歌名：《三千年前》436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvayBG10LWc
歌詞：趁熄滅前 還可一見 / 蠟成了灰 沾污了我的臉 / 眾生蔓延 淚海被填 / 浪漫擱淺 舊歡不變
註：文中歌詞擷於歌曲《三千年前》，是由林夕作詞，陳輝陽作曲，關淑怡、李香琴演唱的一首歌曲，收錄於專輯《Shirley's Era》中，於2009年6月16日發行。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEPvc7gRi9
命運之神無色無相卻存在，主宰一切生命興衰。此刻，衪就在聖殿裡，充實空間每一角。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYyEaOXXg5
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「神聖的命運之神啊！為何作此安排？」靈感女神秀臉微頷，萬般順從的姿態，惟隱若滲出那萬分之一點的無奈。人類存活那麼多年，辛辛苦苦建立一切。豈可因為命運之神一句話而終結所有文明與智慧？436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5phHftQE2
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「因為人類的快樂。」命運之神簡潔回答，話中蘊含永恆不變的嫉妒。靈感女神不敢抗議，拾起地上的五線譜黯然退下。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bzmcQOWLv
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曲，經已譜好。此事沒挽回餘地。曲子哀怨動人，是愁人的仙音。惟想及要配上絕佳歌詞，靈感女神不禁皺起眉頭。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAYuqjjLry
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她不討厭人類，甚至為人類著迷。他們的進步實在令她驚訝。她只把「靈感」賜予其中一人，沒料到他竟會傳揚開去。經過數千多年，人類才有今日文明。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6brhzJSDt
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靈感女神可說是文明之母。她又怎忍心看著自己的孩子死去？436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrepTxZN2R
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但她曾看過一次。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwMJhWOMlX
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她很寂寞。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMA3IA9d5tP
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她會做的，除了創作，只有創作。拿著羽毛筆，左寫寫，右畫畫。這麼就過了一天。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrxHZoTuYD
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「很悶啊！」她需要一個伴。她走到凡間，左挑右選，選了一個人類寶寶，精緻的，可愛的，胖胖白白的。落入她温暖的仙懷，寶寶笑過不停，異常開心。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdMR7HQU8A7
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她蹤身一躍，飛起了。寶寶在清風中哈哈大笑。「也是的！他未曾飛天！帶他回神殿吧！」她一直往上望，想得出神。待會兒要先替他泡花瓣浴，然後來一頓豐富大餐。他喜歡吃甚麼呢？軟綿綿的雲？熱呼呼的陽光？冷冰冰的雪花？還是她最愛吃的……436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjIrpLvYns
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她全然沒留意到寶寶的變化。由起初笑不攏嘴，突然長出濃密的毛髮，繼而出現皺紋，老去，死去，乾化……那僅是數秒間的事情。直至萎縮了的嬰屍碎成粉末，靈感女神才驚覺懷中生命已然消逝。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRLAMnnYCE
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她呆了，哭了。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL70GrkGTwz
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成為神祇是萬物心願；奈何做神祇是何其寂寞！436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEW9Jk2sLnD
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不甘心！不甘心！436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvIX2PF7yq
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她以樹木形態呆呆獨自生存數百萬個世紀。眼看同類死去活來，她羨慕了多少個晝夜。但她知道自己與眾不同，肯定將有奇蹟發生於她身上。她渴望成為神祇，得到自由。風吹過時，她的葉子不是沙沙作響，而是猛唸「自由、自由」；她的根無時無刻都在散發渴求自由的因子。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6qWoRdcgj
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偏偏她與自由無緣。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnw44FChdK
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某日，奇蹟來臨，命運之神眷顧她，使她成為神祇。成形了！有四肢五官，還有智慧。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6v8em9kJAZ
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「你的聖名是靈感女神。」436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32QL9sJl8B
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成為神祇又如何？她仍舊寂寞不堪。孤獨使她尖叫、抓狂。她只需一個伴而已。竟是這麼簡單卻難辦！436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLvb7UGdqM
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天神們沒生育能力，亦沒時間互相結交。哪像人類幸福？她注定只有孤獨的份兒。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsN6YamHoLV
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「這是命運。」命運之神悄悄說，同樣孤獨的衪在微笑。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfAIqe9v1WH
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「決不！」她瘋叫，不甘心，不相信。她抓破肚皮，血流如注。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQKUybq4cl
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「決不！」血水在嘶叫聲中回應，產生生命，充滿靈性。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYU9DwYZlge
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「決不！」長期被困母體的血水也沾滿寂寞因子。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3ZyPbr34R
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因子以最原始的聲音在呼召：「伴！伴！伴！」436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Ghz7wpRxM
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血水成為伴，軟糯形體經不起微風，幾乎一吹就散。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzH2zvG5tDG
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靈感女神歇力一拉，拉住伴的手，奈何脆弱的伴還是開始散掉。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94wx8YGMxo
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「我寂寞，誰也不可有伴！靈感女神，多望一眼吧！」命運之神譏道。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRZQctRdzR
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伴消散，血水直灑在她唇，作為道別一吻……436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx4rvBBRsNr
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靈感，源於妒忌。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacyRIDc39P
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她動筆。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCT0heksvgK
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趁熄滅前 還可一見436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uEJMCeE35
蠟成了灰 沾污了我的臉
眾生蔓延 淚海被填
浪漫擱淺 舊歡不變436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYutrVtUw8B
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歌詞已填好，人類會於三千年後滅亡，世界將會重歸寂寞，與她一樣。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7rtxzBUb8
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三千年期限已到，人類難逃滅亡之厄運。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3npAlPECp
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他們沒幹甚麼特別的，只是拿出博物館內的老古董CD機，緬懷一番。他們在大廣場播放靈感女神三千年前寫下的曲子，跟可愛又可恨的世界道別。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP50INFuwSg
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在場市民聽畢，無不被感動，卻不帶絲毫表情，不悲不喜不憤，只是悄悄地在心裡驚嘆著曲子的美妙。他們早知道末日會來臨，只是料想不到，這一天會是此等安寧。無人感到懼怕。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkHpMqfDz5i
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在時針和分針齊齊搭正「十二」那刻，所有人不約而同合上雙眸，再也睜不開來。436Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1OTJUiBzk
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世界從此安靜無聲。
註：此篇會另外收錄於短篇小說合集《雜念集》
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