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警察與神父的祈願篇55Please respect copyright.PENANAdhZ5qEKE04
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“請妳說我是世界上最討厭的人”——威斯特-威爾斯·皮格爾55Please respect copyright.PENANAipFmrqSYQx
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“我隻是在想如何對你說再見”——凱西-凱薩琳·華德55Please respect copyright.PENANAKkuGEwmbE3
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寒氣充斥於黑暗當中。55Please respect copyright.PENANAOf6h8TFmZ7
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地下室一片空蕩,金屬建材外露,無數管路及絕緣纜線委蛇盤繞在牆壁和地闆,營造出酷似生物體內的混沌空間。55Please respect copyright.PENANArOfs9r0MCG
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這裡恐怕是最先進的研究設施——而且是正當研究者絕對不會涉足,經過隔離的氣密區塊。那難以靠近的靜謐光景看來像安頓高貴遺體的聖祠,也像用來關起兇惡怪物的牢籠。55Please respect copyright.PENANA2wP8HgxByv
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透過彌漫的純白霧氣,緊急照明顯得朦朧閃爍。55Please respect copyright.PENANAj17btu1Cmz
那片霧忽然變濃了。55Please respect copyright.PENANAdycWS5NcsY
渦旋的濃霧變密,不久就化成了一道具實體的女性身影。55Please respect copyright.PENANAk354tDUl0V
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那是個穿黑色皮革大衣的女子,外表看來十七、八歲左右。頭發是烏黑色,仍有少女氣息的面容感覺不出暴戾之氣,無心的動作間甚至流露出一絲高雅。55Please respect copyright.PENANAaUTDmVizfJ
這樣的她當下表情顯得緊繃。55Please respect copyright.PENANADcWCRaGkHX
深紅雙眸凝視著地下研究室的中央處。55Please respect copyright.PENANAOjOFm7na0K
安放於金屬台座上的透明冰塊。55Please respect copyright.PENANA3CSLBggoeT
冰塊直徑應該超過六公尺,宛如裁切精美的寶石,呈現出複雜具人工性質的多面體。55Please respect copyright.PENANAGwSGqFtCpF
冰塊中心浮現一道環抱雙腿沉睡的嬌小人影。55Please respect copyright.PENANARBixOLNAjy
像極幽靈的黑髮少女。55Please respect copyright.PENANAxGs7RalZma
帶著不祥感的美麗幽靈在寒冷冰棺中仍靜靜沉眠,好似被魔女下了詛咒的睡美人——55Please respect copyright.PENANAhmFTWyUSgo
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「…………」55Please respect copyright.PENANAgFq1WscsnM
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黑髮女子瞪著冰棺,緩緩舉起右手。55Please respect copyright.PENANAHMu8jNTGyV
她手裡握著的,是折疊式黑色十字弓。55Please respect copyright.PENANAh1Ygz0hOyd
十字弓槍身已經上箭——閃耀銀光的金屬箭。直徑近四公分的那玩意與其稱為「箭」,表面刻滿密密麻麻的文字,綻發出幽亮的青白色光芒。55Please respect copyright.PENANAqNdEXA8u8w
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「……原諒我…………」55Please respect copyright.PENANAUnhfFFshtK
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女子閉上眼,懺悔似的低聲細語。55Please respect copyright.PENANAI3J4VeQwQY
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「筱崎·幸子…………請原諒……我們將妳復活……」55Please respect copyright.PENANAutnwafNwPJ
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她用力咬唇,手指伸入十字弓扳機。55Please respect copyright.PENANATABgygu86E
手臂微微顫抖著,弓弦厲鳴。55Please respect copyright.PENANAOJUGZPAw4N
銀箭射出,撕裂結凍的大氣並穿進冰棺當中。55Please respect copyright.PENANAtwMjrIxhlt
瞬時間,眩目閃光染上眼簾。55Please respect copyright.PENANAnyzttukbFc
解放的銀劍暴發失控將交繞的管路及纜線震飛,由混凝土構成的天花闆隨之坍塌。55Please respect copyright.PENANAzRSuAXWII5
冰塊伴隨轟然巨響碎散了。在純白寒氣吹襲下,少女的發絲緩緩飛揚。55Please respect copyright.PENANA3DxGcCMAo6
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鎖鏈的觸感讓威斯特,威爾斯·皮格爾醒了。55Please respect copyright.PENANA0iD9A3sOlc
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那是在施工現場常見的帶著薄薄紅鏽的鋼製鏈條。雙臂受製於鎖鏈的威爾斯被人硬是捆在看似廉價的鋼管椅上。55Please respect copyright.PENANAMdrcvH8bTT
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「這……怎麼回事……?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAINHnX4qwGZ
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他眨了眨還沒完全睜開的眼皮,滿臉困惑地擡頭。55Please respect copyright.PENANAeXGpjEa3kR
房裏古色盎然,令人聯想到中世紀城邸。參差原石砌成的牆壁質地厚實且給人窒息感。夕陽近似血色,照進了鑿穿石壁形成的小小窗口,鋪滿地闆的深緋色地毯也已褪色,是個陌生的房間。55Please respect copyright.PENANAccDIwYd6Hg
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「手銬?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAh9v8u5gWa6
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金屬勒在皮膚上的冰冷觸感讓威爾斯微微驚呼。看來不隻雙臂,讓人扳到背後的左右手腕也被固定在椅子上了。55Please respect copyright.PENANAMo91l0SIzS
這是好萊塢電影中常見的姿勢,想背叛組織的小混混被人逮住拷問時,就是這副模樣。55Please respect copyright.PENANAEyscaTJEmo
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怎麼回事——威爾斯心裡一片混亂,拼命扭身掙紮。55Please respect copyright.PENANAFfvhu43MHz
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但鎖鏈沒有蘇鬆開的跡象。即使威爾斯是男性,也無法靠臂力掙脫。55Please respect copyright.PENANATZGbqe9RQG
就算這樣,不死心的威爾斯仍頑強反抗——結果大概是鎖鏈摩擦聲太刺耳,附近傳來有人被驚擾醒來的動靜。55Please respect copyright.PENANAxOP4qVC8Rh
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「嗯……?什麼啊?這是什麼聲音?」55Please respect copyright.PENANA4oH1jGd8W5
「……凱薩琳?是妳嗎?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAFAdYqLoOkk
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威爾斯硬是轉頭,將視線移到聲音傳來的方向。55Please respect copyright.PENANAfB5M2Sdze2
能看見坐在椅子上的女子身影,,位置恰與被綁的威爾斯背對背,亮麗髮型髮色染得光鮮,服裝裝飾得獨具品味,是凱西,凱薩琳·華德那熟悉的背影。55Please respect copyright.PENANA6xejvEADhB
然而,她同樣被綁在椅子上,差別頂多在於捆住她的是細繩,而非鎖鏈。開凱西身為力氣綿薄的女生,當然沒有本事掙脫。55Please respect copyright.PENANAqIEMcAImDp
她朝自己被綁的身體看了一會兒,然後才問:55Please respect copyright.PENANALMTLPITBVr
「……威爾斯?這是什麼狀況啊?怎麼搞的?你該不會有綁女生取樂的性癖好吧……?」55Please respect copyright.PENANA2aqZiLYiEq
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一臉傻眼的凱西半眯著眼朝威爾斯瞪了過來。她似乎將這莫名其妙的狀況當作是威爾斯的惡作劇了。55Please respect copyright.PENANAjXmkHHjyMg
意外受冤枉的威爾斯猛搖頭否認:55Please respect copyright.PENANAMbV64McueR
「我才沒有那種扭曲的性癖好,我也是一醒來就發現自己被綁在這裡啦」55Please respect copyright.PENANAHQZgKy1IuB
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「你也被綁了……」55Please respect copyright.PENANAi0kFquI5et
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凱西重新確認繩子真的解不開,這才露出了畏懼之色。一醒來就待在陌生場所,全身又受到束縛,會覺得不安也是難免吧。55Please respect copyright.PENANAFTcwsKh6ln
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「對了,這裡是哪裡?還有,我之前為什麼會睡著?」55Please respect copyright.PENANA2P6CEHKE5s
「我記得我看到葛雷神父——」55Please respect copyright.PENANApvEuye885G
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威爾斯用剛醒來的腦袋開始追尋模糊的記憶。55Please respect copyright.PENANAc0UnzzUtjo
他在大樓的5F遊蕩完之後,下回4F,可是卻看到亞伯拉旱·葛雷神父拿著十字弓追殺而來。55Please respect copyright.PENANALlGgNylyik
接著在逃跑的途中,遇到拿著手槍朝自己跑過來的瑞吉兒·加德納——55Please respect copyright.PENANAMR9hMAEsbT
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「我想起來了……!」55Please respect copyright.PENANA2ELsoM86BW
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凱西粗魯地將鋼管椅晃得吱嘎作響,然後使勁轉頭。55Please respect copyright.PENANACaiUmZGD5G
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「喂,威爾斯!你跟我說你是祈願的惡魔,可是到頭來你還是被瑞吉兒襲擊了,到底是怎麼回事?!」55Please respect copyright.PENANAidhLnHYvje
「啊……」55Please respect copyright.PENANAFoXZjy02Om
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原來妳想到的是這個——威爾斯懶散地歎了氣。55Please respect copyright.PENANAyjLZX75nUW
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「什麼嘛!而且瑞吉兒居然還跟那個叫蘇菲亞的小ㄚ頭聯手……況且丹尼醫生還被蘇菲亞擊殺了,你們這些惡魔真是令人頭痛啊」55Please respect copyright.PENANAPu65frfzKL
「沒……沒有……我想,我並沒有那麼誇張」55Please respect copyright.PENANAzorYgRMVKN
