2157年8月5日,凌晨三點,草原生態保育P區,史密斯列車499Please respect copyright.PENANAwHIEGXhu8H
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經過長時間的行駛,史密斯列車離開海底隧道、抵達非洲。沿路的自然風光及熱情居民,多少洗刷掉泰勒死去的不安。再幾個月就要實行計畫,史密斯內部不宜再有突發狀況,所有人都在心中祈禱,希望這幾個月能平安順利。499Please respect copyright.PENANAavHhJoR0iK
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安靜的夜晚,排行老三的艾琳.史密斯躺在床上。她最近比較少發作,所有人──包括她自己──以為事情正朝好的方向發展。499Please respect copyright.PENANAiYg2N6KaSH
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可惜終究事與願違。499Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1aRDZZPsH
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「……!」499Please respect copyright.PENANAwYexRIQz7v
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沒來由地睜開眼睛,艾琳發現,一名陌生的女孩正站在她旁邊。漆黑的房間,女孩穿著一襲紅色和服,留著可愛的黑色短髮,漆黑的眼珠映照出艾琳驚恐的臉。499Please respect copyright.PENANAUAIfR0QRDp
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「是誰……!?」499Please respect copyright.PENANAZNxVnya5w6
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艾琳嚇得裹住棉被、縮到牆邊。房裡突然出現陌生的人,艾琳很害怕,可是,她沒有向外求救。499Please respect copyright.PENANAzUNqzlJcLd
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她覺得好熟悉。499Please respect copyright.PENANAy0pcSMQVsD
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彷彿在哪見過女孩,或者,與她相似的人。499Please respect copyright.PENANAmWVzba5xxb
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「我是MIO(みお)。」499Please respect copyright.PENANA5MTfbfC6mF
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女孩很有禮貌地自我介紹:「MIO的み,MIO的お。」499Please respect copyright.PENANASNid1Yspxz
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「MIO……?」499Please respect copyright.PENANAzex954LlMq
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聽到這個名字,一瞬間,艾琳感到迷茫。她的意識突然飄到很遠、很遠的地方,嘴巴自己說:499Please respect copyright.PENANA9vAJHAECYf
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「不是MIA(みあ)嗎?」499Please respect copyright.PENANAjRHrmNYPWy
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MIO睜大眼睛,剎那,艾琳飄走的意識回來。她不知道自己剛才說了什麼,但顯然,MIO動搖了。499Please respect copyright.PENANAWcFNMzsYL1
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「我現在不是MIA。」499Please respect copyright.PENANAnVX4VIdBEJ
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MIO動搖的時間沒有太長,她很快就恢復理智,告訴艾琳:「我是MIO,是博洋的MIO。」499Please respect copyright.PENANAr6XawxwOax
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艾琳聽不懂她在說什麼。499Please respect copyright.PENANAaDe1HXMwn1
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「妳呢?」MIO突然指著她,「妳是誰?」499Please respect copyright.PENANAZ8qWs29Xqa
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「我……」艾琳愣了愣,「我是艾琳(Irene)。」499Please respect copyright.PENANA3HyxulS0yc
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「不對!」MIO嚴厲糾正:「妳不是艾琳!」499Please respect copyright.PENANAnxnMoBC9bR
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「我一直是艾琳啊。」艾琳糊塗了,「我是艾琳.史密斯(Irene Smith),我……!」499Please respect copyright.PENANAcnPZ44cuTF
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「妳是葛蕾絲(Grace)。」499Please respect copyright.PENANAIHVDvCPQgr
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MIO說出了那個名字。499Please respect copyright.PENANA8WsSzKMM7S
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「你是里奧的妹妹、尼可的媽媽。」499Please respect copyright.PENANAh1CVyg7u5P
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「……不。」艾琳的視線飄到一邊,「我不是……」499Please respect copyright.PENANApPwv3S7ezx
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「妳是懷特。」MIO自顧自地說:「嫁到希波克拉底,妳還是懷特。」499Please respect copyright.PENANA49muWwnLDM
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艾琳連破碎的語句都吐不出來。就在這時,MIO張開雙臂,面無表情地說:499Please respect copyright.PENANAo9umwZ4KoL
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「回來吧,葛蕾絲。」499Please respect copyright.PENANAnmC4ezDNH0
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──她的聲音來自神社。499Please respect copyright.PENANAXsPjU3w6wZ
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「有人渴望妳的回歸,這是以人命為代價的『交換』。」499Please respect copyright.PENANAqIXBdnkxHR
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──神社供奉的不是高宇維,是MIO。499Please respect copyright.PENANAAxWsUEBUbH
