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寇洛琳一個人。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyS2vqykVQW
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她坐在宅子前的台階上，面對著沒人整理而有些荒蕪的庭園。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOA8337G0k7
爸爸和媽媽不讓她去打擾他們，他們正為了新的工作而忙碌著，幾天後還準備要出差。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV4EtDgJVEa
除了午餐和晚餐時間，爸爸跟媽媽都各自關在他們的書房裡，靠近門邊，可以聽到：喀、喀、喀……這樣敲打電腦鍵盤的聲音。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DJ7z9Ajht
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「親愛的，爸爸和媽媽正在工作。也許妳可以去找史小姐和福小姐，或是來個大冒險。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fgubUGctm
「可是我昨天去過了。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26yHE5SwT3
「妳可以再去一次。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77Tnlyebi4
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於是，她就這樣被趕了出來。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnlP8eAfCs
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一個人在房間裡玩玩具很無聊。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmtUOq5wId
一個人走到後面的破爛網球場再走回來也很無聊。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWVMPSPVe1
而且自從夏天過後，她就不太想接近那口井。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YBljhJWJh
畢竟關在裡面的那個東西她一點也不想想起。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUljUrQxJr
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寇洛琳覺得無聊透了。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7k23kTUZiW
她曬著太陽，懶洋洋地瞇起眼睛。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96DT9PlMhD
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草叢邊傳來窸窸窣窣的聲音，很像是老鼠在跑。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1lVx94lHVz
但是那東西明顯比老鼠大得多。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡic7XdIFqTf
她豎耳傾聽。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9AUcAnZXJ
一團黑色的東西跳了出來，在草地上打滾，又站了起來，就像是綠油油的草地中一小片夜晚的天空。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5FoOVZCmI
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「是你！」寇洛琳驚訝地看著貓咪。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8RUMNwiGB
她已經很久沒有看見牠了，自從夏天那場幾乎讓她心跳停止的冒險後，貓咪就很少出現在她面前。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ262cSj08Df
貓咪回望了她一眼，綠色的眼睛閃閃發光，就像在陽光下擺動的草。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDY3jg6NlIY
然後，牠優雅地坐下，與寇洛琳對望著。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZQZNoymn0
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「你願意陪我說說話嗎？」她問著貓咪。「已經很久沒有人陪我聊天了。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPKxaQQOPZD
貓咪黑色的尾巴晃了晃。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93KxtNauop
「謝謝你。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRt5Nv1esRN
貓咪又走近了一些，然後坐下。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Tx6AdpAax
「爸爸和媽媽又不理我了。」她說。「我知道他們的工作很忙，也不想去打擾他們。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡurn0BHf65F
「如果去跟他們抱怨的話，一定會得到『噢，親愛的寇洛琳，爸爸跟媽媽辛苦工作全都是為了妳』這樣的答案。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamw4B6Tewi
「他們老是叫我去找史小姐和福小姐，或是去和波波先生的老鼠玩。但是他們從來沒有主動陪我玩過。一次也沒有。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQh69DqmBp
貓咪抬起了綠色的眼睛，慢慢眨了眨眼。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHE8uTN2GqI
「我知道，你一定覺得這樣的我很幼稚，像個任性的小女孩。」她苦笑。「可是我的確是一個小女孩。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rFTGv6ZhY
她低下了頭，把臉埋在膝蓋之間。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGlsgc0cHTg
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「我只是想要有人陪我。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9dqduhwKS
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貓咪沒有說話。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMibBX2J4U
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寇洛琳知道，在這邊的這個世界，貓咪都是不說話的。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuX2Ber3k4B
可是她好想聽聽牠的聲音。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFDxnGJd3W
良久，寇洛琳抬起頭，用袖口擦了擦紅紅的鼻子和臉頰。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvGvSY04UU
「我們是朋友，對吧？」她對貓咪說。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBzavIZ4pf
黑色的腳掌優雅且安靜地走向她，貓咪的尾巴甩啊甩，然後牠坐在她身旁，柔軟的毛茸茸前腳搭在她的膝上。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBTFEtGjK4
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「謝謝你，真的。」她抱起了貓咪，用力擁緊牠。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9H5BTlE3CR
