「我該有更大一番作為。」他一邊這麼想著，一邊在這狹小地窖低頭洗碗。地窖樓底偏矮，通風系統欠佳，致使溫度高、翳悶侷促。加上他個子肥胖，體質濕熱，汗水無間斷滲出。409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2CyV5VHmr
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他討厭這工作，奈何之前投出的百多封求職履歷統統石沉大海。409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9nnfWfvDu
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「他們定是歧視我這張外籍面孔，否則以我的學歷和工作經驗，絕無可能連面試機會亦欠奉。」他嘆一口氣，感慨時不予我。在故鄉，他是某連鎖店的分區高級經理，管理過百員工，下屬們無不對他恭恭敬敬。只消他眉頭一皺，隨時有人在下一秒丟飯碗。409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCNf5Fz9jj
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「至少……該可以混個普通文職吧。」轉念一想，傲氣一泄，低下的頭不期然垂得更低。事實是他目前不得不接受這工作——快要到期付房租！若非當初過份自信能於短時間內找到心儀工作，他斷不會在那個地段租房子……409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyt9qv2hnyR
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餐廳老闆捧著滿滿一盤碗碟來到他身邊，說句加油就轉身離開。一隻腳踏出門檻時倏忽回頭一問：「是否很熱？」409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdgvW8HrnK
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「尚可以。」他強擠笑容，心裡恥笑老闆心計未精，被他輕易看穿：這個提問明顯是要測試他是否刻苦耐勞。409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtmx0hegBk
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老闆眼神煞是擔心，但也沒多話，繼續回樓面忙別的。見老闆遠去，他立即變臉，嘴裡輕聲嘰咕幾句，罵世界不公、社會不平、富人不義，總在欺壓基層。409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RIw046cgV
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汗繼續流，手繼續洗，口繼續罵，心繼續回憶昔日風光。若問是否想要回到故鄉去……想，但不會——很丟臉！怎可跟親戚朋友坦白自己在這段時間當洗碗工！409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMse3cntop
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放不下過去，更放不下面子。409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54iywSBOJC
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進退兩難。409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjW13TQEgU8
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恨得牙癢癢的。409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSOyySprE6
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恨甚麼？409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimj5SZuqqr
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除了自己，一切皆可恨。409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2x11UiGKv6
汗：汗水。409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtj6X7d0c2
雄：泛指男子。在此暗諷雄心壯志卻心胸狹窄的主角。409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wi8BbgYuh
洗：清洗。409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhodJuLneXP
皿：借代碗碟。409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2lIEUoPFi
註：此篇將另收錄於短篇小集《雜念集》內。
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