間對兩輛雲豹進行檢修,他們向小治回報,說雲豹的車況很糟糕!415Please respect copyright.PENANAHsxI1R2mXh
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車子經過兩天的奔波,又是山路、又是水路,避震器不但斷了幾支,傳動裝置也有受損,輪胎損耗太嚴重的已先換上備胎,其他還堪用的,就只能將就著用了。415Please respect copyright.PENANAi4Hf7XmPPE
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除此之外,車體也有多處破損,兩車側面外掛裝甲有多處遭貫穿!甚至鑽進車體鋼板,只要再嵌入幾釐米就能打進艙裡!415Please respect copyright.PENANA0oIZsoMG07
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「車勉強能還跑啦,但油箱幾乎見底,若要開下山,我怕也走不了多遠!」弘爺語重心長的說。415Please respect copyright.PENANAZAyJZkwtoQ
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小治:「那裝甲呢?」415Please respect copyright.PENANA6Vhk8qu164
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弘爺:「如果再遇到像前天那種火力攻擊,車子肯定是擋不住了!」415Please respect copyright.PENANAlyl2YQMhc9
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小治:「『曹大哥』說戰爭已經結束,我想日本鬼子應該不會再攻擊我們了吧。」話雖說得輕鬆,但他自己心裡也沒個底,只能祈求別再與日軍交火。415Please respect copyright.PENANApdrrESJHsJ
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老頭目一人坐在自家門前的石階上,嘴裡叼著一桿菸槍,靜靜地看著小治和弘爺他們檢修雲豹。415Please respect copyright.PENANAglJRzSYI5Y
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小治與老頭目對了一眼後,獨自走了過來;他想答謝部落的族人協助他們治療軟達,還用生硬的鄒語道了聲「謝謝」!這是他特地向娜娜學來的詞彙。415Please respect copyright.PENANAQhm6ooPWQN
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老頭目沒多表示什麼,點了點頭,然後伸手朝右側不遠處的空地一指。順著他所指方向看去,得見小玲和娜娜正和一名小妹妹玩耍嬉戲!那小妹妹看上去,差不多五歲左右。415Please respect copyright.PENANApidg6L3cvc
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老頭目喚了她們一聲,接著娜娜帶著小妹妹來到小治面前,介紹道:「她叫『雅尤』,是我的外曾祖母!」說著說著,娜娜雙眼竟開始泛出淚光!415Please respect copyright.PENANADdQLTKS4ph
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娜娜的外曾祖母在她很小的時候就過世了!印象中曾有這麼一幕,是外曾祖母拿假牙逗她玩的畫面,這也是外曾祖母在她記憶裡留下為數不多的片段之一;如今再見到她老人家,竟然只有5歲!此時的她,內心是百感交集,難以言喻。415Please respect copyright.PENANAK2bOZfAyCy
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小玲:「如果我們在這裡與自己的親人相遇,也會像娜娜的外曾祖母一樣,還只是個小朋友吧。」415Please respect copyright.PENANAvJhn6PPBFX
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小治沒接話,因為他心裡正琢磨另一件事。他在想:如果眼前這小妹妹不幸死了,那麼娜娜會怎麼樣?會瞬間消失呢?415Please respect copyright.PENANAQTRkZlR7Go
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思緒走到這裡,小治驚覺自己變了!他開始反思:怎會萌生這種念頭?難道是這兩天看過太多死人嗎?沒想到自己對生死之事,已看得如此稀鬆平常!415Please respect copyright.PENANASqsxqsgxIF
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小玲看小治持續發呆,半晌沒答聲,又問:「假如我們和曾祖輩的人生下小孩,對於未來世界會造成什麼衝擊呢?」415Please respect copyright.PENANAZZB2I2H7uf
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這下小治反被小玲那更大膽的想法給驚醒!一時間真不知該如何回答,只能敷衍的回道:「妳這假設……想像力太豐富了,已超出我的認知,也許你該去問問『曹大哥』或『羅排長』吧。」415Please respect copyright.PENANATqsocz3Kun