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「所以,回應這份渴望吧,葛蕾絲。」499Please respect copyright.PENANAOa1WlpIQMf
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──這是「MIO」的意志。499Please respect copyright.PENANAjIDpv0rDMU
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「『交換』成立。」499Please respect copyright.PENANAXBYrJfe2qj
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「……!」499Please respect copyright.PENANA1wKpA3MjiN
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話甫落,艾琳的眼前一片空白,只覺得頭很暈、很暈,天旋地轉,彷彿墜入一片未知的黑暗中。她抱著頭,來到一個奇怪的地方。她的房間不見了,床也不見了。艾琳坐在一棵大樹下,空氣又濕又悶,目光所及的地方、長滿白色的香菇,密集得讓人不舒服。499Please respect copyright.PENANADvm1SbFnfT
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「這是,什麼……?」499Please respect copyright.PENANAXhixKWtCkT
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艾琳試著呼喊,周遭一個人也沒有,只有上千朵香菇圍繞在身邊、虎視眈眈地盯著她。艾琳看得眼花撩亂,打算起身,發現自己動彈不得。499Please respect copyright.PENANARl59vzwrki
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「啊……啊啊!」499Please respect copyright.PENANAmVHXuc6ylg
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下一秒,艾琳的右手臂長出一朵一朵香菇。她嚇得跌在地上,想把香菇拔掉,但一用力,手臂就疼痛無比,香菇的根已經深入她的皮肉。她的左手臂也長出香菇,然後是腳、肚子、脖子……蔓延到臉上。499Please respect copyright.PENANAda3mzvnaUl
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「不要!不要啊……!」499Please respect copyright.PENANA7A9zLKkZyP
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香菇正在吸收艾琳,她的身體越來越虛弱,整個人倒在香菇群裡。499Please respect copyright.PENANAHW49Fzt4Hk
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「哥哥,奧斯卡哥哥……!」499Please respect copyright.PENANAjtZ6tAglHq
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「救……我……」499Please respect copyright.PENANAPbRH0tn0JO
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伸出的手停止顫抖,不出幾秒,她整個人被香菇吞沒,一根骨頭也不剩。499Please respect copyright.PENANAWdeUgDjHmu
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2157年8月5日,凌晨四點,史密斯列車499Please respect copyright.PENANAFBbwsnxWxf
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「……!」499Please respect copyright.PENANArvL3ugdqrz
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睜開眼睛,葛蕾絲.懷特從艾琳的床上醒來,MIO人已不見蹤影。499Please respect copyright.PENANAN4u7U6CIe5
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「哈……哈……?」499Please respect copyright.PENANAI5oX1sU89t
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她喘著氣,一時沒搞清楚狀況,直到看見自己的銀白色長髮,葛蕾絲才意識到,自己復活了。499Please respect copyright.PENANALon8xEGkeW
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「真的……假的……?」499Please respect copyright.PENANAl4o9oe0Gr2
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要復活,事情沒那麼簡單。葛蕾絲發現床頭櫃上放著手機,上面顯示今天的日期:2157年8月5日。499Please respect copyright.PENANAHyTVKQKDlC
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「2157?才十幾年……?」499Please respect copyright.PENANAjSO88Impj1
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葛蕾絲瞪大眼睛。再怎麼順利,也無法用這麼短的時間復活。所有被寄生體的記憶都留在葛蕾絲腦中,其中,艾琳生前的最後一刻,遇見一名紅色和服的女孩,葛蕾絲知道她是誰。499Please respect copyright.PENANACyaXZJ4mqk
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「那個……我記得,是NAGI(なぎ)的女兒,叫作MIA。」499Please respect copyright.PENANAUnmTFALOGq
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葛蕾絲低頭沉思。她的髮色和里奧一樣,但她沒有琉璃色的眼睛,而是和尼可拉斯一樣的藍色。499Please respect copyright.PENANAgbVXugiUyU
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「交換……原來如此,是假海龜。用她的水果塔,我確實能立刻復活,但代價是……人命?誰的命?誰跟那女孩許下這種『交換』?」499Please respect copyright.PENANAMuO3EULVMU
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葛蕾絲越想越不對勁,這時,她注意到艾琳的手機桌布。那是一張全家福,所有的史密斯兄弟姊妹聚在一起,每個人臉上都掛著大大的笑容,看起來十分溫馨、幸福,看得葛蕾絲十分心痛。499Please respect copyright.PENANAhGyVzUn2eE
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她環視房間。艾琳.史密斯,房間的主人,成為她復活的祭品。強烈的罪惡感湧上葛蕾絲心頭,她看著艾琳的手機桌布,兩行眼淚當場流下。499Please respect copyright.PENANAQT6oxA1060
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「我的天,妳還這麼年輕……!」499Please respect copyright.PENANAOiBnsWXMmc
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這名妙齡少女因她而死,葛蕾絲將艾琳的手機放在胸前。雖然沒資格悲傷,葛蕾絲的心還是好痛、好痛……她因艾琳重生,無辜的艾琳卻因她而死。499Please respect copyright.PENANAwfDKYgHLjL
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「對不起……親愛的,對不起……!」499Please respect copyright.PENANAHgQ1WO938J