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威爾斯被凱西興師問罪的氣勢嚇到,反駁得支支吾吾。55Please respect copyright.PENANA5f4vRnktIi
而且她對威爾斯的說詞更是不以為然地冷冷「哦」了一聲,繼續追究:55Please respect copyright.PENANAfwU63rVeOj
「除了被瑞吉兒襲擊,你該不會也被神父大人的十字弓差點射中了吧?」55Please respect copyright.PENANADJmhfZHqnm
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「妳……妳怎麼會知道……!」55Please respect copyright.PENANA4c7cbKhRkB
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威爾斯不由得說溜嘴以後才發現自己失言。凱西用毫無感情的眼睛冷冷地瞪了過來。55Please respect copyright.PENANArrNwCid0UK
掌心汗濕的威爾斯急著辯解:55Please respect copyright.PENANAAKFSQjfzDQ
「等……等一下,不是這樣的。那是出於很多因素,我不得已才……」55Please respect copyright.PENANAElrBCV8dIF
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「我記得威爾斯你從小就很常輸給別人吧?」55Please respect copyright.PENANA2O7dsRsjvt
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凱西用了像是壓抑著怒氣的淡然口吻質疑。55Please respect copyright.PENANACd7SYFuY8E
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唔——威爾斯頓時語塞。除去現在不談,自己小時候雖然長的不錯,但不知為什麼實力是如此的弱。就算剛其他比自己小的小孩,玩最簡單的猜拳他同樣還是會輸的很慘。55Please respect copyright.PENANA8Meaa6Ud9q
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「……感覺真奇怪」55Please respect copyright.PENANAJRPx0MMQiG
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威爾斯一臉洩氣,在被綁的狀態下聳了聳肩膀。55Please respect copyright.PENANAfGTnWoDOzG
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「哪裡怪?」55Please respect copyright.PENANA0qCXQOfGl5
「呃,我那麼弱,凱薩琳妳應該不會理我才對?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAgElsG2tbXa
「啥?雖然我討厭你的事不會改變,但都認識到現在了,我幹嘛不理你?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAzher5Us0S0
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反問的凱西顯得由衷不解,讓威爾斯一時間不曉得該怎麼回答。55Please respect copyright.PENANAUny3yzCGun
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凱西這個女生是威爾斯自從搬到她隔壁以後就認識的童年玩伴。對於原本就在學校不受歡迎的凱西來說,威爾斯的弱大概也跟自己差不多吧。55Please respect copyright.PENANA2BWQldIB81
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「唉,現在計較那些確實不太對勁」55Please respect copyright.PENANAuW6NPj33XI
「對啊。不過事情變成這樣的原因我當然還是要妳說清楚」55Please respect copyright.PENANAnQtrpZK8bO
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凱西忽然正色凝望威爾斯。55Please respect copyright.PENANA0vMs1bRw6k
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「嗯,總之都是幸子,我並沒有覺得凱薩琳妳……」55Please respect copyright.PENANA3ntPWmm1kO
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話說到一半,威爾斯感到頭暈目眩。55Please respect copyright.PENANAI2KwXkJ7Bb
失足般的不適感,加上讓腦子裏咯嘰作響的劇烈頭痛。55Please respect copyright.PENANAIEvSXVe1Ik
和他以前打算對葛雷說明時一樣要接著說出口的話卻說不上來,理應複蘇的往昔記憶又逐漸陷入黑暗中。55Please respect copyright.PENANA44zmXMJq25
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「……你說的是筱崎·幸子?是指地下室的那個女生?在冰凍中沉睡的——」55Please respect copyright.PENANAFaxBFMS0kl
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出聲確認的凱西似乎對威爾斯沉默下來的模樣感到納悶。不過,她說到一半的話同樣忽然中斷了,她彎下被綁著的身體,痛苦地呼氣。55Please respect copyright.PENANAwBQVSfmzl3
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「好痛……怎麼搞的?頭變得好痛」55Please respect copyright.PENANAhiODZmKTbs
「……凱薩琳?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAumDxowgFhe
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威爾斯嚇得回頭,理解到凱西身上發生了什麼事,使他毛骨悚然。55Please respect copyright.PENANA3f74e8PMHl
即使不清楚原因,威爾斯倒還能接受自己失去記憶,畢竟玩起都市傳說見到了幸子,隻失去部分記憶做為代價,感覺反而算幸運。55Please respect copyright.PENANAjfLANJoNin
但如果連凱西都喪失記憶,那又另當別論了。55Please respect copyright.PENANAHQPFUdZxCR
理應涉身事外的她要是受到影響,就不再是威爾斯一個人的問題了。55Please respect copyright.PENANAaonzRUpNjf
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這代表威爾斯等人的記憶並不是偶然受到事故影響才會喪失,而是被他人刻意剝奪的。55Please respect copyright.PENANAcatrwfPPZH
說不定,連凱西本身也卷入了幸福的幸子小姐的風波中了。55Please respect copyright.PENANA3cnvkiBBnb
恐怕就是因為她在威爾斯身邊的關係——55Please respect copyright.PENANAPs2O9FCtYe
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「——你們果然都想不起來」55Please respect copyright.PENANANNNvS6p5WJ
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陷入焦慮的威爾斯背後傳來一陣靜靜的嗓音。不動聲色地站在牆際暗處的,是個穿著黑白格子服裝的嬌小金發少女。55Please respect copyright.PENANAKK5vzeXhUH
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「瑞吉兒·加德納!」55Please respect copyright.PENANAK3SUSJB29X
「我剛剛有疑問,為什麼蘇菲同學說威斯特先生是個宅男?答案就是威斯特先生玩過幸福的幸子小姐。凱西跟我也是,不然為什麼我們沒有記憶」55Please respect copyright.PENANA1WZfCMZANK
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握著黑色手槍的我來到威斯特先生跟前,腳下沒出聲音。55Please respect copyright.PENANAZc9yhb53vQ
我那異於平時的氛圍讓他有些困惑。55Please respect copyright.PENANA9nilNG41Ik
我現在五官留有一絲年幼氣息,美麗面孔端整且柔中帶剛任。55Please respect copyright.PENANApSCurpw4gM
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我低頭望著被綁的威斯特先生和凱西,用公事公辦的見外語氣繼續說道:55Please respect copyright.PENANAPnAzJRVotM
「不過,這樣子謎團就解開了。原來不隻有我,其他人同樣受了影響」55Please respect copyright.PENANAFxYRTvstLq
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「妳的意思是,所有人的記憶都被操控了……?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAlxRspTGlDk
「是的。雖然不確定記憶是單純被封印,還是遭到剝奪」55Please respect copyright.PENANAsxAp3UolZz
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我淡然答話的模樣讓威斯特先生心裡莫名不安。55Please respect copyright.PENANAGLmcG8LPQ3
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「算了。那碼歸那碼,能不能告訴我這裡是哪裡?瑞吉兒·加德納?話說回來,為什麼我們會被綁在這種地方呢?」55Please respect copyright.PENANA1ZEydBPgMM
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威斯特先生問得婉轉,盡可能避免刺激到我,我面無表情地望著他,間隔一段讓人尷尬的短暫沉默以後,我才喃喃回答:55Please respect copyright.PENANAFU7rFepA2U
「神父大人拜託我綁住你們,而且通往5F的卡片隻有你們兩個知道」55Please respect copyright.PENANAYxyWkFmzbV
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「葛雷神父叫妳綁住我們?」55Please respect copyright.PENANA8XVCKeZwrb
「是的。好像是要讓你們重修舊好」55Please respect copyright.PENANAJpP5JFGVtr
「我跟凱薩琳……」55Please respect copyright.PENANAvtL9tWa4gA
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原來是這麼回事——威斯特先生緊咬嘴唇。55Please respect copyright.PENANAEHiAXQAqYj
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「那麼,是妳將我們帶來這裡的嗎?」55Please respect copyright.PENANA3A5d8Wy2cl
「正是如此。所以我找了兩把椅子,對不起」55Please respect copyright.PENANAZN2cE1XtbZ
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我用不帶感情的語氣賠罪。威斯特先生皺著臉擡頭對她說:55Please respect copyright.PENANArKLYDtQYSw
「狀況我姑且了解了,不過這副鎖鏈和手銬是怎麼搞的?」55Please respect copyright.PENANABAf7uTbBm6
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快放開我們——威斯特先生透露出言外之意,我卻隻是淡然搖頭。55Please respect copyright.PENANAKoGKor40th
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「不好意思,我必須讓你們再維持這樣一陣子」55Please respect copyright.PENANAdbVzZ60OEH
「為什麼?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAnzuJwI2miX
「因為好像還需要一些時間準備」55Please respect copyright.PENANASRSOgdd3xr
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我說著就緩緩邁出步伐,我的腳步在威斯特先生他們身邊繞了一圈。55Please respect copyright.PENANAeCP2bUA64f
到了這時威斯特先生才察覺,以自己和凱西為中心,鋪滿地面的深緋色地毯上畫有奇特圖樣——以好幾重同心圓構成的幾何圖案和符文,散發著格外不祥氣息的魔法陣。55Please respect copyright.PENANAOO2NNIhJRL
