地上的灰塵厚比地毯，讓行過的人印下清晰的足跡。友梨扶著灰矇矇的牆壁，續步跟著印痕前行。
即使是仿真人，視力卻和常人相差無幾，昏暗的環境使內心醞釀不安。狹隘的通道一直伸延，直致她到達一個寬敞的房間，黃昏的顏色隱約照進來，叫不出名字的傢俬雜物靜靜的填滿了空間，好像一群熟睡的動物群落。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDVLcYQ2Do
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友梨停下腳步，寂靜的空氣夾帶著呼吸聲。她順著聲音走去，繞過由雜物組成的迷宮，在終點找到她所追尋的。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tsbNT1BZU
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「亞里，找到你了。」她說。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bh1dN6luj
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盡頭的人影瑟縮在影子裡，緊緊的抱住自己，像一顆頑石。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE6fsfCEupi
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「友梨嗎？」她哽咽，｢為甚麼知道我在這兒……｣498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Y755IjAJ8
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「黑暗和狹小的地方讓人安心吧，我也一樣喜歡這樣的地方，只要待著就能使頭腦靜下來。」友梨說，｢回去吧，情況會好起來的。｣498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIqdnuN8Uu
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「我不回去。」她說。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBd7JcbKJD
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「聽過大小姐的話後我也很怕，覺得已經沒救了，只有死路一條。但安德魯說，我們仿真人只要持續喝能量飲品便能過活。不用煩惱食水問題，也不用維持體溫，不怕蚊蟲，不怕野生動物。我們這副身體要在荒島生存其實意外地簡單。」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDyez1bG7uW
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友梨邊說邊輕步走近——498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9FlG7R8Oh
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「不要過來！」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Fw0FcO36x
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友梨止住腳步，她未聽過亞里如此大聲。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zPO4ZQtTi
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「我沒事，你先走吧，我待會就會回去。」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡConD3DKPHj
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『好的，請保重。』平時的友梨大概會這樣回答，然後轉身離開。然而，她打從心底裡，覺得此時絕對不能棄亞里於不顧。這股毫無根據而又違反理性的衝動，也許能算是一種本能吧。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucGkBzxLgD
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她再度邁開步伐，小巧的步音如同鐘擺一樣『踏…踏…』。
對亞里來說，每一下都是如雷貫耳。她的身體縮得更小，巴不得化作一溜青煙，鑽過雜物的狹縫逃去。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvSa37eaTw
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隨著距離拉近，亞里的輪廓亦漸見清晰，除此以外，腳邊的一個物件映入眼簾。就像被刺痛了眼睛，友梨不禁嘶聲。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5oGLK0wXq
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一塊染上液體的玻璃碎片。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡStHcRdNtdU
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亞里把玻璃推到身後，好像事情能當沒發生過。這反而讓友梨的視線轉移到亞里身上，她左邊的衣袖深色了一大片。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBCHCgUVy6Y
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友梨蹲下來，與亞里視線同高。她伸出手，她往後縮。她抓住濕透了的手臂，她放棄掙扎。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyX92bZDWQA
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她把她的手臂拉到面前，影子裡看不見衣袖的顏色，也許這是件萬幸的好事。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡquJUUnwbju
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亞里淚眼婆娑的目光照得友梨一陣熱，她突然意識到現在的氣氛十分羞恥。空氣好像蒙上了一道白霞，訕訕的視線越見模糊。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizS2eA0aTM
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友梨咽一口水，給自己下定決心。指尖捏住衣袖的一角，緩緩的向上拉開。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPLIfEtP5v
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各種恐怖的聯想像彈出式廣告一樣擾亂她的心神。時間續秒過去，聯想亦續一得到了印證。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKoXSTeoFMK
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臂彎像一條被砍伐的樹木。恐怖的痕跡佈滿了整條前臂，不斷的有液體從傷口裡滲出，凝聚，滴到地上。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqC4PASa9X
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「我甚麼也感覺不到。」亞里說，｢甚麼都沒有……以前只需要割三刀便能鎮靜下來。但是，這副身體感覺不到痛，無論割多少次也不痛。我需要痛。｣498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22tKYAlFpa
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亞里想抽回手臂，但友梨不容許，兩手拉住她。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡolzfgJ0o7H
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「對不起，我以後不會的。不要跟別人說，求求你。我不要被當怪胎，友梨，求求你。」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlj7MpfTPY
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面對亞里氣急敗壞的懇求，友梨甚麼都沒說，只是靜靜的靠了過去。亞里未弄懂友梨的本意，身體卻自然的配合著。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVCuPQvnGa
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友梨坐於亞里的大腿中間，拉著她的手臂放在肚前環抱自己，對方的體温從背脊傳來。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5jRQwBnY3
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友梨撿起三角形的玻璃碎片，上面還滴著液體。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhneU0UJlax
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「當心，會割傷你的手。」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5wsbwVl9L
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「這正是我要做的。」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZdvc7pfT6
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她把玻璃交到亞里手中。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOP1MDBeGKM
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「割我的手。」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2XGKRZwu0S
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亞里霎時接不上話，呆滯片刻才說：｢別說傻話，你怎麼能代替我——｣498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6gs1BtAIl
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「會痛吧。」友梨說，｢割我的手會讓你感受到痛。｣498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlWvc460Nc
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「會。」她說。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM83G8ezTjh
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「三刀而已，可以喔。」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgbDaCsm2C
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亞里依然猶豫，友梨勾著她的衣袖，讓玻璃接近左臂。只要亞里拒絕，她隨時能甩開友梨。可是，她任由友梨帶領，將玻璃壓到手臂上。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXNIvvuf0r
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玻璃滑過人工皮膚，劃上一道印痕。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TQenHTv4I
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「太淺了，下回再用力一點。」友梨說。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbMdLiy0bk9
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「嗯。」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJoDonqNpG4
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為了更好施力，二人調整姿勢，讓身體貼得更密。友梨右手摟住亞里的肩頭，讓她的下巴枕在自己的肩膀上。亞里要承受二人份的重量，她背靠牆壁，左手撐地穩住平衡。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wacRp4Fby
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玻璃整好角度，左臂亦靠了過來。玻璃抵住幼小的前臂，在上一道淺痕的下方，綿力由左至右。玻璃輕易切入，撓起一層皮。液體從縫中溢出，流到地上。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDUhl6HSDp
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「對不起……」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhNEZIcA3V
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「沒關係，下回小力一點。」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQvCENK79A
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兩臂自動復位，再一次，玻璃緩慢地劃過手臂。皮膚於玻璃後綻開，液體從底下滲出，被表面張力拉住停留。左手輕輕握拳，順著玻璃切口旋轉，精準的畫完第三道印痕。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ90X1cXtPMy
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急速尖銳的呼吸漸催平靜，黃昏色的陽光打亮她們的身體。兩人都不願做出呼吸以外的多餘動作，靜靜的，直致陽光從她們身上移開。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFGFaL8TQi