貓咪起先有些不適應，試著掙脫她，但最後放棄了掙扎，乖乖地被寇洛琳抱在懷中。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAY5X0NdWGB
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寇洛琳與貓咪度過了一個愉快的下午。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8OMSxdQmiX
雖然只有她一個人在說話。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3wWPmOEkiW
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夜晚，寇洛琳與貓咪肩並肩躺在柔軟溫暖的床鋪上。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlI3NgAegz
雖然她不確定貓咪是不是真的有肩膀，不過他們靠得很近，她的臉可以感受到貓咪柔軟的觸感。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmawbmFMA7d
星星在天空中一閃一閃，夜空的顏色跟貓咪身上的一樣。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9sD7huZIYh
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「我想，爸爸要是看到了我跟你躺在一起，一定不會准我把寵物帶進房間睡覺。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xQX1wWl1Q
貓咪聽到這句話，不滿地抖了抖身子。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSyg74WM7x
「可是我會跟爸爸說，你不是寵物，你是我的朋友。」寇洛琳撫摸著貓咪的下巴，聽牠發出呼嚕呼嚕的聲響。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNA6imkDsiU
她打了個大大的呵欠。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbOYKAuo10
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「晚安，貓咪。」她說，然後閉上了眼睛。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbA1mPs2ed
貓咪綠色的瞳孔轉了轉，也緩緩地閉上。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMekCs3U1Tj
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寇洛琳站在一片廣闊無垠的大草原上。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCbjdywImW
四周有山、有樹、有橋、有河流。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbx3jqdBoao
她從來沒見過這種景色。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMqgV2qzuYM
草是銀色的，閃著銀河般的光芒，在夜風中搖來晃去，像棉絮一般柔軟。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzlsH8b7ce
遠方的山就像是由一塊巨大寶石堆積而成，發出七彩奪目的燦爛光芒。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5XgUkxedCy
樹上結著色彩繽紛的果子，看起來很可口；紫色的河中是滿滿的金魚游動。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosrXLX2zCe
她知道自己在夢中。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74CgKFy4aG
但是她從來沒有夢過這麼漂亮又詭異的景致。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6nUfAdMxU
53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPBCtASf6e
「寇洛琳。」有個聲音這樣叫她。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRXL0obUQM
寇洛琳回頭張望，但是沒有半個人。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CKsGgphHo
「寇洛琳。」那聲音又叫了一遍。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNG7PhlArB
那是很低沉、有點沙啞、帶著一些磁性，讓人聽了很安心很舒服的嗓音。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHK4V59dDi
那個聲音並不是從任何地方傳來的，而是在寇洛琳腦中響起，直接傳達給她。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUPQ1Pt7E0
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她知道並且熟悉這種感覺。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwXWblebgG
她認識那個聲音。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtA4aa0Wna
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「貓咪，是你嗎？」她說。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡluOovgMS8P
「是的，是我，寇洛琳。」貓咪的聲音再度響起。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyHQYWp8s1
「你又會說話了耶！」她的語氣聽起來很開心，充滿喜悅。「可是你在哪裡？我看不到你。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYARqhdc2uO
「我就在這裡。」貓咪說。「在這裡不需要形體，因為這裡就是這裡。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cKhUJRM11
牠又開始賣弄牠的「貓式哲學」。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ71TIYIako
寇洛琳嘟著嘴，有些不滿。但是她仍然很開心，可以聽到貓咪的聲音。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMHchJrA7s
她踩了踩腳下，很軟，就像踩在自己的棉被上一樣軟。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZ5PYFfWjF
很好，她很滿意。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpBZBDDPsm
於是寇洛琳跨開大步奔跑著，從草地跑到小山丘上，再從山丘滾回草地上。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRyyQKQmVU
她在小河中跳來跳去，濺起銀紫色的透明水花，看著河裏的金魚啪噠啪噠擺著鰭在她腳邊跳躍。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkdGcx4XSp
反正這裡是夢裏，她愛怎麼玩都行。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJEtGw9bO6V
等到玩水玩夠了，她就躺在草地上滾來滾去。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxZgqTPZ00
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「我想你大概是我唯一的朋友。」她對貓咪說。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8SJ9QDFZt
「我想，我大概是妳唯一的貓類朋友。」牠說。寇洛琳可以從語氣裏想像到牠聳肩的樣子。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTK5R5Dyx0q
「噢，那我大概也是你唯一的人類朋友吧。」寇洛琳吐吐舌，不滿牠的挖苦。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwqGGuPs3H