我保持沉默,緩緩繞到威斯特先生背後,像是要確認圖形的狀況。我那奇怪的舉動比魔法陣本身更讓人覺得陰森詭異。55Please respect copyright.PENANAqZVFyGiGju
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「……妳說準備……是要準備什麼……?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAejD1VR7sLv
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威斯特先生沙啞問道,繞到他視線死角的我卻沒有回話。結果代我開口的,是之前一直悶不吭聲的凱西。55Please respect copyright.PENANAjWy5nwOqE9
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「欸……我從剛才就很介意,掛在那面牆上的東西是……?」55Please respect copyright.PENANA6yLjUOghcI
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凱西的視線前方是用鐵鉤掛在石壁上的眾多道具——布滿尖刺的椅子和車輪,鋸子和鐵剪,用來夾扁人體的巨大鋼鉗,鐵面具——55Please respect copyright.PENANA3W46kn2mkq
盡管不清楚正確名稱,光看到那不友善的外型就能輕易想像,它們是為了非人道用途才被製造出來的。沾滿於紅色鐵鏽縫隙間的烏黑痕漬,更加深了那些道具的陰森恐怖,以室內擺設的品味而言實在糟透了。55Please respect copyright.PENANAOlzYDTbSo6
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「神父大人說那些是用來拷問罪犯的器具,是中世紀實際使用過的真貨」55Please respect copyright.PENANAGjmWRyMLJd
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於是,我用了毫無感慨的口氣這麼回答,那種平靜反而可怕。55Please respect copyright.PENANA97wTzqdDHj
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「妳……妳說那是拷問器具……」55Please respect copyright.PENANAmxE2Z4oiKo
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威斯特用力咽下唾沫。55Please respect copyright.PENANAfUmKFdIzFJ
我將失神的威斯特先生和凱西關在杳無人煙的房裏拘禁,再加上無數的拷問器具。55Please respect copyright.PENANAc6IdSG6gwD
她打算用那些做什麼——威斯特先生隻能想到不像樣的可能性。55Please respect copyright.PENANActIktUhcXy
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「凱薩琳,雖然我隱約就有預感,但是瑞吉兒·加德納該不會是嫉妒心超強又容易想不開的類型吧?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAJ8PpSJfWj9
「……跟劄克一起的時候,感覺確實具備魔女的素質,可是也有想法偏激的部分啦……」55Please respect copyright.PENANAYTkvkJiPtZ
「因為我知道了幸子,就要殺人滅口?啊——真是的,誰叫瑞吉兒·加德納妳沒想清楚就染指這種棘手貨啦!」55Please respect copyright.PENANA2KvrxqCGXa
「我什麼都沒做!」55Please respect copyright.PENANAMpFyPQDeO5
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被逼急的威斯特先生和凱西壓低聲音竊竊私語。結果——55Please respect copyright.PENANATTjIVnRVnR
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「我現在明白,你們是用什麼眼光看我了」55Please respect copyright.PENANAlnigSH3PTP
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一字不漏聽進耳裡的我嘀咕著,露出了受傷的表情,我的反應意外冷靜。55Please respect copyright.PENANAgWOibCpgMP
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「你們似乎有一些很不禮貌的想像,但是這裡的器具都隻是擺設罷了,並不會實際用來拷問你們」55Please respect copyright.PENANA6ASVKek592
「擺設……為什麼要特地弄來這些東西?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAsyxepduYMk
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威斯特先生用仍有些不安的口氣發問。我深深歎息,然後回答:55Please respect copyright.PENANAB303vAkVyJ
「據神父大人所說,在以前原則上越是經過長久歲月的道具,力量就越強。借著製造者或持有者的意念累積,平凡物體就會得到的屬性——以這個狀況而言,與其說是持有者的意念,或許稱作犧牲者的怨念會更貼切就是了」55Please respect copyright.PENANAdzfIUBAjPT
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原來如此——威斯特先生姑且能理解。55Please respect copyright.PENANAyFxoJWPrLk
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「呃,所以妳要用那些危險的道具做什麼啦!」55Please respect copyright.PENANA5xfyACuY2g
「瑞吉兒·加德納,妳為了要找到艾劄克·佛斯特才會——」55Please respect copyright.PENANA17syx2tE1T
「雖然我想找到劄克,但不是的!」55Please respect copyright.PENANAPniGemdX8n
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威斯特先生和凱西分別投以懷疑的視線,讓我鬧脾氣地鼓起腮幫子。55Please respect copyright.PENANAoHB0HFbJHp
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「可是,就算妳在這種情況下否認——」55Please respect copyright.PENANAWbTYH3M7X4
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威斯特先生帶著困惑的表情說到一半,又忽然停住了。因為他突然察覺,我用來關他們的房間真面目為何了。55Please respect copyright.PENANAETGufTA0CJ
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「……威爾斯?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAj0XLmNuRug
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凱西擔心似的喚了他。然而,威斯特先生隻顧沉默地咬緊牙關。55Please respect copyright.PENANAyt2kWdAScW
陳舊又莊嚴的石砌建築物,彌漫其中的獨特空氣以及周遭充斥的濃密氣息——這一切威斯特先生都曾體驗過。55Please respect copyright.PENANA1GFPTa3Ggz
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「……難道這裡是……」55Please respect copyright.PENANAR8Vsj7AifC
「是的」55Please respect copyright.PENANAVZd5SM3o2L
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我回望威斯特先生沉重地點頭。55Please respect copyright.PENANAlfTKZgDhJj
在這個地方,會擺著嚇人的拷問器具也是可以理解的。55Please respect copyright.PENANA9IHtSgC5CS
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「接下來,我要跟神父大人一起請威斯特先生和凱西取回記憶」55Please respect copyright.PENANALH8vgd4197
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我握緊手槍,望著心生動搖的威斯特先生他們這麼說。55Please respect copyright.PENANA42evowuBG5
然後,我提到了那個詞彙:55Please respect copyright.PENANA3m5036iKKF
「——就在幸福的幸子小姐的房間進行」55Please respect copyright.PENANAOdlcgAYWj8
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「——幸子……那個黑髮女童?」55Please respect copyright.PENANApLMYmTFLQd
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在石牆環抱的城邸裡,凱西的聲音於房間回蕩開來。依然被綁在鋼管椅上的她環顧四周,想確認建築物確實存在。55Please respect copyright.PENANA2GP6mUB3k5
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「聽妳一提,感覺內部倒是有反映出幸子的品味……」55Please respect copyright.PENANAsWlI4prLN0
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或許凱西有些理解了,感歎似的咕噥得很可愛。55Please respect copyright.PENANASkl5B9Y6be
對於她淡定的反應,威斯特先生卻莫名有種類似落單的不安感。55Please respect copyright.PENANANIFXn1Ru81
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「妳接受得還真輕松。我心裡到現在還覺得不太踏實就是了」55Please respect copyright.PENANAnhIWEIG2FE
「會嗎?邪惡精靈或惡魔被關在異世界的故事並不算罕見吧。再說一千零一夜的神燈精靈也算類似的例子啊」55Please respect copyright.PENANAnjytAIJckZ
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是這樣喔——威斯特先生聽了凱西還算說得通的解釋,也跟著釋疑了。55Please respect copyright.PENANAuWkVu096QU
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「先不提那個了,為什麼連我也和威爾斯一起被綁起來?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAvxZv16UUfl
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凱西語帶不滿地向站在旁邊的我發問。55Please respect copyright.PENANAz1T8ejWBlv
我為難似的微微挑眉說:55Please respect copyright.PENANAg9trmMoP2e
「神父大人先前在凱西周圍布了防護,要是亂動會有危險」55Please respect copyright.PENANAcPyuWjCcHe
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「所以這是可以保護我的意思嘍……有那麼嚴重嗎?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAaf4p6DYnOT
「是的,相當嚴重」55Please respect copyright.PENANACbtRGL2qou
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凱西凝望著一臉嚴肅的我,然後默默聳肩。盡管並不是沒有不服之處,她似乎姑且願意信任我。大概吧。55Please respect copyright.PENANAgLH4cKC6AV
接著在下一個瞬間,虛空如漣漪般蕩漾,新的身影無聲無息地出現了。55Please respect copyright.PENANA97J9najtoG
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「呵呵,聰明啊,能讓我省掉說明的工夫真是太好了,凱西——」55Please respect copyright.PENANAmACR95W2kB
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留著一頭梳著油頭的中年男性,用右手打開書本這麼說道。55Please respect copyright.PENANAy4f4XSK5aZ
遠看會讓人誤認成吸血鬼,眼睛沒有瞳孔,脖子上戴著十字架項鏈,身穿如神父一般的紫色長袍的他卻散發著一股不可思議的威嚴感。55Please respect copyright.PENANA6hxdYwBmMS
這位就是在教堂中常見到的神父——創立大樓的亞伯拉旱·葛雷。55Please respect copyright.PENANAQDqLC1qSl0
