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他一直盯著那瑟縮牆角的小女孩。586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yRfVSua7I
586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAm3jHKiX6X
看著她因嚴寒而打顫，看著她為取暖而不斷劃下火柴，看著她對著火光傻傻發笑，看著她的微笑僵住，看著她一動也不動。586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDad0A5rdpC
586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYiXLJFULQ
他潛步走近，確認她停止呼吸後，俐落地將那小小的遺體放入大布袋裡，匆匆前往諾克斯博士的辦公室。586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ41Hj4nUfe
586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcivNwmrpOy
聽聞合法的屍體供應不能滿足研究需求，不少解剖學家願意花大錢偷偷買下來源不明的屍體。諾克斯博士就是當中尤其闊綽的一個。586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20Xf6nAifa
586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcIgGvX9i7
但諾克斯博士見到他帶來的貨色，不禁眉頭一皺。586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmj5o4llMAi
586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJYUsb6PeL6
他慌忙補上一句謊話：「這是我的親人。你肯定不會惹上麻煩。」586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdlhPUpaFE
586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKggTe2nxAe
諾克斯博士還是認為這貨不值一個好價錢：「如果你真的那麼缺錢，可以帶走她的財物賣掉。」586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlyDIG1Aeb
586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmJzTgSUyC
他沒奈何，但只得接受。586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2V9WqDZ5n
586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkklwxSSSpZ
他小心翼翼地翻動小女孩的遺體。除了因著諾克斯博士的要求（切勿毀壞遺體），亦因著對她的歉意。586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhiMf6ZJ26t
586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsmlZ02fkF
無人生來就是壞傢伙。若非一貧如洗，他決不幹此缺德非法勾當！586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpn1hfoe1jR
586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRot5Qupd2N
領取報酬後，他帶著小女孩的遺物離開辦公室。586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbP8fvLBFh
586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUf4SJA9K0
肅殺街景和溫暖的辦公室形成強烈對比，他一下子接受不來、反應不了，愣在原地倍感悲悽。586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeYd0gCP9jY
586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNd3YZiAR5W
城中大鐘不合時宜地響起十二下鐘聲。586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxnudJunjuv
586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡySIB8JG28j
「聖誕快樂！」586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJpr8TMMHY
586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXWviDsvMB8
「新年快樂！」586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamfZkemjS5
586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0O9XJLEwuO
鄰近富戶不約而同傳出歡呼聲、祝福聲，訴說對未來的憧景與盼望。586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa618pqxefl
586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBSC2HBgnL
未來？那小女孩已沒有未來——她剛凍死街頭。586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHs5agokWG
586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Q8rjbbkXj
倏忽飄雪漫天。586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfD0ELxKwV
586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnUkjKSibY
寒氣徹骨。586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBK9dnm44TM
586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBlWDFJ5Tc
回家吧。586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjQGRi2Z0y
586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1nssZvbzD
走進貧民窟，拐入曲折的小路，十分鐘後才抵達家門前。586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo77JIIfEBU
586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡivpTu1phoU
門開。發現病入膏肓的兒子迷迷糊糊地伏在枱邊喊凍喊餓。586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxdFiknQwk
586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NTQ9AwDNN
他上前一把擁兒子入懷，多麼希望剛才含笑離世的不是小女孩，而是懷中親兒。
註：586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmeBxJTWAi
*取材自1827-1828年英國「伯克與海爾謀殺案」+安徒生童話《賣火柴的小女孩》
