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他一直盯著那瑟縮牆角的小女孩。721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdUNIXbzc9
721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7Q5oI1l22
看著她因嚴寒而打顫，看著她為取暖而不斷劃下火柴，看著她對著火光傻傻發笑，看著她的微笑僵住，看著她一動也不動。721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5Z688ZAYO
721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMscXkgLsJx
他潛步走近，確認她停止呼吸後，俐落地將那小小的遺體放入大布袋裡，匆匆前往諾克斯博士的辦公室。721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngGnzCi7tV
721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFjYzBCnMI
聽聞合法的屍體供應不能滿足研究需求，不少解剖學家願意花大錢偷偷買下來源不明的屍體。諾克斯博士就是當中尤其闊綽的一個。721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFf0U4tB1E
721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqVEZlMqJE
但諾克斯博士見到他帶來的貨色，不禁眉頭一皺。721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qgFMZUfcm
721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXMR6eFwxJ
他慌忙補上一句謊話：「這是我的親人。你肯定不會惹上麻煩。」721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGJFKWSgtG
721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLVxnx8ZVj
諾克斯博士還是認為這貨不值一個好價錢：「如果你真的那麼缺錢，可以帶走她的財物賣掉。」721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfGPre4nH0
721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHmC9SloQV
他沒奈何，但只得接受。721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThOE6YxFUT
721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsL4ka2kkE
他小心翼翼地翻動小女孩的遺體。除了因著諾克斯博士的要求（切勿毀壞遺體），亦因著對她的歉意。721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSiEbvNc0iA
721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqbFK0ZYck
無人生來就是壞傢伙。若非一貧如洗，他決不幹此缺德非法勾當！721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbEc8ZpsXZV
721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvhiZbRpKh
領取報酬後，他帶著小女孩的遺物離開辦公室。721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzJO8uebbT
721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxExN4m3SLb
肅殺街景和溫暖的辦公室形成強烈對比，他一下子接受不來、反應不了，愣在原地倍感悲悽。721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYqo9OcC3F
721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK3ivVRnQkF
城中大鐘不合時宜地響起十二下鐘聲。721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nHnsklMi3
721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LyuUeeH4Y
「聖誕快樂！」721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKxFtTmFWy
721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwsHfJs8Hiy
「新年快樂！」721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEZo6q0ito
721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRj89M09nw
鄰近富戶不約而同傳出歡呼聲、祝福聲，訴說對未來的憧景與盼望。721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2LCouU7aN
721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡst4e99ooO0
未來？那小女孩已沒有未來——她剛凍死街頭。721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7cEp1nz3XF
721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhfTMzNEmH
倏忽飄雪漫天。721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88ZqYHkqq8
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寒氣徹骨。721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHUMbE0p8O
721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqCRzeRJAV
回家吧。721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLP463EjG3Q
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走進貧民窟，拐入曲折的小路，十分鐘後才抵達家門前。721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2oiPTREjx
721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9A6w0f28tc
門開。發現病入膏肓的兒子迷迷糊糊地伏在枱邊喊凍喊餓。721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5H5R46H8l
721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvKQEY2pRw
他上前一把擁兒子入懷，多麼希望剛才含笑離世的不是小女孩，而是懷中親兒。
註：721Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz1qwyLblUW
*取材自1827-1828年英國「伯克與海爾謀殺案」+安徒生童話《賣火柴的小女孩》