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凱西被突然出現的神父大人嚇到,不自覺地拉高音調說:55Please respect copyright.PENANAxJtBEBGxpp
「神父大人……!」55Please respect copyright.PENANAOPjlGa4otw
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神父大人像劃弧一樣緩緩走到威斯特先生面前。55Please respect copyright.PENANAiz6SsGiD6Z
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「呃……葛雷神父,你該不會是要幫我們取回記憶吧?雖然我隻有不好的預感,不過你們到底打算怎麼做?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAep6l7morJY
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於是,神父大人一聲不吭地走向陳列於牆邊的拷問器具。他朝那些器具端詳片刻以後,緩緩向一柄類似烹調用松肉錘的鐵錘伸出手說:55Please respect copyright.PENANABVDyTw04re
「患者殺也殺不死是件好事,這樣就不用拿捏力道了」55Please respect copyright.PENANAyIsETgZVYf
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「用物理攻擊?!」55Please respect copyright.PENANAmK25vJrfeg
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掙紮的威斯特先生將捆住全身的鎖鏈弄得吱嘎作響,並且放聲大叫。他認為對喪失記憶的患者施予強烈沖擊,是絕對不可以模仿的錯誤治療法。55Please respect copyright.PENANAdsSCJMnSeK
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「別當真。這是老人開的小玩笑」55Please respect copyright.PENANAvG6GSGurVv
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神父大人一臉無趣地放開松肉錘。55Please respect copyright.PENANAyOdEZ3wVE2
然後同情威斯特先生似的眯著眼,露出嫣然微笑。55Please respect copyright.PENANAogaEwS6GIl
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「基本上,如果敲頭就能讓你們想起來,說不定還比較幸福就是了」55Please respect copyright.PENANAztbImtdyWT
「那是什麼意思,很恐怖耶」55Please respect copyright.PENANA4d8b7etaj6
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由你來說就一點都不好玩了——威斯特先生誇張地皺起臉。55Please respect copyright.PENANAVg8OWtaeIN
此時他才發現,神父大人左手捧著一本老舊的書。55Please respect copyright.PENANAiHsGHv5QnC
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「——那本書?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAq8ACNJ9LPX
「嗯,知道功用吧?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAIU9JKBDPBo
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神父大人貌似佩服地揚起嘴唇。55Please respect copyright.PENANAJsxLPVdRjM
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「是試探祭品的……書」55Please respect copyright.PENANAA4DW3Qcb7m
「沒錯,這是……會為了試探對方而做出提問,會用神秘的紫色煙霧使人陷入幻覺中的書。像平常對祭品所做的一樣,原本這是用於將他人經曆過的事物完全曉得的書。但面對你們這些特殊的人,實在無法期待有那種程度的效果,頂多隻能重現你過去經曆的時間,或者共有那段經驗」55Please respect copyright.PENANA5tLrzwXLMT
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神父大人毫不猶豫地斷言,威斯特先生則在聽懂意思之前先冒出一股不安。55Please respect copyright.PENANAh7rsXyiTpH
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「共有……經曆過的時間……?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAeraiSUM6pn
「通常與幸子相關的事都很難生效,為此才會帶你們到這裡。最糟的情況下,我會讓瑞吉兒·加德納也一起幫忙」55Please respect copyright.PENANA6KNxlBgxpU
「嗯,沒錯」55Please respect copyright.PENANAmiW2MzaE1b
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手握手槍的我毫不遲疑地同意。55Please respect copyright.PENANAwFGho6m0cI
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「您說共有那段時間,是什麼意思?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAk6f2j6QHoO
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凱西徹底忽視發自內心感到害怕的威斯特先生淡然提出疑問。55Please respect copyright.PENANAQP5vaL3lM9
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「就是字面上的意思。在這裡的所有人都能跟著威爾斯重新體驗那段時間,感覺比較接近窺視他的記憶。差別在於,無關本人能不能回想起來,我們都能直接體驗到當時實際發生過的事」55Please respect copyright.PENANAFS2EKoydll
「這樣喔……畢竟記憶就算消失,體驗過的事實還是會留存下來。好比將讀不到的電腦資料移轉到其他硬碟再進行複原吧」55Please respect copyright.PENANAL2GSLzBgRY
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凱西一下子就接受了神父大人的說明。55Please respect copyright.PENANAOroD94Sygy
威斯特先生則不耐煩地歪著嘴,擡頭問神父大人:55Please respect copyright.PENANAmHweFmdKVX
「你們自顧自的講得很高興,可是我的隱私權要怎麼辦?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAIhUvCw5UpH
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「……你有那種東西?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAjNqRzSybYJ
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神父大人一臉不解地反問,喂——威斯特先生放聲吼了出來:55Please respect copyright.PENANAApLxMZ1qtZ
「有吧,每個人都會有一兩件不想被知道的往事啦」55Please respect copyright.PENANAdOI3jVRwKQ
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「你是指讀小學時藏在房間裡的那個遊戲嗎?攻略後宮女生的遊戲——」55Please respect copyright.PENANANYWIND5q2K
「妳怎麼會知道那種事?!」55Please respect copyright.PENANAGOisRhZkyq
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忽然被凱西爆料丟臉的往事,使威斯特先生以愕然的眼神看了她。55Please respect copyright.PENANAg8cqqogkkd
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「露西在打掃房間時發現那套遊戲,就大受打擊地跑來找我商量啦。唉,結果弄清楚以後,才發現那是露西的惡作劇」55Please respect copyright.PENANAtokMABShr2
「唔啊啊啊啊啊……」55Please respect copyright.PENANA1zd6QLjJ8R
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凱西的解釋讓威斯特先生痛到心坎裡,依然被綁著的他直接彎下腰縮成一團。因為連露西也得知秘密的這項事實,深沉黑暗的絕望席卷而來。55Please respect copyright.PENANAAPEtehfb2F
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「攻略後宮?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAqeZ9ark3Jq
「攻略……女生嗎……?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAj0nbomrebh
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神父大人和我望著這樣的威斯特先生,語氣比平時更加冷漠。55Please respect copyright.PENANAFJQfevVQeK
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「差勁」55Please respect copyright.PENANAGWQEMJn74y
「真差勁」55Please respect copyright.PENANAi73PogD9en
「你們煩死了,我可是有很多需求」55Please respect copyright.PENANAzZbxtsc4pO
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認栽的威斯特先生吼得有些自暴自棄,凱西似乎真的傻了眼,歎著氣又問:55Please respect copyright.PENANAB2v26jLgRp
「有很多需求,所以你還有其他類別的?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAzWFWjjCB0s
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「不對,我不是那個意思!」55Please respect copyright.PENANAJiIZ617DhM
「唉……蘇菲同學說的沒錯,果然是個宅男」55Please respect copyright.PENANARSwoj3kIID
「妳那完全不算在替我說話」55Please respect copyright.PENANAM1edVHfnvk
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我一句看開的嘀咕讓威斯特先生露出受傷的表情。55Please respect copyright.PENANABtAv1sBkJ9
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呵呵——神父大人將書一轉,尋開心似的對威斯特先生說:55Please respect copyright.PENANAJf1trUNcj5
「別擔心,我沒必要看你的私生活,要複原的隻有記憶缺漏的部分。換句話說,就是你遇到天神小學的少女——筱崎·幸子有關的部分」55Please respect copyright.PENANACenAyz73JU
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「能那樣處理的話,你一開始就說清楚嘛」55Please respect copyright.PENANAPyaC5L0RVf
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這不是害我白丟臉嗎——威斯特先生恨恨地瞪向那神父大人。55Please respect copyright.PENANA6xhikIYMxK
神父大人用不帶感情的雙眸望著他說:55Please respect copyright.PENANA2EHlUCuOcq
「這恐怕會是一段難過的體驗,對你們來說都一樣」55Please respect copyright.PENANAZaGOdGtBjt
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「嗯,我明白」55Please respect copyright.PENANAgcRSE1xaBr
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威斯特先生和凱西跟我靜靜地點了頭,捆住他全身的鎖鏈顯得格外沉重。55Please respect copyright.PENANAklwHfaXcLy
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「這一點,我心裡有數」55Please respect copyright.PENANAIZKUnzKSmF
「我也是」55Please respect copyright.PENANAaZjAfdz3lS
「同意」55Please respect copyright.PENANA6xieqrOmXW