貓咪沒有接話。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NEpSqO6PA
「不過我們是真正的朋友，對吧。」她露出甜甜的一笑。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQr6xNxuLV
「……嗯。」貓咪的語氣聽起來有些害羞。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRpR7cEqNM
53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHASgrsZUG
「寇洛琳，」沉默了好一段時間，牠再度開口。「只要妳希望的話……」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjScnlAgxW
低沉的嗓音清了清喉嚨。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYg19omepK
「嗯？」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJZh0w48s6
「只要妳需要我，我就會陪在妳身邊。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ14LYhOuhIZ
「真的嗎！？」她興奮地尖叫起來，不太相信從貓咪口中會聽到這種話。「你的意思是，一直一直跟我在一起嗎？」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOrQa8VSJf
「嗯。」牠再度重申。「只要妳需要我的話。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQxJzVI1I0
「你的口氣聽起來，好像哪一天我就不要你似的。」這讓寇洛琳聽起來很不舒服。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6jFKVID0g
「不是嗎？你們人類總是喜新厭舊。」牠自嘲。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0rA7uEX9N
「才不會！」她大叫。「朋友之間是沒有這種事情的！」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoohyXdSBmc
「是嗎？」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwuk8Vqgtx
「我們會一直一直在一起，沒有什麼新舊之分的！知道了嗎？」她氣瘋了，對著貓咪大聲說教。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj43ZkEZMZ5
「……好吧，既然妳這麼說，我就試試看吧。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLRZ3bxewT
寇洛琳滿意地點了點頭。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEUHOBCqXE
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「我會一直在妳身旁陪著妳，當妳的朋友，寇洛琳。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pVGo0dMtJ
寇洛琳開心地笑了。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwWmmrWgbv
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然後，她又在夢中的世界玩了好久好久。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtcWEPMoQpf
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翌日，早晨的陽光射進窗戶，照在寇洛琳的臉上。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfxcMfXhHh
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「寇洛琳，起床囉。妳該去上學了。」媽媽站在床邊對她說。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLcMIz2Nv8
她睜開眼，床上只有她一個人，貓咪早就不見蹤影。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7JFv128pP
不過她知道，牠就在她附近。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFw8DZNsjOk
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牠會一直陪著她的。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0daaqxupd
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這個想法讓寇洛琳全身都感到暖洋洋的。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDixJ7Rbao
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「怎麼了，親愛的？一起床就傻笑。做了好夢嗎？」媽媽問。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHeiOymDZsm
「嗯，算是吧。」她點點頭，下床把被子折好。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWjfkWpSQE
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接著，她換好衣服，走到客廳和家人共進早餐。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfR3zWsZJit
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拉到這裡才發現這是正常向的人，真是抱歉XD(現在說好像有點太遲)53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWpJ2Pp23mE
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《第十四道門》是一部很好看的作品，我是說真的。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnCSTCPVoD
從打開書的第一頁我就萌得亂七八糟XDD(對不起我的萌點似乎有些奇怪)53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6cQ5hBIFS
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因為太愛貓先生所以就生出這篇私心了U_U///53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnclp1ZiQC
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不過，小女孩寇洛琳終究會長大的53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcaTuDCMlr
寇洛林已經開始成長了53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfKAYKl0pw
「永遠」這種東西對小孩來說或許很長53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJDshWSZ8K
但是長大之後呢?53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1lIAbISIHA
所謂的一直在一起，又是多長的一段時間?53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLiWpIXjfe
重要的東西隨著時間的改變，是否仍然重要?53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZU6wPfdjPW
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請大家抱持著以上的疑問與心態，去欣賞這本書，以及這篇文。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKvpDGTVnA
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