他偷偷瞄向兒子，心想，這小鬼還真有一套！9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxYz5ETBZk
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但普希拉本人真的沒這個意思！9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2VswEZdNR
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他不是會去炒新聞的人，但以他的身分和地位，就是會有一大堆嘴巴替他炒、炒得沸沸揚揚，他的一個小動作都被放大解讀——他不小心打了個噴嚏，都有人說他感冒了，隔天便送上花籃與水果禮盒，祝他早日康復。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7icQQtYgvm
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他沒辦法控制每一張嘴巴，因為那就是恐怖統治了，他們這民族還算重視「言論自由」，從議會對待科學家的態度可見一般，議會大權在握，即使不同意，他們也不會把大軍開進科學部門，把那些吵死人、頭銜是「家」字輩的處死。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGU7xaqHy2
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理論上來說，這是一個能容忍不同聲音的社會，但他們的「不同聲音」都得建築在理性的結構下；有言論自由，不代表你能亂講話。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOWbvjnwfW
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言語是雙面刃，就像武器，能攻能守，也會傷身。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUcfw0boRf
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普希拉去登記申請，以年紀上來說，是早了一點，但他只要說：我希望早點製造出小孩、為母星貢獻。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IYgCQCd7Q
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就會獲得一堆掌聲。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbdoLg3HxO
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只是……9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfLNepDuP64
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「噢天啊……」他母親攤坐在沙發上，快要昏倒了。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3OrrvhmB9
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父親氣得頭皮發紅，「不可能！這是不可能的！」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkli9tLJpM
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「我的寶貝兒子……」母親掩面，「你一定要為我們的兒子主持公道啊！」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpStZ3dzm6
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「閉嘴！」母親的啜泣聲讓父親怒吼：「你安靜一點行不行？我已經夠煩了！」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zP0bSOu0l
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「我的寶貝……」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6wguHtoeO
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「我就知道！我早就知道！」父親在客廳裡踱步，「我就知道系統有問題！」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0PME1nc2N
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「不……為什麼我們會收到這種結果，嗚嗚嗚……為什麼是我們家……我可憐的寶貝……」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QD9lRlU23
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「你不要再哭了！」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6I9ZClPtZ
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「嗚嗚嗚……」母親拍著胸口，眼淚停不了。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9iIM1lTce
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「你不要再哭了啦！」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Vw9xJfrFo
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「不……嗚啊啊啊啊……」母親放聲大哭。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18LRlI0H0S
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普希拉則坐在一旁，喝著他的茶，一派輕鬆，先不管他老子的「早知道」是不是真的，還是只是在事後說聲，讓自己看起來未卜先知、覺得好過一點，雙親對電腦配出的結果，非常不滿意。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7whgEUJoOY
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「嗚嗚……怎、怎麼辦……能、能重配嗎？」母親泣不成聲。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKEPjwBQAw
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「怎麼重配？你頭殼壞去了嗎？」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCS77thEss
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「但我們的寶貝怎麼可以……」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnohMNoKno
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「夠了！要哭給我去房間裡哭！」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5FSt08O5qz
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母親又氣又難過地奔回房間，只差沒有咬手帕。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnCWXnkbpb
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普希拉放下茶杯，覺得他的雙親好戲劇化啊！9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZkYYXma2G
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父親回過頭來，表情是普希拉有史以來看過最臭的，「普希拉，我的兒子……」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWG35iMH34
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普希拉預期父親的情緒一樣會很激動，甚至連修辭都不顧地大罵，但父親的話是普希拉聽過有史以來最溫和、誠懇的：9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOa9jPlhoc
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「這對你不公平！」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08G72tPEus
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「爸爸……？」即使在工作上表現傑出，父親都不曾給他一句稱讚，突然聽到一派剛硬的父親露出軟性的一面，普希拉有些訝異。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyPbwwA3tP
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「這對你不公平！」父親氣得拍桌。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5iWQYZiQS
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普希拉此時卻想揉揉父親的手，因為這是第一次他接受到來自父親的「好意」，父親在捍衛兒子的權利、為兒子打抱不平，雖然普希拉一點也不覺得不公平。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9Cc4Nocv8
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「我相信議會的系統會給出最好的答案。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIroAugCu5
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「我也相信，我們都相信！但這結果……太超過了！」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkzKBS3vO5t
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「爸爸，你難道是在質疑議會？」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPKcQaueCN
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在親朋好友面前表達「言論自由」是一回事，質疑議會又是另一回事，普希拉的父親最清楚兩者的界線，因為議會是母星與民族能如此輝煌的根基，根基是不容動搖的，就像每個理論與學說，都得找到最「fundamental」的東西；fundamental指的就是基礎、根本的，也表示是最重要的，它是原則或法則。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKWmYreyqc
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對母星公民來說，議會就是「fundamental」的存在。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ573Fr3jmoJ
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「普希拉，那傢伙的身家背景、學歷和他的戰績沒有一項配得上你！他連替卡珊拉家的人提鞋都不配！我打賭他的基因也好不到哪裡去！」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZPJXQEDJl
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「但系統挑選了他。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxA7xCEgdn
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「你值得更好的人選……」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvgp5Nf0bD
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「爸爸，我接受系統挑選的結果，我相信你們也該如此。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5tLyDjLPY
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「你……你是我兒子……」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4fsW6lkRWv
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「是。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2foeOAbA3
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「為了你，我願意去質疑——」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTygo7WdlP
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「爸爸！」普希拉打斷父親的話，他第一次看到父親紅了眼眶，那揪著他的心房，「我覺得『他』已經夠好了。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGgMa4weYN
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父親閉目、吐出一大口氣，他以為普希拉的冷靜對比他的憤怒，是普希拉比他成熟、理性，「當事人」都接受了，他只好被動接受、並將情緒吞忍住，他不能表現得比普希拉不滿，即使他很難過。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpi2Q74LHh
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身為議員能做很多事，但並非所有的事都能做，例如，他無法憑一己之念，推翻用了好幾個世代的電腦系統，他不能給普希拉他認為應得的，他必須照遊戲規則走。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhcxqiZETn
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「議會」不只是議員組成結構，它還是一個信念、一個民族最高的指導原則。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyBg1OAfhq
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改選了好幾代，議員沿用前人的價值觀，因為他們也是從小就被教導，這樣能讓母星更美好；但事出必有因，也許是普希拉的父親還不夠老、爬不到真正的權力中心，所以他並不知道為什麼這民族會發展成這樣。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtEy88T6Ad
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父親拖著腳步，走回房間。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgs55TZxmaw
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寬廣的客廳裡，坐著普希拉一人。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMfqK8Z4EQ
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當愁雲慘霧籠罩卡珊拉家時，普希拉的內心是喜悅的。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HkRelBZzm
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他忍不住微笑。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tjsM8EXnx
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＊＊＊ ＊＊＊ ＊＊＊（第三章完，下接第四章）9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pZUVi2RY8
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