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下集待續
ns 172.71.255.26da2 “請妳說我是世界上最討厭的人”——威斯特-威爾斯·皮格爾55Please respect copyright.PENANAipFmrqSYQx
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“我隻是在想如何對你說再見”——凱西-凱薩琳·華德55Please respect copyright.PENANAKkuGEwmbE3
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寒氣充斥於黑暗當中。55Please respect copyright.PENANAOf6h8TFmZ7
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地下室一片空蕩,金屬建材外露,無數管路及絕緣纜線委蛇盤繞在牆壁和地闆,營造出酷似生物體內的混沌空間。55Please respect copyright.PENANArOfs9r0MCG
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這裡恐怕是最先進的研究設施——而且是正當研究者絕對不會涉足,經過隔離的氣密區塊。那難以靠近的靜謐光景看來像安頓高貴遺體的聖祠,也像用來關起兇惡怪物的牢籠。55Please respect copyright.PENANA2wP8HgxByv
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透過彌漫的純白霧氣,緊急照明顯得朦朧閃爍。55Please respect copyright.PENANAj17btu1Cmz
那片霧忽然變濃了。55Please respect copyright.PENANAdycWS5NcsY
渦旋的濃霧變密,不久就化成了一道具實體的女性身影。55Please respect copyright.PENANAk354tDUl0V
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那是個穿黑色皮革大衣的女子,外表看來十七、八歲左右。頭發是烏黑色,仍有少女氣息的面容感覺不出暴戾之氣,無心的動作間甚至流露出一絲高雅。55Please respect copyright.PENANAaUTDmVizfJ
這樣的她當下表情顯得緊繃。55Please respect copyright.PENANADcWCRaGkHX
深紅雙眸凝視著地下研究室的中央處。55Please respect copyright.PENANAOjOFm7na0K
安放於金屬台座上的透明冰塊。55Please respect copyright.PENANA3CSLBggoeT
冰塊直徑應該超過六公尺,宛如裁切精美的寶石,呈現出複雜具人工性質的多面體。55Please respect copyright.PENANAGwSGqFtCpF
冰塊中心浮現一道環抱雙腿沉睡的嬌小人影。55Please respect copyright.PENANARBixOLNAjy
像極幽靈的黑髮少女。55Please respect copyright.PENANAxGs7RalZma
帶著不祥感的美麗幽靈在寒冷冰棺中仍靜靜沉眠,好似被魔女下了詛咒的睡美人——55Please respect copyright.PENANAhmFTWyUSgo
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「…………」55Please respect copyright.PENANAgFq1WscsnM
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黑髮女子瞪著冰棺,緩緩舉起右手。55Please respect copyright.PENANAHMu8jNTGyV
她手裡握著的,是折疊式黑色十字弓。55Please respect copyright.PENANAh1Ygz0hOyd
十字弓槍身已經上箭——閃耀銀光的金屬箭。直徑近四公分的那玩意與其稱為「箭」,表面刻滿密密麻麻的文字,綻發出幽亮的青白色光芒。55Please respect copyright.PENANAqNdEXA8u8w
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「……原諒我…………」55Please respect copyright.PENANAUnhfFFshtK
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女子閉上眼,懺悔似的低聲細語。55Please respect copyright.PENANAI3J4VeQwQY
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「筱崎·幸子…………請原諒……我們將妳復活……」55Please respect copyright.PENANAutnwafNwPJ
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她用力咬唇,手指伸入十字弓扳機。55Please respect copyright.PENANATABgygu86E
手臂微微顫抖著,弓弦厲鳴。55Please respect copyright.PENANAOJUGZPAw4N
銀箭射出,撕裂結凍的大氣並穿進冰棺當中。55Please respect copyright.PENANAtwMjrIxhlt
瞬時間,眩目閃光染上眼簾。55Please respect copyright.PENANAnyzttukbFc
解放的銀劍暴發失控將交繞的管路及纜線震飛,由混凝土構成的天花闆隨之坍塌。55Please respect copyright.PENANAzRSuAXWII5
冰塊伴隨轟然巨響碎散了。在純白寒氣吹襲下,少女的發絲緩緩飛揚。55Please respect copyright.PENANA3DxGcCMAo6
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鎖鏈的觸感讓威斯特,威爾斯·皮格爾醒了。55Please respect copyright.PENANA0iD9A3sOlc
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那是在施工現場常見的帶著薄薄紅鏽的鋼製鏈條。雙臂受製於鎖鏈的威爾斯被人硬是捆在看似廉價的鋼管椅上。55Please respect copyright.PENANAMdrcvH8bTT
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「這……怎麼回事……?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAINHnX4qwGZ
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他眨了眨還沒完全睜開的眼皮,滿臉困惑地擡頭。55Please respect copyright.PENANAeXGpjEa3kR
房裏古色盎然,令人聯想到中世紀城邸。參差原石砌成的牆壁質地厚實且給人窒息感。夕陽近似血色,照進了鑿穿石壁形成的小小窗口,鋪滿地闆的深緋色地毯也已褪色,是個陌生的房間。55Please respect copyright.PENANAccDIwYd6Hg
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「手銬?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAh9v8u5gWa6
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金屬勒在皮膚上的冰冷觸感讓威爾斯微微驚呼。看來不隻雙臂,讓人扳到背後的左右手腕也被固定在椅子上了。55Please respect copyright.PENANAMo91l0SIzS
這是好萊塢電影中常見的姿勢,想背叛組織的小混混被人逮住拷問時,就是這副模樣。55Please respect copyright.PENANAEyscaTJEmo
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怎麼回事——威爾斯心裡一片混亂,拼命扭身掙紮。55Please respect copyright.PENANAFfvhu43MHz
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但鎖鏈沒有蘇鬆開的跡象。即使威爾斯是男性,也無法靠臂力掙脫。55Please respect copyright.PENANATZGbqe9RQG
就算這樣,不死心的威爾斯仍頑強反抗——結果大概是鎖鏈摩擦聲太刺耳,附近傳來有人被驚擾醒來的動靜。55Please respect copyright.PENANAxOP4qVC8Rh
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「嗯……?什麼啊?這是什麼聲音?」55Please respect copyright.PENANA4oH1jGd8W5
「……凱薩琳?是妳嗎?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAFAdYqLoOkk
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威爾斯硬是轉頭,將視線移到聲音傳來的方向。55Please respect copyright.PENANAfB5M2Sdze2
能看見坐在椅子上的女子身影,,位置恰與被綁的威爾斯背對背,亮麗髮型髮色染得光鮮,服裝裝飾得獨具品味,是凱西,凱薩琳·華德那熟悉的背影。55Please respect copyright.PENANA6xejvEADhB
然而,她同樣被綁在椅子上,差別頂多在於捆住她的是細繩,而非鎖鏈。開凱西身為力氣綿薄的女生,當然沒有本事掙脫。55Please respect copyright.PENANAqIEMcAImDp
她朝自己被綁的身體看了一會兒,然後才問:55Please respect copyright.PENANALMTLPITBVr
「……威爾斯?這是什麼狀況啊?怎麼搞的?你該不會有綁女生取樂的性癖好吧……?」55Please respect copyright.PENANA2aqZiLYiEq
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一臉傻眼的凱西半眯著眼朝威爾斯瞪了過來。她似乎將這莫名其妙的狀況當作是威爾斯的惡作劇了。55Please respect copyright.PENANAjXmkHHjyMg
意外受冤枉的威爾斯猛搖頭否認:55Please respect copyright.PENANAMbV64McueR
「我才沒有那種扭曲的性癖好,我也是一醒來就發現自己被綁在這裡啦」55Please respect copyright.PENANAHQZgKy1IuB
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「你也被綁了……」55Please respect copyright.PENANAi0kFquI5et
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凱西重新確認繩子真的解不開,這才露出了畏懼之色。一醒來就待在陌生場所,全身又受到束縛,會覺得不安也是難免吧。55Please respect copyright.PENANAFTcwsKh6ln
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「對了,這裡是哪裡?還有,我之前為什麼會睡著?」55Please respect copyright.PENANA2P6CEHKE5s
「我記得我看到葛雷神父——」55Please respect copyright.PENANApvEuye885G
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威爾斯用剛醒來的腦袋開始追尋模糊的記憶。55Please respect copyright.PENANAc0UnzzUtjo
他在大樓的5F遊蕩完之後,下回4F,可是卻看到亞伯拉旱·葛雷神父拿著十字弓追殺而來。55Please respect copyright.PENANALlGgNylyik
接著在逃跑的途中,遇到拿著手槍朝自己跑過來的瑞吉兒·加德納——55Please respect copyright.PENANAMR9hMAEsbT
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「我想起來了……!」55Please respect copyright.PENANA2ELsoM86BW
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凱西粗魯地將鋼管椅晃得吱嘎作響,然後使勁轉頭。55Please respect copyright.PENANACaiUmZGD5G
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「喂,威爾斯!你跟我說你是祈願的惡魔,可是到頭來你還是被瑞吉兒襲擊了,到底是怎麼回事?!」55Please respect copyright.PENANAidhLnHYvje
「啊……」55Please respect copyright.PENANAFoXZjy02Om
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原來妳想到的是這個——威爾斯懶散地歎了氣。55Please respect copyright.PENANAyjLZX75nUW
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「什麼嘛!而且瑞吉兒居然還跟那個叫蘇菲亞的小ㄚ頭聯手……況且丹尼醫生還被蘇菲亞擊殺了,你們這些惡魔真是令人頭痛啊」55Please respect copyright.PENANAPu65frfzKL
「沒……沒有……我想,我並沒有那麼誇張」55Please respect copyright.PENANAzorYgRMVKN
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威爾斯被凱西興師問罪的氣勢嚇到,反駁得支支吾吾。55Please respect copyright.PENANA5f4vRnktIi
