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。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSTQvn1u21
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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。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmCuOWny2S
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「亞里，找到你了。」她說。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEq8oB9cuEe
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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。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFwFG26VRy
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「友梨嗎？」她哽咽，｢為甚麼知道我在這兒……｣368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6yW7o9C8B
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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。｣368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7JXfgGQdQw
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「我不回去。」她說。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVU53Kz1HQ
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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。」368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfTAxW8oP0
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友梨邊說邊輕步走近——368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJW6YjHoUH
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「不要過來！」368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTcwcQN4HCx
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友梨止住腳步，她未聽過亞里如此大聲。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneKkRYnKJL
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「我沒事，你先走吧，我待會就會回去。」368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGjn06qt3LE
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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。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKTzzxBjNW
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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。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRkYWh8aJH
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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。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjIRDmt1pb
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一塊染上液體的玻璃碎片。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkVkOrFu50
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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。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3qHk9luYg
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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。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ewjlOXt7S
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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。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8A5SCBKxWY
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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。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6YM8Ij17Av
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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。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLa6CDRYFpi
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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。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxS99eYnid
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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。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswX0jSlUMO
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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。｣368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qHiKfpRi3
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亞里想抽回手臂，但友梨不容許，兩手拉住她。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxX90gVZ2id
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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。」368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQflNjg3FVJ
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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。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8kwXFMdTs
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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。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctAWYpYMl8
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友梨撿起三角形的玻璃碎片，上面還滴著液體。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBIO3keMXR
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「當心，會割傷你的手。」368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpRawLr9Wo
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「這正是我要做的。」368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡku4l0jdhff
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她把玻璃交到亞里手中。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwrtvxwaSV
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「割我的手。」368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8oh24rOPvf
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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——｣368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVXagbflzH
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「會痛吧。」友梨說，｢割我的手會讓你感受到痛。｣368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdy3ur5KJh
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「會。」她說。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGVp2cSkgm
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「三刀而已，可以喔。」368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9u2GqW9vpE
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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。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCa3ooz9P7E
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玻璃滑過人工皮膚，劃上一道印痕。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2w9GV5TJL
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「太淺了，下回再用力一點。」友梨說。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumriCOLvCh
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「嗯。」368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeqLqp6hiQL
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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。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyHDbErm0P
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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。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaebRCkCAi
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「對不起……」368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtW2oHifAJ
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「沒關係，下回小力一點。」368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEbbs0BrYa
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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。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iEgI25DGo
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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。368Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDiweBkxNp3
