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拄著拐杖，手裡提著燈，照亮腳下仍然被霧氣佔據，因而一片灰慘的地面。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBH2jXwI3ia
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHfcJRbLKj
托這些遲緩濃重，宛如幽靈盤旋的霧氣之福，無論是月光、還是燈光，皆無法在這街道上留下半點痕跡。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97Xh6jhchh
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVGPMy117n
被霧籠罩的空間只有靜謐，一切無聲，就像默劇在眼前上演，而你也身處其中似的。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkic2xpDzzf
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船夫走進霧裡。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1facL8Np0
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他的腳步聲跟在他身後，餘下的散落在霧裡。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡplqO3BpIDO
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsXrLlwwkr
船夫跛了一條腿，但他從不提這條腿是怎麼傷的，還有他這麼一大把年紀了，為什麼不找個女人、生個孩子來替他負擔生活重擔。每當有人問起這些事，他總會怒目相視，然後送你一打穢言污語。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmM4PWuJpw
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXTykqjFPhy
他的財產只有那條小船。他每天從霧河的東岸划往西岸，將某些小商家所購買的的貨物從這一頭載到另一頭，抽取微薄的費用，然後載從那一頭載些客人到這一頭回來，這裡得到的船資或許比較豐厚些，但不怎麼穩定。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYYD3mVgRW
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttUSMogKlr
總之，不管怎總是能找到賺錢的活兒幹。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKCavwzmLo
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4es7phWLZ8
像他這樣的人，得自己找活幹，因為沒有人會給你飯吃。一切都得自力更生。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAOYkOMchf
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWkswcoscE
他走到河岸邊。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUoVe2zPcl
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmdTQBK8g2
這條切過蘭登城東南邊，與大河交會、直入大海的長河，將這座城市分成兩邊。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4nX0ipz8G
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJYG1dPDYi
較小的這邊比較貧困，較大的那邊比較富裕，也繁忙得多。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJYCWxgtVo
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbHWQkksZn
但無論繁榮還是衰敗，都在同一座城市裡。而對船夫而言，一切和他溫飽無關的事情都沒有在意的必要。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6m8i4MreU
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJWO84OKBh
無論人如何改變、天氣是好是壞，這條河永遠都會在，而船夫也只是日復一日地、在霧河上來來去去。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YHU36Oy07
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3liYAnOKf
他的住所就在河岸邊不遠，一間小小的、以木材和泥磚搭建成的小屋，但因為他沒有錢賄賂河務官讓他在自己家門前設立船樁，所以他只能每天花三分昂的租金在碼頭租船樁，然後在清晨的時候，走過瀰漫著霧的河岸，過去上工。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡepeKSNfUDW
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9MRe03y8T
這日，船夫不是最早到的那一個。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxny01uw1c
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUvAIaaohHk
在他來到自己的船樁前，四周已經有其他船家正在裝載貨物。而他被分配到運送的貨物已經堆在他租下的船樁旁的岸上，一名穿著髒兮兮襯衫、麻布袋裁製成短褲的男孩正靠著那些貨物打量。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQgJA3faXg
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj20IIBkblt
最近幾天，從霧河東岸要運到西岸的東西增加不少，每日往來的人也便多了。有時候，船夫還會接到河務官的要求，要他們幫忙運些東西來到這一邊，政府出錢總是很大方，因此船夫也樂得聽從指示。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxo6kXIDRxF
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dZBfUaPM2
不過這樣一萊，靠他一個人得速度就不夠了。雖然不服氣，但船夫還是得承認他得力氣已不如從前。所以他雇用了一個男孩，用一天半里昂和午餐的代價，來分擔自己搬貨物的勞動工作。船夫覺得這可能是這一年來他做過最明智的決定了。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQj3SMLmCMd
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9VUEAvoGW
男孩工作起來很勤快，也很識相，除了問東西要搬到哪之外，不會用討厭的噪音和問題打擾他。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kbNrPRyLy
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0wMwsmPz9
「來吧，小子，上工了。」他走到男孩身邊，用拐杖敲敲他的小腿，惡聲惡氣地喝道。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZo9ruIHyOZ
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7c8jkE7YLW
「是，先生。」男孩俐落地爬起來，等船夫清點完東西之後，開始將貨物搬到船上。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NKg80vu0F
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMI47kbLI1u
男孩動作迅速，但因為他們已經落後了一些，所以當船夫解下船樁上的繫繩，用槳將裝滿貨物的船撐離河岸時，天際已經一片灰藍，由深至淺，河岸那一端，天空漸漸從灰轉亮。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMyjBoUBsi
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjadi7ijIt
而瀰漫在大河上的霧起也開始淡去，只留下一薄薄的一層，順著漣漪晃動，像從水中升起的光般迷濛。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1wSV0YW8e
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwgR17ruZd
好幾艘船已經離開港口，在河面上四散分開，前往它們的目的地。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq335OhfKE8
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCQbvJdKkG
雖然白霧稀疏，旦仍能遮蔽船隻的身影，讓它們在河面上漂流著就像是一些飄忽的影子。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM1rlnFmVoD
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3jBt96krO
曾有種說法。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEYs0c4cSf8
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霧河。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0FpvppIfs
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPNvhq4ln2
這條有蘭登城就存在的河流——不管它和這城市當時叫做什麼名字——在這座城市裡不甘死去的所有靈魂，最終都會回到這條河上，徘徊不去，所以每當黃昏，這條和尚就會開始瀰漫白霧，然後漸漸擴散至城市的每一個角落、每一條巷道。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2eVosWqcuy
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0W0xz0D4Jy
它是死者之河。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMDvA7tKSM