而且她對威爾斯的說詞更是不以為然地冷冷「哦」了一聲,繼續追究:55Please respect copyright.PENANAfwU63rVeOj
「除了被瑞吉兒襲擊,你該不會也被神父大人的十字弓差點射中了吧?」55Please respect copyright.PENANADJmhfZHqnm
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「妳……妳怎麼會知道……!」55Please respect copyright.PENANA4c7cbKhRkB
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威爾斯不由得說溜嘴以後才發現自己失言。凱西用毫無感情的眼睛冷冷地瞪了過來。55Please respect copyright.PENANArrNwCid0UK
掌心汗濕的威爾斯急著辯解:55Please respect copyright.PENANAAKFSQjfzDQ
「等……等一下,不是這樣的。那是出於很多因素,我不得已才……」55Please respect copyright.PENANAElrBCV8dIF
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「我記得威爾斯你從小就很常輸給別人吧?」55Please respect copyright.PENANA2O7dsRsjvt
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凱西用了像是壓抑著怒氣的淡然口吻質疑。55Please respect copyright.PENANACd7SYFuY8E
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唔——威爾斯頓時語塞。除去現在不談,自己小時候雖然長的不錯,但不知為什麼實力是如此的弱。就算剛其他比自己小的小孩,玩最簡單的猜拳他同樣還是會輸的很慘。55Please respect copyright.PENANA8Meaa6Ud9q
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「……感覺真奇怪」55Please respect copyright.PENANAJRPx0MMQiG
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威爾斯一臉洩氣,在被綁的狀態下聳了聳肩膀。55Please respect copyright.PENANAfGTnWoDOzG
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「哪裡怪?」55Please respect copyright.PENANA0qCXQOfGl5
「呃,我那麼弱,凱薩琳妳應該不會理我才對?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAgElsG2tbXa
「啥?雖然我討厭你的事不會改變,但都認識到現在了,我幹嘛不理你?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAzher5Us0S0
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反問的凱西顯得由衷不解,讓威爾斯一時間不曉得該怎麼回答。55Please respect copyright.PENANAUny3yzCGun
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凱西這個女生是威爾斯自從搬到她隔壁以後就認識的童年玩伴。對於原本就在學校不受歡迎的凱西來說,威爾斯的弱大概也跟自己差不多吧。55Please respect copyright.PENANA2BWQldIB81
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「唉,現在計較那些確實不太對勁」55Please respect copyright.PENANAuW6NPj33XI
「對啊。不過事情變成這樣的原因我當然還是要妳說清楚」55Please respect copyright.PENANAnQtrpZK8bO
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凱西忽然正色凝望威爾斯。55Please respect copyright.PENANA0vMs1bRw6k
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「嗯,總之都是幸子,我並沒有覺得凱薩琳妳……」55Please respect copyright.PENANA3ntPWmm1kO
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話說到一半,威爾斯感到頭暈目眩。55Please respect copyright.PENANAI2KwXkJ7Bb
失足般的不適感,加上讓腦子裏咯嘰作響的劇烈頭痛。55Please respect copyright.PENANAIEvSXVe1Ik
和他以前打算對葛雷說明時一樣要接著說出口的話卻說不上來,理應複蘇的往昔記憶又逐漸陷入黑暗中。55Please respect copyright.PENANA44zmXMJq25
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「……你說的是筱崎·幸子?是指地下室的那個女生?在冰凍中沉睡的——」55Please respect copyright.PENANAFaxBFMS0kl
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出聲確認的凱西似乎對威爾斯沉默下來的模樣感到納悶。不過,她說到一半的話同樣忽然中斷了,她彎下被綁著的身體,痛苦地呼氣。55Please respect copyright.PENANAwBQVSfmzl3
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「好痛……怎麼搞的?頭變得好痛」55Please respect copyright.PENANAhiODZmKTbs
「……凱薩琳?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAumDxowgFhe
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威爾斯嚇得回頭,理解到凱西身上發生了什麼事,使他毛骨悚然。55Please respect copyright.PENANA3f74e8PMHl
即使不清楚原因,威爾斯倒還能接受自己失去記憶,畢竟玩起都市傳說見到了幸子,隻失去部分記憶做為代價,感覺反而算幸運。55Please respect copyright.PENANAjfLANJoNin
但如果連凱西都喪失記憶,那又另當別論了。55Please respect copyright.PENANAHQPFUdZxCR
理應涉身事外的她要是受到影響,就不再是威爾斯一個人的問題了。55Please respect copyright.PENANAaonzRUpNjf
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這代表威爾斯等人的記憶並不是偶然受到事故影響才會喪失,而是被他人刻意剝奪的。55Please respect copyright.PENANAcatrwfPPZH
說不定,連凱西本身也卷入了幸福的幸子小姐的風波中了。55Please respect copyright.PENANA3cnvkiBBnb
恐怕就是因為她在威爾斯身邊的關係——55Please respect copyright.PENANAPs2O9FCtYe
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「——你們果然都想不起來」55Please respect copyright.PENANANNNvS6p5WJ
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陷入焦慮的威爾斯背後傳來一陣靜靜的嗓音。不動聲色地站在牆際暗處的,是個穿著黑白格子服裝的嬌小金發少女。55Please respect copyright.PENANAKK5vzeXhUH
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「瑞吉兒·加德納!」55Please respect copyright.PENANAK3SUSJB29X
「我剛剛有疑問,為什麼蘇菲同學說威斯特先生是個宅男?答案就是威斯特先生玩過幸福的幸子小姐。凱西跟我也是,不然為什麼我們沒有記憶」55Please respect copyright.PENANA1WZfCMZANK
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握著黑色手槍的我來到威斯特先生跟前,腳下沒出聲音。55Please respect copyright.PENANAZc9yhb53vQ
我那異於平時的氛圍讓他有些困惑。55Please respect copyright.PENANA9nilNG41Ik
我現在五官留有一絲年幼氣息,美麗面孔端整且柔中帶剛任。55Please respect copyright.PENANApSCurpw4gM
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我低頭望著被綁的威斯特先生和凱西,用公事公辦的見外語氣繼續說道:55Please respect copyright.PENANAPnAzJRVotM
「不過,這樣子謎團就解開了。原來不隻有我,其他人同樣受了影響」55Please respect copyright.PENANAFxYRTvstLq
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「妳的意思是,所有人的記憶都被操控了……?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAlxRspTGlDk
「是的。雖然不確定記憶是單純被封印,還是遭到剝奪」55Please respect copyright.PENANAsxAp3UolZz
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我淡然答話的模樣讓威斯特先生心裡莫名不安。55Please respect copyright.PENANAGLmcG8LPQ3
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「算了。那碼歸那碼,能不能告訴我這裡是哪裡?瑞吉兒·加德納?話說回來,為什麼我們會被綁在這種地方呢?」55Please respect copyright.PENANA1ZEydBPgMM
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威斯特先生問得婉轉,盡可能避免刺激到我,我面無表情地望著他,間隔一段讓人尷尬的短暫沉默以後,我才喃喃回答:55Please respect copyright.PENANAFU7rFepA2U
「神父大人拜託我綁住你們,而且通往5F的卡片隻有你們兩個知道」55Please respect copyright.PENANAYxyWkFmzbV
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「葛雷神父叫妳綁住我們?」55Please respect copyright.PENANA8XVCKeZwrb
「是的。好像是要讓你們重修舊好」55Please respect copyright.PENANAJpP5JFGVtr
「我跟凱薩琳……」55Please respect copyright.PENANAvtL9tWa4gA
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原來是這麼回事——威斯特先生緊咬嘴唇。55Please respect copyright.PENANAEHiAXQAqYj
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「那麼,是妳將我們帶來這裡的嗎?」55Please respect copyright.PENANA3A5d8Wy2cl
「正是如此。所以我找了兩把椅子,對不起」55Please respect copyright.PENANAZN2cE1XtbZ
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我用不帶感情的語氣賠罪。威斯特先生皺著臉擡頭對她說:55Please respect copyright.PENANArKLYDtQYSw
「狀況我姑且了解了,不過這副鎖鏈和手銬是怎麼搞的?」55Please respect copyright.PENANABAf7uTbBm6
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快放開我們——威斯特先生透露出言外之意,我卻隻是淡然搖頭。55Please respect copyright.PENANAKoGKor40th
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「不好意思,我必須讓你們再維持這樣一陣子」55Please respect copyright.PENANAdbVzZ60OEH
「為什麼?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAnzuJwI2miX
「因為好像還需要一些時間準備」55Please respect copyright.PENANASRSOgdd3xr
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我說著就緩緩邁出步伐,我的腳步在威斯特先生他們身邊繞了一圈。55Please respect copyright.PENANAeCP2bUA64f
到了這時威斯特先生才察覺,以自己和凱西為中心,鋪滿地面的深緋色地毯上畫有奇特圖樣——以好幾重同心圓構成的幾何圖案和符文,散發著格外不祥氣息的魔法陣。55Please respect copyright.PENANAOO2NNIhJRL
我保持沉默,緩緩繞到威斯特先生背後,像是要確認圖形的狀況。我那奇怪的舉動比魔法陣本身更讓人覺得陰森詭異。55Please respect copyright.PENANAqZVFyGiGju
