我放下木盒從中拿出獸皮制黑色手套並戴上，然後披上繡著孔雀羽毛樣式的白袍，接著把銀製小長鏡放在棺木的正前方，再取出錘目紋琉璃小圓罐及水晶瓶薰香油。84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQRiBvzSbA
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準備好後，開始檢視逝者狀況，面容安祥彷彿入睡一般無牽無掛。84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDl4nBtRsk3
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昨晚才跟我開開心心的暢飲，再次遇到竟是這種結果，真是命運捉弄。84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCgJZ1a7yf
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搖了搖頭我甩開雜念，深吸一口氣然後緩緩吐出，把精神集中起來。84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2ct1GlDCh
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「讓我送你最後一程，請老人家好走。」84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzb8fs9ENWb
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轉開小圓罐取一小撮淺褐色粉末，放在老人家頭頂上方的空間，接著倒入水晶瓶裡薰香油一起混合。84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodi9BlTuHZ
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頓時，空氣瀰漫清幽類似蜂蜜甜味。84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0lUvX0Ej9
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瞬間，人們的表情明顯輕鬆了不少。84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeL4DGfoi3O
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「願，死神之女‧查娜婭絲引領其方。」我單膝跪地、雙手合十，閉上眼睛低頭念禱。84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAsfgEWxug
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話音剛落，憑空發出刺骨冰寒的女子笑聲，使在場的人驚慌失措。84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWwX1lZ9ci
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我抬頭看見鏡中的查娜婭絲趴在扁舟上，怡然自得玩著冥川之水的景象，而另一端載著笑瞇瞇的老人家，畫面顯示一秒便消失的無影無蹤了。84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQVzqUi4IgJ
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——現場無一人發現。84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZ98oanK3p
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結束逝者儀式，我點上一支火柴丟到薰香油混合區，火蛇霎時吞噬棺木的所有物後就自動熄滅。84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7tyoGNMpa
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棺木內被大火燒過也該有骨灰，但結果有如煥然一新，而其中卻出現六顆泛著白光的玻璃珠。84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFF3VdSKX8m
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六顆玻璃珠，剛好對應現場六位家屬，一一裝入紫色絨布束口袋交給他們。84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdhIXVi35H
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「謝謝，很感謝你殉修士，真的。」84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTYqE9dVuQ
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「斯人已逝，望你們自身保重。」84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJutfEoNd7T
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「好的，我們會的。」84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bJkezxmK4
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最後，把儀式用的東西收入行李，跟他們道別回旅館房間。84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7uY9dhSwP
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儀式有點耗神，便稍微睡一下。84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgifUSkmJjA
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睡起來感覺好多了，接著看時間也差不多。84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoWhwuwCOiN
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我回看一眼房間提起行李，打開房門走到旅館大門口，只看到薇朵跟鎮長及馬車。84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpsik6dk4Gk
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沒過多久，不少鎮民聚集起來，歡送我們離去。84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJISVn19fG7
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「祝你們旅途順遂。」鎮長說。84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00EWbMhip8
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我們上了馬車向他們搖搖手，離開這溫馨的城鎮，或許哪天還會來造訪。84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOf640mhncG
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在車上有些無聊，我打起哈欠、伸了伸懶腰，看著薇朵文靜優雅的坐姿似乎是我失禮了。84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBkYfE7imB
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「抱歉，剛剛對妳有不禮貌，向妳至上歉意。」84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9drlJKLxGV
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薇朵連忙搖著手，說：「不不不，沒關係沒關係。」沉澱心情後，「第一次看到殉修士的逝者儀式，感覺……內心暖暖的。只是，最後被鬼魅般的聲音給嚇到了。」84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadDLnCo3fk
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「那個聲音啊，是死神之女在人間的形象，而衪本人一直待在冥川。」薇朵跟我不同信仰，也不排斥談論，「能夠讓妳開眼界，是我的榮幸。」84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmiQtbMOM3m
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「每種宗教，對於死亡都有獨到的見解，儀式手法也略為不同。」薇朵如此說道：「薩耶教在席慕日誌有這樣的描寫，會先送到聖堂旁的空地上，在逝者身上噴灑特殊的油防止腐壞，接著念頌神名點燃粉末，這樣早晚各七次重複七輪七天後土葬，作為未來子嗣的弔祭。」84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rpt65SM4L
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「但是，妳所說的日誌是第三版記錄，目前放在總部圖書室裡，由櫃檯人員保管，而原稿跟第二稿件完全失蹤。」84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KBbofutxX
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館長對此事只說——散佚了。84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuErJeAc1f
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真的？是真的嗎？不會被人藏起來了吧？84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXkMOGYleP
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只是我不懂，為何一本日誌非要出到第三版，且內容也不是言行語錄。84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuOWrSIVj4
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