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生命自有盡頭,葛蕾絲寧可順應天命,也不要用犧牲他人的方式復活,所以她千交代、萬交代,絕對不能這麼做。葛蕾絲相信里奧,也相信他的丈夫,和MIO交換的不是他們,那又會是誰?499Please respect copyright.PENANA8a4gaiALsO
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「……。」499Please respect copyright.PENANARVlFCMOgJy
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抹去眼淚,葛蕾絲振作起來。她必須在被發現前、逃出史密斯列車,然而,手指碰到窗戶的剎那,警報器竟被觸動,刺耳的「叭──叭──」聲響起。警報響起的瞬間,窗戶也豎起一根根鐵柵欄、當場封死。499Please respect copyright.PENANAf2meLDKMpM
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葛蕾絲瞪大眼睛,下一秒,身後的房門被踹開,奧斯卡與眾史密斯兄弟姊妹衝進來,包圍了葛蕾絲。499Please respect copyright.PENANA8LuaFXpnqJ
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「果然是妳,葛蕾絲.懷特!」499Please respect copyright.PENANANkrXa8sq9X
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奧斯卡率領其他十個弟妹,所有人手裡都拿著武器。奧斯卡對葛蕾絲大吼:「死得不乾不淨的東西,妳對我妹妹做了什麼!?」499Please respect copyright.PENANARUBZHzSxU0
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身為懷特、里奧的妹妹,葛蕾絲自然不是泛泛之輩,她非常冷靜。499Please respect copyright.PENANAy5FqTrWU1E
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「死了。」499Please respect copyright.PENANAmYJZtHlB7n
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她伸手,將銀白色的長髮撥到背後,「艾琳.史密斯,已經死了。」499Please respect copyright.PENANA28kTCkHQ8Q
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葛蕾絲的話使現場一片譁然,奧斯卡氣得握緊拳頭,突然,坐輪椅的特蕾莎.史密斯開口:499Please respect copyright.PENANAuGBbQwDVNq
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「泰勒哥哥也是妳殺死的,對吧?」499Please respect copyright.PENANAhh4m1GYByM
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「哈?」499Please respect copyright.PENANAMeuaZQ09KQ
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其他人沉默。葛蕾絲露出不解的表情,「甘我屁事,那傢伙不是自殺嗎?」499Please respect copyright.PENANAJvSkedYM3l
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「泰勒哥哥才不會自殺!」特蕾莎咬牙切齒,「是妳!妳用艾琳姊姊的身體,殺了泰勒哥哥!」499Please respect copyright.PENANAs2nQ0YQT0e
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「小鬼,沒有證據,就別亂說話。」葛蕾絲露出不屑的表情,「沒教養的東西。妳如果是我女兒,我一定把妳打死。」499Please respect copyright.PENANAa3zGZXEYcG
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「有妳這種母親,我也寧可死。」499Please respect copyright.PENANACjBDmbPPbL
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這話不是特蕾莎說的,而是奧斯卡。他的臉色非常可怕,好像矇上一層陰影,看來他相信了特蕾莎的話。499Please respect copyright.PENANAHKuhrN2BEO
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「殺了她!!」499Please respect copyright.PENANAMGKoUb02FC
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「不用等計畫實行,我直接用妳的命,和高宇維宣戰!」499Please respect copyright.PENANAQAw1lp2qJq
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奧斯卡一聲令下,所有史密斯一湧而上。葛蕾絲徒手迎擊,用腳踢開所有武器,左右手輪番出拳,打在敵人的胸、臉、肚,將史密斯一個個打退。奧斯卡率領眾弟妹、準備展開第二波攻勢,葛蕾絲以極快的速度,將房裡的長桌踹到他們面前、逼他們後退;奧斯卡等人剛躲過長桌,回神,發現葛蕾絲不見蹤影。499Please respect copyright.PENANAJZ0172CVd9
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「把她找出來!」499Please respect copyright.PENANAZ94stqRcBq
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奧斯卡動了殺心,氣得大吼:499Please respect copyright.PENANAxwF51vIncz
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「所有出入口都被封死,我看她能躲到哪去!」499Please respect copyright.PENANAYeaxkanPHo
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2157年8月5日,凌晨五點,史密斯列車499Please respect copyright.PENANA9PedzTEYNI
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史密斯列車很大,整整十五節車廂,每節車廂都有半個籃球場的長寬。所有對外門窗都被封死,葛蕾絲知道自己遲早會被抓住,此刻的她需要救援。499Please respect copyright.PENANAGjUhOcp6p6
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「我的天,這個起床運動太刺激了。」499Please respect copyright.PENANAZmDBSgyK6t
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暫時躲在裝食物的大箱子中,葛蕾絲正在想辦法。沒有神與畜的戒指,她聯絡不到里奧,也聯絡不到赫密士。499Please respect copyright.PENANAXXi3kmK6Cx
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「……對了!」499Please respect copyright.PENANAeqRkO9jk6f
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從口袋拿出艾琳的手機,葛蕾絲輸入記憶中的號碼、按下通話鍵。沒多久,另一邊的人接起電話,葛蕾絲謝天謝地,開口:499Please respect copyright.PENANAw6oSiRI5qO
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「嗨,艾莉絲,好久不見。」499Please respect copyright.PENANAxLD4jJUMse
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她喘著氣,露出尷尬的笑容,說:499Please respect copyright.PENANAlLl90TMs4H
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「能麻煩您,幫我聯絡宇維少爺嗎?」