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「……妳說準備……是要準備什麼……?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAejD1VR7sLv
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威斯特先生沙啞問道,繞到他視線死角的我卻沒有回話。結果代我開口的,是之前一直悶不吭聲的凱西。55Please respect copyright.PENANAjWy5nwOqE9
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「欸……我從剛才就很介意,掛在那面牆上的東西是……?」55Please respect copyright.PENANA6yLjUOghcI
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凱西的視線前方是用鐵鉤掛在石壁上的眾多道具——布滿尖刺的椅子和車輪,鋸子和鐵剪,用來夾扁人體的巨大鋼鉗,鐵面具——55Please respect copyright.PENANA3W46kn2mkq
盡管不清楚正確名稱,光看到那不友善的外型就能輕易想像,它們是為了非人道用途才被製造出來的。沾滿於紅色鐵鏽縫隙間的烏黑痕漬,更加深了那些道具的陰森恐怖,以室內擺設的品味而言實在糟透了。55Please respect copyright.PENANAOlzYDTbSo6
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「神父大人說那些是用來拷問罪犯的器具,是中世紀實際使用過的真貨」55Please respect copyright.PENANAGjmWRyMLJd
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於是,我用了毫無感慨的口氣這麼回答,那種平靜反而可怕。55Please respect copyright.PENANA97wTzqdDHj
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「妳……妳說那是拷問器具……」55Please respect copyright.PENANAmxE2Z4oiKo
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威斯特用力咽下唾沫。55Please respect copyright.PENANAfUmKFdIzFJ
我將失神的威斯特先生和凱西關在杳無人煙的房裏拘禁,再加上無數的拷問器具。55Please respect copyright.PENANAc6IdSG6gwD
她打算用那些做什麼——威斯特先生隻能想到不像樣的可能性。55Please respect copyright.PENANActIktUhcXy
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「凱薩琳,雖然我隱約就有預感,但是瑞吉兒·加德納該不會是嫉妒心超強又容易想不開的類型吧?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAJ8PpSJfWj9
「……跟劄克一起的時候,感覺確實具備魔女的素質,可是也有想法偏激的部分啦……」55Please respect copyright.PENANAYTkvkJiPtZ
「因為我知道了幸子,就要殺人滅口?啊——真是的,誰叫瑞吉兒·加德納妳沒想清楚就染指這種棘手貨啦!」55Please respect copyright.PENANA2KvrxqCGXa
「我什麼都沒做!」55Please respect copyright.PENANAMpFyPQDeO5
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被逼急的威斯特先生和凱西壓低聲音竊竊私語。結果——55Please respect copyright.PENANATTjIVnRVnR
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「我現在明白,你們是用什麼眼光看我了」55Please respect copyright.PENANAlnigSH3PTP
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一字不漏聽進耳裡的我嘀咕著,露出了受傷的表情,我的反應意外冷靜。55Please respect copyright.PENANAgWOibCpgMP
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「你們似乎有一些很不禮貌的想像,但是這裡的器具都隻是擺設罷了,並不會實際用來拷問你們」55Please respect copyright.PENANA6ASVKek592
「擺設……為什麼要特地弄來這些東西?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAsyxepduYMk
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威斯特先生用仍有些不安的口氣發問。我深深歎息,然後回答:55Please respect copyright.PENANAB303vAkVyJ
「據神父大人所說,在以前原則上越是經過長久歲月的道具,力量就越強。借著製造者或持有者的意念累積,平凡物體就會得到的屬性——以這個狀況而言,與其說是持有者的意念,或許稱作犧牲者的怨念會更貼切就是了」55Please respect copyright.PENANAdzfIUBAjPT
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原來如此——威斯特先生姑且能理解。55Please respect copyright.PENANAyFxoJWPrLk
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「呃,所以妳要用那些危險的道具做什麼啦!」55Please respect copyright.PENANA5xfyACuY2g
「瑞吉兒·加德納,妳為了要找到艾劄克·佛斯特才會——」55Please respect copyright.PENANA17syx2tE1T
「雖然我想找到劄克,但不是的!」55Please respect copyright.PENANAPniGemdX8n
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威斯特先生和凱西分別投以懷疑的視線,讓我鬧脾氣地鼓起腮幫子。55Please respect copyright.PENANAoHB0HFbJHp
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「可是,就算妳在這種情況下否認——」55Please respect copyright.PENANAWbTYH3M7X4
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威斯特先生帶著困惑的表情說到一半,又忽然停住了。因為他突然察覺,我用來關他們的房間真面目為何了。55Please respect copyright.PENANAETGufTA0CJ
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「……威爾斯?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAj0XLmNuRug
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凱西擔心似的喚了他。然而,威斯特先生隻顧沉默地咬緊牙關。55Please respect copyright.PENANAyt2kWdAScW
陳舊又莊嚴的石砌建築物,彌漫其中的獨特空氣以及周遭充斥的濃密氣息——這一切威斯特先生都曾體驗過。55Please respect copyright.PENANA1GFPTa3Ggz
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「……難道這裡是……」55Please respect copyright.PENANAR8Vsj7AifC
「是的」55Please respect copyright.PENANAVZd5SM3o2L
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我回望威斯特先生沉重地點頭。55Please respect copyright.PENANAlfTKZgDhJj
在這個地方,會擺著嚇人的拷問器具也是可以理解的。55Please respect copyright.PENANA9IHtSgC5CS
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「接下來,我要跟神父大人一起請威斯特先生和凱西取回記憶」55Please respect copyright.PENANALH8vgd4197
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我握緊手槍,望著心生動搖的威斯特先生他們這麼說。55Please respect copyright.PENANA42evowuBG5
然後,我提到了那個詞彙:55Please respect copyright.PENANA3m5036iKKF
「——就在幸福的幸子小姐的房間進行」55Please respect copyright.PENANAOdlcgAYWj8
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「——幸子……那個黑髮女童?」55Please respect copyright.PENANApLMYmTFLQd
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在石牆環抱的城邸裡,凱西的聲音於房間回蕩開來。依然被綁在鋼管椅上的她環顧四周,想確認建築物確實存在。55Please respect copyright.PENANA2GP6mUB3k5
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「聽妳一提,感覺內部倒是有反映出幸子的品味……」55Please respect copyright.PENANAsWlI4prLN0
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或許凱西有些理解了,感歎似的咕噥得很可愛。55Please respect copyright.PENANASkl5B9Y6be
對於她淡定的反應,威斯特先生卻莫名有種類似落單的不安感。55Please respect copyright.PENANANIFXn1Ru81
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「妳接受得還真輕松。我心裡到現在還覺得不太踏實就是了」55Please respect copyright.PENANAnhIWEIG2FE
「會嗎?邪惡精靈或惡魔被關在異世界的故事並不算罕見吧。再說一千零一夜的神燈精靈也算類似的例子啊」55Please respect copyright.PENANAnjytAIJckZ
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是這樣喔——威斯特先生聽了凱西還算說得通的解釋,也跟著釋疑了。55Please respect copyright.PENANAuWkVu096QU
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「先不提那個了,為什麼連我也和威爾斯一起被綁起來?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAvxZv16UUfl
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凱西語帶不滿地向站在旁邊的我發問。55Please respect copyright.PENANAz1T8ejWBlv
我為難似的微微挑眉說:55Please respect copyright.PENANAg9trmMoP2e
「神父大人先前在凱西周圍布了防護,要是亂動會有危險」55Please respect copyright.PENANAcPyuWjCcHe
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「所以這是可以保護我的意思嘍……有那麼嚴重嗎?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAaf4p6DYnOT
「是的,相當嚴重」55Please respect copyright.PENANACbtRGL2qou
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凱西凝望著一臉嚴肅的我,然後默默聳肩。盡管並不是沒有不服之處,她似乎姑且願意信任我。大概吧。55Please respect copyright.PENANAgLH4cKC6AV
接著在下一個瞬間,虛空如漣漪般蕩漾,新的身影無聲無息地出現了。55Please respect copyright.PENANA97J9najtoG
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「呵呵,聰明啊,能讓我省掉說明的工夫真是太好了,凱西——」55Please respect copyright.PENANAmACR95W2kB
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留著一頭梳著油頭的中年男性,用右手打開書本這麼說道。55Please respect copyright.PENANAy4f4XSK5aZ
遠看會讓人誤認成吸血鬼,眼睛沒有瞳孔,脖子上戴著十字架項鏈,身穿如神父一般的紫色長袍的他卻散發著一股不可思議的威嚴感。55Please respect copyright.PENANA6hxdYwBmMS
這位就是在教堂中常見到的神父——創立大樓的亞伯拉旱·葛雷。55Please respect copyright.PENANAQDqLC1qSl0
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凱西被突然出現的神父大人嚇到,不自覺地拉高音調說:55Please respect copyright.PENANAxJtBEBGxpp