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當小治還在反思小玲悖論的同時,娜娜說她昨晚把大夥的來歷和遭遇,全都跟老頭目說了。415Please respect copyright.PENANA0xcxNLlBwu
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小治:「那您相信嗎?」他請一旁的娜娜幫忙翻譯。415Please respect copyright.PENANAQEYDQWLwgQ
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「我相信!」老頭目還說他年輕時,也曾到平地上過學,知道科學是什麼。之所以選擇相信,並非不懂科學,而是從他們的眼神中看得出他們沒有撒謊。415Please respect copyright.PENANAcTW94KPcqz
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「那個......預言,又是怎麼回事?」小治再問。415Please respect copyright.PENANAiItFfSq0bl
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老頭目:「預言是真的,我們部落裡確實有這麼一段傳說。」說完,他熟練地把菸槍往地上敲了敲,清出菸渣,然後吟唱了一曲;那是他們替古老預言譜出的歌謠,以便讓後代子孫傳唱下去。415Please respect copyright.PENANAZV4t3WglVE
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吟唱完畢,老頭目接著說:「那天深夜,塔斯庫把你們帶回來後,部落裡有好多人不放心,為了減緩他們的焦慮,才把這預言套在你們身上。」他還坦言,昨天對著車子跪地膜拜,不過是一次安撫人心的表演!415Please respect copyright.PENANAFqlDH76F5D
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娜娜不解的問:「那為何您願意收留我們?」415Please respect copyright.PENANAHl8DQ52TOM
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老頭目笑了笑,簡短回道:「不是我願意,是『塔斯庫』堅持!」說完,他轉身走回屋內,過了一會兒再走出來,手裡還捧著一件做工精緻的民族頭飾,示意娜娜戴上。415Please respect copyright.PENANAhcq4DPzlnU
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那頭飾鑲嵌各種獸牙與寶石,棗紅色的皮革上還插著五彩繽紛的羽毛點綴,很是華麗!415Please respect copyright.PENANAcL8xZ9N38I
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娜娜試戴完後又轉了一圈,老頭目很是滿意,取回頭飾後便心滿意足的回屋裡去了。415Please respect copyright.PENANAiUlXhEZ058
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聽完老頭目剛才那一席話,小治由衷佩服老人家的政治智慧與領袖風範;他同時深切地反省,慚愧自己涉世未深、能力不足,未能善盡職責,還白白折損多名弟兄!415Please respect copyright.PENANApGGbrKFc4M
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下午,有兩名陌生男人,分別騎著腳踏車來到部落。415Please respect copyright.PENANAWGxRJeCK3I
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走在前頭的那人,年紀較大,身著黑色軍裝,頭戴軍警常見的圓盤帽;跟隨在後的是一名頭戴窄簷草帽,著卡其色獵裝的年輕男子。老頭目說那是日本警察與他的隨行翻譯!415Please respect copyright.PENANAQfR2OTZVst
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日本警察老遠就看見停在部落裡的兩輛雲豹,很著急的進到部落並質問老頭目:「為什麼車子會出現在這裡?」於是老頭目把車子來到部落的全部經過,一五一十向日本警察匯報。稍後,在老頭目的引薦下,日本警察終於見到小治他們!415Please respect copyright.PENANAHUxDdVHrdg
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日本警察看到他們的穿著打扮,先是一臉懵逼,再來是不可思議!等他掌握情況後,隨即對老頭目和隨行翻譯,很認真的叮囑一番,然後趕緊騎上腳踏車,揚長而去,留下隨行翻譯守在部落。415Please respect copyright.PENANA5b0EidZLaa
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隨行翻譯來自鄰社,他是被選派去平地公學校就學的鄒族青年,精通日語和閩南話。他跟老頭目說:「警察大人命我守在這裡,好好看住,別讓這群人逃了!」415Please respect copyright.PENANASp9dzbpElL
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得知隨行翻譯的任務後,小治覺得好氣又好笑!他一臉無奈的說:「我們還能逃去哪呢?」
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