安娜的步伐很快。根本不是一個五歲女孩應有的速度。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQK1xebVRQG
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一絲不安掠過。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ8yr3g4zjo
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村民都說她是個不祥人，因為她多年來均是五歲女孩的模樣，不曾長大。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DWLOQ1x1s
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「安娜，不如我們休息一會，好嗎？」我氣喘如牛。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkEkAN0uiL1
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她停下腳步，回頭冷眼望我。「好的。」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2lvAdZdDO
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我們在一棵大樹下並肩而坐。我這才發現四周盡是一片迷霧。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvROjYUIeQ
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不寒而慄。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxGqWIMqCv
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為何安娜可以單憑直覺辦認方向？329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocHv0KdZZY
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難道她真的是傳說中的森林魔鬼？329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRDTlRkHGS
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjaS5ciqVL
「安娜，你很熟悉這片森林呢！」我嘗試套口風。傳說從無人可以活著離開森林，除了安娜。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kGh37AWUn
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「嗯。我每天都在這裡閒蕩。」安娜低頭把玩她的老舊破娃娃。娃娃是由碎布拼湊而成的，沾滿塵灰。灰灰黑黑的，與安娜的衣裝打扮同一調子。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡji6H30gRdt
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「為甚麼？媽媽不會擔心嗎？」我故作關心，目光離不開安娜的紅髮藍眼。全村只有安娜有紅髮和藍眼珠。我十分肯定安娜的父母不是村子的居民。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMbIRuWrxG
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXYsHBg9Ac
「媽媽走入森林後，再也沒有回到村子。但她離開前答應過我，遲些會來帶我渡湖離開。」安娜將娃娃緊緊擁入懷內，一臉憂傷。「我日等夜等，始終等不到，所以走入森林中四處逛，看看能否找到她講的湖。」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhZX2BhSEp
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「湖？是否我要找的湖？」我驚訝不已。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKnZBbiYn5
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一連七日，我夢見失蹤多年的母親，她要我找安娜幫忙，尋找森林中的大湖，與她團聚。村民說魔鬼冒充我的母親，想要趁機侵奪我的肉體，勸我不要冒險走入森林，也不要與安娜來往。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95Nn5UPVap
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「我估計是。」安娜不太肯定。「我沒有親眼見過那個湖。」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdRfTYK2Tp
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSiCC3fHwk
「你不是曾經引領部份村民找到大湖嗎？」我心頭一顫。曾有二十三個村民先後跟隨安娜進入森林，卻也再沒有回來。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1Ww1kJHQI
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「對。他們看見湖，但我看不見。」安娜苦笑：「他們都夢見多年不見的親人，但我沒有夢見過任何親人。其他村民沒有發過類似的夢，所以亦看不見湖。」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcEdGUek6LB
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一切過於詭異，難以服人。難怪村民都說安娜是不祥人。村民對安娜又懼又恨，三番四次欺侮她，想要將她趕離村子。部份激進的村民甚至曾以驅魔之名，將安娜扔入火爐。猶幸安娜死不了，爬出火爐，躲在森林裡療傷。她後來又拾來爛布髒布裹身，遭村民戲稱「灰色安娜」。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTV5cwxbEbW
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「不用怕。你的媽媽定會信守諾言。」我心生憐憫。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLvggrFjxf
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安娜終於笑了。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6uBdZCUqU
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她喜孜孜地給我講述她最愛的床前小故事：從前，有一位灰姑娘。她有一個繼母，繼母有兩個女兒……329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4X3wMMhD8p
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聊著聊著，我和安娜齊齊於大樹下倦極入睡。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9IpEvZ31H
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翌日，霧氣消散。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8g3uJY4o9L
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我強撐硬僵的身體，勉力張開沉重的眼皮。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskzyG9ngXE
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怎麼會有一個湖在不遠處？怎麼我們整晚不曾發覺？329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjdUIsg494
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「怎麼了？」安娜打個呵欠，睡眼惺忪望向我。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLKZaBPZQ6
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「你看不見嗎？」我指向大湖。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnxlb79wVO
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「湖？我看不見呢！」安娜意識到我看見了甚麼，不以為然。她朝著我手指的方向跑去，跑到我眼中的湖中央，腳步不曾泛起漣漪。最後，她四平八穩地站在湖面，未有沒入水裡。如履平地。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRJTpqH98M
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我鼓起勇氣，戰戰兢兢地走向安娜。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0u147lZxiA
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沒走多少步，我的鞋子已被浸濕，雙腳亦感受到湖水的冰涼。「我沒能走近你！」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPg1qZZXlE
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEP4vv9fFrj
「你站在湖邊就可以了！」她回到我身邊。「看看附近有沒有甚麼特別的？」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTDAc9Lpih
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我四處張望。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfQHI2ovyh
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濃霧忽現，籠罩湖面，一切景物均沒入迷濛當中。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmX4wqWtk0r
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漣漪從湖中心擴散開來。一條無人的半殘小舟往我們這邊前來，停在我腳邊。「一條……小舟……」我被詭譎的情境嚇得半死，說話結結巴巴的。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2xAwDsxZE
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「就是這個了！它會給你指引離開的路。」講解完畢，安娜馬上轉身離開。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuL2DTKn9pV
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「安娜！」我叫住安娜：「你要跟我離開嗎？」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqibF6gfiQ
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「我看不見湖，亦看不見小舟，離開不了呢！」安娜以笑容掩蓋失落之情。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsEKEaKJvm
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我連忙從衣袋掏出幾顆糖果，塞到安娜手心。「我只有這些……無以為報。」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8KluMVcD8S