「神父大人……!」55Please respect copyright.PENANAOPjlGa4otw
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神父大人像劃弧一樣緩緩走到威斯特先生面前。55Please respect copyright.PENANAiz6SsGiD6Z
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「呃……葛雷神父,你該不會是要幫我們取回記憶吧?雖然我隻有不好的預感,不過你們到底打算怎麼做?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAep6l7morJY
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於是,神父大人一聲不吭地走向陳列於牆邊的拷問器具。他朝那些器具端詳片刻以後,緩緩向一柄類似烹調用松肉錘的鐵錘伸出手說:55Please respect copyright.PENANABVDyTw04re
「患者殺也殺不死是件好事,這樣就不用拿捏力道了」55Please respect copyright.PENANAyIsETgZVYf
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「用物理攻擊?!」55Please respect copyright.PENANAmK25vJrfeg
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掙紮的威斯特先生將捆住全身的鎖鏈弄得吱嘎作響,並且放聲大叫。他認為對喪失記憶的患者施予強烈沖擊,是絕對不可以模仿的錯誤治療法。55Please respect copyright.PENANAdsSCJMnSeK
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「別當真。這是老人開的小玩笑」55Please respect copyright.PENANAvG6GSGurVv
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神父大人一臉無趣地放開松肉錘。55Please respect copyright.PENANAyOdEZ3wVE2
然後同情威斯特先生似的眯著眼,露出嫣然微笑。55Please respect copyright.PENANAogaEwS6GIl
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「基本上,如果敲頭就能讓你們想起來,說不定還比較幸福就是了」55Please respect copyright.PENANAztbImtdyWT
「那是什麼意思,很恐怖耶」55Please respect copyright.PENANA4d8b7etaj6
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由你來說就一點都不好玩了——威斯特先生誇張地皺起臉。55Please respect copyright.PENANAVg8OWtaeIN
此時他才發現,神父大人左手捧著一本老舊的書。55Please respect copyright.PENANAiHsGHv5QnC
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「——那本書?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAq8ACNJ9LPX
「嗯,知道功用吧?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAIU9JKBDPBo
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神父大人貌似佩服地揚起嘴唇。55Please respect copyright.PENANAJsxLPVdRjM
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「是試探祭品的……書」55Please respect copyright.PENANAA4DW3Qcb7m
「沒錯,這是……會為了試探對方而做出提問,會用神秘的紫色煙霧使人陷入幻覺中的書。像平常對祭品所做的一樣,原本這是用於將他人經曆過的事物完全曉得的書。但面對你們這些特殊的人,實在無法期待有那種程度的效果,頂多隻能重現你過去經曆的時間,或者共有那段經驗」55Please respect copyright.PENANA5tLrzwXLMT
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神父大人毫不猶豫地斷言,威斯特先生則在聽懂意思之前先冒出一股不安。55Please respect copyright.PENANAh7rsXyiTpH
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「共有……經曆過的時間……?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAeraiSUM6pn
「通常與幸子相關的事都很難生效,為此才會帶你們到這裡。最糟的情況下,我會讓瑞吉兒·加德納也一起幫忙」55Please respect copyright.PENANA6KNxlBgxpU
「嗯,沒錯」55Please respect copyright.PENANAmiW2MzaE1b
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手握手槍的我毫不遲疑地同意。55Please respect copyright.PENANAwFGho6m0cI
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「您說共有那段時間,是什麼意思?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAk6f2j6QHoO
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凱西徹底忽視發自內心感到害怕的威斯特先生淡然提出疑問。55Please respect copyright.PENANAQP5vaL3lM9
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「就是字面上的意思。在這裡的所有人都能跟著威爾斯重新體驗那段時間,感覺比較接近窺視他的記憶。差別在於,無關本人能不能回想起來,我們都能直接體驗到當時實際發生過的事」55Please respect copyright.PENANAFS2EKoydll
「這樣喔……畢竟記憶就算消失,體驗過的事實還是會留存下來。好比將讀不到的電腦資料移轉到其他硬碟再進行複原吧」55Please respect copyright.PENANAL2GSLzBgRY
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凱西一下子就接受了神父大人的說明。55Please respect copyright.PENANAOroD94Sygy
威斯特先生則不耐煩地歪著嘴,擡頭問神父大人:55Please respect copyright.PENANAmHweFmdKVX
「你們自顧自的講得很高興,可是我的隱私權要怎麼辦?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAIhUvCw5UpH
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「……你有那種東西?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAjNqRzSybYJ
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神父大人一臉不解地反問,喂——威斯特先生放聲吼了出來:55Please respect copyright.PENANAApLxMZ1qtZ
「有吧,每個人都會有一兩件不想被知道的往事啦」55Please respect copyright.PENANAdOI3jVRwKQ
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「你是指讀小學時藏在房間裡的那個遊戲嗎?攻略後宮女生的遊戲——」55Please respect copyright.PENANANYWIND5q2K
「妳怎麼會知道那種事?!」55Please respect copyright.PENANAGOisRhZkyq
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忽然被凱西爆料丟臉的往事,使威斯特先生以愕然的眼神看了她。55Please respect copyright.PENANAg8cqqogkkd
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「露西在打掃房間時發現那套遊戲,就大受打擊地跑來找我商量啦。唉,結果弄清楚以後,才發現那是露西的惡作劇」55Please respect copyright.PENANAtokMABShr2
「唔啊啊啊啊啊……」55Please respect copyright.PENANA1zd6QLjJ8R
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凱西的解釋讓威斯特先生痛到心坎裡,依然被綁著的他直接彎下腰縮成一團。因為連露西也得知秘密的這項事實,深沉黑暗的絕望席卷而來。55Please respect copyright.PENANAAPEtehfb2F
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「攻略後宮?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAqeZ9ark3Jq
「攻略……女生嗎……?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAj0nbomrebh
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神父大人和我望著這樣的威斯特先生,語氣比平時更加冷漠。55Please respect copyright.PENANAFJQfevVQeK
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「差勁」55Please respect copyright.PENANAGWQEMJn74y
「真差勁」55Please respect copyright.PENANAi73PogD9en
「你們煩死了,我可是有很多需求」55Please respect copyright.PENANAzZbxtsc4pO
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認栽的威斯特先生吼得有些自暴自棄,凱西似乎真的傻了眼,歎著氣又問:55Please respect copyright.PENANAB2v26jLgRp
「有很多需求,所以你還有其他類別的?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAzWFWjjCB0s
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「不對,我不是那個意思!」55Please respect copyright.PENANAJiIZ617DhM
「唉……蘇菲同學說的沒錯,果然是個宅男」55Please respect copyright.PENANARSwoj3kIID
「妳那完全不算在替我說話」55Please respect copyright.PENANAM1edVHfnvk
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我一句看開的嘀咕讓威斯特先生露出受傷的表情。55Please respect copyright.PENANABtAv1sBkJ9
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呵呵——神父大人將書一轉,尋開心似的對威斯特先生說:55Please respect copyright.PENANAJf1trUNcj5
「別擔心,我沒必要看你的私生活,要複原的隻有記憶缺漏的部分。換句話說,就是你遇到天神小學的少女——筱崎·幸子有關的部分」55Please respect copyright.PENANACenAyz73JU
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「能那樣處理的話,你一開始就說清楚嘛」55Please respect copyright.PENANAPyaC5L0RVf
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這不是害我白丟臉嗎——威斯特先生恨恨地瞪向那神父大人。55Please respect copyright.PENANA6xhikIYMxK
神父大人用不帶感情的雙眸望著他說:55Please respect copyright.PENANA2EHlUCuOcq
「這恐怕會是一段難過的體驗,對你們來說都一樣」55Please respect copyright.PENANAZaGOdGtBjt
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「嗯,我明白」55Please respect copyright.PENANAgcRSE1xaBr
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威斯特先生和凱西跟我靜靜地點了頭,捆住他全身的鎖鏈顯得格外沉重。55Please respect copyright.PENANAklwHfaXcLy
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「這一點,我心裡有數」55Please respect copyright.PENANAIZKUnzKSmF
「我也是」55Please respect copyright.PENANAaZjAfdz3lS
「同意」55Please respect copyright.PENANA6xieqrOmXW
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