夜,街角,一名老漢默默從手提箱取出擴音機,脫下供氧面罩,放聲高歌。我與多名路人不約而同駐足觀看,看他如何演繹人生最後一闕歌——人類呼吸有毒空氣五分鐘,必死。175Please respect copyright.PENANAcC3uGbhMyB
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歌聲沒有預想的蒼涼,曲調輕快活潑,歌詞內容正向積極。175Please respect copyright.PENANAmrbZB3RsG2
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出乎意料。175Please respect copyright.PENANAj3lIpFfMMf
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半世紀前,人類活動對地球生態做成難以逆轉的傷害,空氣、水源、土地帶有不明毒素。人口銳減,文明倒退,水源和土地得以休養生息,情況逐漸好轉。唯獨是空氣毒素難以徹底清除,人類必須戴上供氧面罩過活。175Please respect copyright.PENANAGr9LVc4Eea
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屈指一算,當年親身見證災難發生的人如今至少五十歲吧。面前老漢目測七十歲,定必享受過不需戴面罩的生活。我無法想像那是何樣的感覺。我早在離開母體一刻被套上面罩。面罩彷彿身體一部份,與生俱來。有重量,卻不覺沉重,因為我未曾經歷沒有面罩的日子。175Please respect copyright.PENANAyAyNh7Y711
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反倒災難發生前出生的人,要不身體無法適應劇變環境而病逝,要不承受不了心理壓力而自殺,要不被激進仇恨者所殺(災後出生的人普遍認為每個災前誕生的人都是禍根,難辭其咎)。像老漢這種活上六、七十歲的人類實在罕有。175Please respect copyright.PENANATvh9EbNrpU
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圍觀者越來越多。想要看看稀有的老人,想要看看自殺者會以甚麼表情迎接死亡,想要在老人斷氣前咒罵幾句。並非冷血無情,大家需要找娛樂——生活艱苦,行動受限——難得遇見有老人當眾高歌自殺!175Please respect copyright.PENANA1PMefG2XmX
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我呢?不過想看看其他人的真實面容。平凡五官、粗糙膚質、淡然神情,在泛黃街燈照射下自然而然添上神聖:這是最原本的人類啊!175Please respect copyright.PENANAqJAoa2h3Po
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新生代只能在相片看見人臉,甚至有人活上多年亦不知自身及親朋容貌。若想看看自己的臉,就要花大錢為面罩下載掃瞄功能,藍芽傳輸數據至打印機,列印照片。臉,看來立體,實質平面。只能目測每個人的分別:臉尖臉方,鼻高鼻扁,厚唇薄唇……175Please respect copyright.PENANA9lWoRu8J4c
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歌詞內容正向積極,曲調輕快活潑,歌聲沒有預想的蒼涼。175Please respect copyright.PENANA7zUMD5HAf0
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分秒流逝。175Please respect copyright.PENANAz75dHTwMAu
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大家將一去不返的時間耗費於將死之人。175Please respect copyright.PENANAUDHFYfmCIJ
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生命倒數。175Please respect copyright.PENANAfYKo1A2UMj
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將死之人帶著大家的寶貴時間入土為安。175Please respect copyright.PENANA7bgtARh0Et
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無法正向積極,不再輕快活潑,只剩蒼涼。175Please respect copyright.PENANAQqGVwM2XMq
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老漢死去,我們還活著。175Please respect copyright.PENANArdRMdCwKeV
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高潮過去,人潮散去,生活重歸平淡。平平無奇,淡然無味。175Please respect copyright.PENANAz1bLLuCdHH
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驀地羨慕老漢苦難一生。175Please respect copyright.PENANAidW0lZpQg3
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驀地希望自己不是人。175Please respect copyright.PENANAg0LVC8UTit
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希望面罩背後沒有臉。175Please respect copyright.PENANABhlR7lYBHx
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希望面罩背後空空如也。175Please respect copyright.PENANAkarQaN64eP
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*題解:濁(混濁/受污染)、陸(大地/世界)、弄(影響)、今(現今)175Please respect copyright.PENANAdGQpHXbknc
*此篇會收錄於短篇小說合集《雜念集》175Please respect copyright.PENANA8uc6YDK0Iu