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「或許，你替我打探媽媽的下落，然後告訴她，安娜很掛念她！」安娜哭著講出媽媽的名字。聽聞她是個沒有眼淚的女孩，受到村民的連番欺侮亦不會示弱。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7cLG2MTDCq
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但，她會為了媽媽而哭。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTULAEUd2fv
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「好……」我輕掃她的紅髮，以示安慰。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjAsU7p5DC
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我登上小舟，邁向矇矓深處。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXnpqTxgCq
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安娜的身影越益模糊……
我睜開雙眼，霍地彈起。身邊圍著兩個不認識的醜陋老女人，還有……329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJSWGytn9R5
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「爸爸？媽媽？」我喜極而泣，父母亦激動衝前，與我相擁。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4QmUDXjjp
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我飽餐一頓後，與父母和醜女們再次聚首。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7D4pGnYRWi
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父母說，我數天前遇上車禍離世。他們找來女巫作法，令我起死回生。現在，我還要多待在這裡一晚，觀察情況。如無意外，明天方可回家去。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5gAuRHBTw
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夜裡，父母離開小屋後。爐火邊，我和兩位女巫齊齊安坐搖搖椅，品嚐可口的熱朱古力。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4CdkFne3I
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我提及有關安娜的事情，希望女巫能夠幫忙尋找安娜的母親。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzHDz4lh1Z
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鴉雀無聲。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYISX4Jmu1
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我從女巫的神情察覺端倪。「你們認識安娜？」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GCIK9yEMt
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她們沒有直接回答我，逕自講起她們的故事……329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2A9XpqLa2t
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七十年前，國家內戰剛剛平息，人民又要開始面對瘟疫和饑荒。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fBaxJa02d
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兩個十歲不到的小娃隨著女巫母親四處流浪，最後得到一個樵夫收留。女巫為了報恩而下嫁喪妻的樵夫，助他照顧親生女兒——安娜。可惜好景不常，樵夫染上瘟疫離世，餘下女巫獨力照顧三名女兒。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0I0HJqqCd
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四人吃不飽、穿不暖，女巫為生計發愁之際，發現村裡的富翁願意花錢招聘懂得巫術的人，望能將愛妻起死回生。女巫盤算一番後，前往應聘。她以不知袖裡的安娜作為「媒介」，哄騙她為愛妻的靈魂作引導……329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC60niGZl9x
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「為何不是你倆作『媒介』，而是完全不懂巫術的安娜？」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8ihCg04g0
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「有哪個母親會捨得讓自己的孩子冒險？」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErc8xPRtOG
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「事成後，為何不帶安娜回來？」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh40jfz1520
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「因為賺來的錢被偷光。我們只好重施故技，繼續利用安娜賺錢……」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOiGJ67t8m6
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「然後呢？又被偷錢嗎？你們不是活得好好的？有熱朱古力！有火爐！有搖搖椅！但安娜每天被欺侮，甚至會被扔入火爐！」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIBsflP6RH
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「太遲了！安娜的肉身早已腐爛，沒能復生。」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xholsaIyS
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「至少，你們該要向她道歉，讓她不要盲目等待，重過正常生活。」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8HXyP9L9x
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「我們……不敢……我們怕她受刺激後靈力大增，化為怨靈……向我們報仇……」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsTMUbnZ2p
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「她是個好心腸的孩子。或許她會原諒你們。」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRoav6TI5Q
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「誰保證？」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQDJ4fHRJv
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的確，沒人能保證安娜不會發怒。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNafjOztZaE
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女巫見我沒有立即回嘴，於是乘勝追擊，你一言我一語，把責任推卸予我。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMma51vw8wr
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「不如，你馬上自殺，將真相告訴安娜，勸她重過正常生活。」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0l1Ok9SHYd
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「但我們不確定安娜會否願意再次為你引路。」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwr9JaH1u0
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「希望安娜不會就地把你撕成碎片吧！」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pDzZ9SMV5
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「裝甚麼大仁大義？你不也是沒膽量！」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0R3AbZBRO
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我氣得將手中的保溫杯扔向爐火，把搖搖椅推翻在地。奈何此等誇張的舉動反令女巫笑得彎了腰。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwP7o1x73o
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「惱羞成怒嗎？哈哈哈！」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs915KslVsA
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「你的父母千金散盡，原來是救了個小屁孩！」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiiXvpklSkc
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「世界從來不是非黑即白！」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBW9c2g8Y4
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「小子，你將來就會明白！」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanujDQaz2J
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我知道自己徹底輸了。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9S5QP5uGze
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不單是敗予女巫，更是敗於自己。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70zribC0P7
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我沒有自己想像的清高。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgIZAuQf4Ou
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所以……329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1fWdDn1KM
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對不起，安娜。