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQjVYS6MRJ
但對船夫，以及所有在這條河上討生活的人而言。它只是條河，若說有什麼更深刻的意義，那僅只限於它是他們的衣食父母，也是他們日復一日的挑戰。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqkZa8aTN6
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6scI3N6FwW
船夫將滿載貨物的船往上游划去。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWB1SSYLlY
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGUQ2wdNua
這船東西都是要送到上游的船塢去的，很少有船會跑這麼一趟，不過如果有需要，這生意通常是由他來跑。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgwtPCuSTc
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNptXdI9V3
船夫在霧河上來來往往十幾年，比這裡大多數跑船人資歷都要老，而且他只跑城市裡這一段，對這裡的水流再了解不過。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjACSJHLBLQ
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGE7IvalrRg
他一路往上，肌肉糾結的手臂穩穩地撐著船槳，規律而穩健地推動著船隻。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnbaYE6bd9
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgmtik8kUU
他雇用的孩子坐在船頭，雙眼機警地盯著前方，在清晨，霧尚未全部散去的時候，最怕的就是被什麼不知名的浮物絆住船。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCPScRIJ3d
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJBynqdkTm
以前船夫會自己注意，但現在，既然有人分擔，他也樂得輕鬆，只要專心控船就好。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqiznlXHfye
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxnb3UJE58F
不過他還是疏忽了。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbC5YJmEFs2
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡetjv9f2Sz4
當船槳碰到某個重物的時候，老船夫喝罵一聲。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusI6I0enkZ
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp70ZgHJJ1b
「你這個偷懶的小鬼！」他高聲詛咒，「滾過來，小子，看看你是怎麼幹活的！有東西纏上我的槳！」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDBTkRY559
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgiSxLgm7p
「就來，先生。」男孩從他的座位上起身，以輕盈的步伐來到船邊，往槳的方向望去。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhHyOavKod
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLQkAdrKRR
「我沒看到什麼東西，先生。」他瞇眼打量一陣，然後疑惑地抬頭。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHcCxiIJwkw
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxSzc3Nmlw
老船夫仍然在使勁想把他的船槳從束縛中扯出來。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkb7IlZwdVa
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgH3hLkXOUL
「那麼是哪個該死東西纏住了我的槳！如果你什麼都沒看到的話，你的眼睛是生來作什麼用的！」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlfVSayIXnH
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIa294geMg
男孩聳聳肩，並未把船夫的咒罵放在心上，他往河面再探出些身子，試圖透過霧氣看清在河面下的東西——71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyR1BU3X8hn
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4W6LP0Zmz
而他有些收穫，他確實看見了某些......陰影。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0Uf4gDaSl
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmELlxFaEe
但它們不像那些經常出現在合理的障礙物，它們沒有固定形狀，就像一片影子、不斷變化著外型，從底處擴散、上浮，直至表面......71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pQtXqa7Hq
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2ZGGJ72u7
那層擴散的顏色即便在霧裡依然刺目。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98rcfs63Vn
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmpMZcweob
男孩倒吸一口氣，跌坐在船上。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS65q4AWdk8
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUVA97bQhD
他的動作讓小船一陣晃動，船夫腳一滑，手沒握穩丟了槳，這讓他怒氣驟升，「你這小子！看你幹的好事！」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZIvhkxegO
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYas7kcnqSo
「快看，先生。」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlK87ZWT4z
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8lFNtA2xiA
但男孩顫抖著指向前方的手很快轉移了他的注意力。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4fm4rO3mY
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zw6eJlp0A
船夫轉頭看去，同樣不可置信地瞠大了眼。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FLpeLD8Nr
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJsdciqaSG
「喔，我的老天......上帝保佑......」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfMMpQFDCU
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhp2nabuX4
在河面上擴散開的，是妖豔的鮮紅。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4cdAvwZBE
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutFSBbC31T
只會綻放在陸地上的顏色，在河面上，以不祥的速度迅速擴散，以船為中心，像感染似地朝四面八方蔓延，擴張著這顏色的領域。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlH9crURyS
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCBNWVrWc3
然而詛咒還沒結束。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO19C1WnAhM
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmyAgDb4yp
隨著下沉的船槳，解放了它的束縛的東西浮上，在船側現身。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7u1DSZBGy
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGZ5qQceRZ
一開始是蒼白的皮膚，然後是黑沉地有如絕望的髮絲在一片血紅裡飄搖。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3XaSTob8t
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQSFO5id8K
失去了上下眼皮而裸露在外的眼珠朝著天，猙獰控訴它所遭遇到的命運。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvm1X7Ij4F
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO723LKfXO2
浮腫而雪白的血肉幾乎和那些被啃咬、露出的骨頭同樣淒慘。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOF3xrcQ8Ti
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFJrvA3iPT
——河底浮上兩具浮腫殘破的死屍，連同足以染紅整條霧河的血液......71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa0HkrtkCvT
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