
寢室天花板,方形燈罩右上角,保護漆有點剝落。無謂細節烙印在碧綠網膜,少年還是闔不上眼,只想就這樣躺著。316Please respect copyright.PENANAV5zSn1WaOG
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「快出來,慢跑時間到了!你不怕生病嗎?」316Please respect copyright.PENANAUwpUBt3tvb
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嘉娜莉敲打房門。齊波翻過身,把棉被蓋上頭頂。316Please respect copyright.PENANAAHHsEdvPmq
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突然,一雙手抓起被單,把憂鬱少年捲到半空。316Please respect copyright.PENANAxXNKzAJMwk
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「噢!妳……怎麼進來的啦?」316Please respect copyright.PENANAO9137QebN4
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「生日當密碼,當我不知道?走了!」316Please respect copyright.PENANAn9qQr8kiBL
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嘉娜莉拖著虛軟男孩,一起飄進起居走廊。滾筒區塊的模擬重力能讓組員運動,確保肌肉骨骼不會退化。316Please respect copyright.PENANA388WA5RF7V
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齊波低頭慢走,不想與其他人交談,但,幾張陌生面孔經過,他還是忍不住瞄了一眼。316Please respect copyright.PENANAwJDESHRXAz
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「哦!納沃的駕駛?終於看到真面目了。」316Please respect copyright.PENANABDXA4o3fdN
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蓬鬆爆炸頭、充滿節奏的腔調,他是吉米。316Please respect copyright.PENANAPskekF8EMU
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「謝謝你救了大家,不要灰心。」316Please respect copyright.PENANAtptp34GSqn
「漁船都有逃生裝置,他們有足夠時間的。」316Please respect copyright.PENANAHv0bMNEBqC
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和善的金髮男女長相神似。理查、凱倫兄妹自我介紹後,一位少女從後方出現。316Please respect copyright.PENANAhj6IlUTg1n
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她坐著輪椅,大半張臉都被長髮遮住。重重眼圈略顯病態,也凸顯出那雙異樣瞳孔:像是黑洞,又像星團。316Please respect copyright.PENANABtWAqFvjnk
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齊波被女孩眼中的漩渦吸引,不知不覺就忘記呼吸。316Please respect copyright.PENANAcWDGF8f4CB
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她輕拍胸口,張開小嘴擺出三個形狀。316Please respect copyright.PENANA6e550H8G9C
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「麗、伊、斯……妳不能說話嗎?」316Please respect copyright.PENANAr1dTqc2nbq
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女孩點頭,拿出紙筆塗塗寫寫,塞到齊波手中。316Please respect copyright.PENANARUnm4z37OV
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笑一個(╹◡╹)316Please respect copyright.PENANAmI1fiDkAXh
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「笑……現在?」316Please respect copyright.PENANAq6XU6Qf3Sc
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無法拒絕充滿期待的神情,齊波勉強撐起嘴角,心中枷鎖似乎少了那麼一點重量。316Please respect copyright.PENANAIxYKrtTL6w
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麗伊斯瞇起眼睛,回敬甜美笑容。吉米感激地握了少年的手,帶領電台成員往醫護艙飄去。316Please respect copyright.PENANAn6ZcsfBjCq
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「她好像能聽到『宇宙的聲音』……」嘉娜莉拿出兩雙慢跑鞋,「什麼量子軌跡慣性、萬物記憶媒介之類的……聽不懂,但是超酷。」316Please respect copyright.PENANAkGaJFiNus7
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「那就是……不可思議吧?」齊波換上鞋子,把思緒抽離煩惱深淵。
醫護室半透明布簾上,圓滾大頭的影子前後踱步。外環男子終於按耐不住,偷偷探進診間。316Please respect copyright.PENANAEAd1wl2dwP
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拉卡利‧透納的鼻子佔滿視線,把吉米嚇得往後跳。316Please respect copyright.PENANAZIErz2FKMZ
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「咳嗯……醫生,她狀況怎麼樣?」316Please respect copyright.PENANAikcodYSnOb
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「嗯,這些病徵……怎麼翻譯比較好……」316Please respect copyright.PENANAkvxKkZnTsU
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努那船醫的遺憾表情已經給出答案:吉米不想面對的答案。316Please respect copyright.PENANADvsDNWWFhu
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「唉……還是得指望帝國科技嗎……」316Please respect copyright.PENANAng96UQ16I7
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輪椅少女滑出布簾,拉動吉米的外套,比了一串手勢。喉頭傳出的氣音,充滿對生命的殷切期盼。316Please respect copyright.PENANATF9DN8kM1F
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「我知道妳看開了……但是,大家還需要妳啊,我也是……」316Please respect copyright.PENANAXjs0Zejhh1
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「等等,我可沒說要放棄。」透納走到兩人之間,遞出一包藥品,「我會想辦法,盡量延緩麗伊斯小姐的萎縮症狀,讓你們有更多時間……」316Please respect copyright.PENANACwcFMXrhnC
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「謝謝你!謝謝……願意幫我們……」316Please respect copyright.PENANAKq6mPJhW4l
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吉米操著哭腔緊抱船醫。透納的臉被埋進蓬鬆頭髮,隱約能看到麗伊斯的釋懷笑容,跟記憶中的孩兒臉龐重疊。316Please respect copyright.PENANAV1DD4bMy4q
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「對了……艾嘉艦長轉達,天王星那邊要請你們帶路,順便帶駕駛員小鬼散散心。」316Please respect copyright.PENANAG0nSRC5DtP
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「好主意,我以前混過那邊啊!事不宜遲!」
賽蓮與領航者停在宇宙垃圾構成的屏障中。追尋者掛上貨運牌照,前往天王星殖民地:烏拉努斯之環,吉米的小艇也緊跟在後。316Please respect copyright.PENANA7cSupv2XDP
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「米勒呼叫古拉摩,OBU負責去找以前線人,看有沒有管道把K62金屬賣了……你們就到處打聽,這邊最近情勢緊繃,也許有機會搧風點火。」316Please respect copyright.PENANAV8MCVFhkgC
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「收到,好像在幹大事的感覺囉?」爆炸頭男子關閉通訊,看向後座的麗伊斯,還有努那少年少女。316Please respect copyright.PENANA2yYWA2z2lS
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「各位旅客,左手邊躺著轉的是天王星,『烏環』位在它跟太陽的重力平衡點,是內接泰坦、外接邊境的人口密集地⸺聽說從地球方向過來,就能看到雙環交疊……」316Please respect copyright.PENANAUAJQr3qjDZ
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「想不到這艘能座四個人!」嘉娜莉四處觀望、齊波默默不語、麗伊斯一如往常彎起嘴角。316Please respect copyright.PENANA5ggaqQXiHR
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「好吧,妳們對古拉摩‧響音比較有興趣……它也是烏環垃圾堆裡挖出來改的⸺不擅長戰鬥,但是可以變成人形,還有一個秘密模式!」316Please respect copyright.PENANAOl2JqTb4da
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飛艇搖搖晃晃,貼近宏偉的環狀構造體。其規模是商會太空站數千倍,居住區分成內外兩側,各往相反方向轉動,只能靠中央電梯連通。316Please respect copyright.PENANANlKtCxSv1G
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古拉摩排進隊列等待港口安檢,前方船隻卻一艘接著一艘掉頭離開。316Please respect copyright.PENANAg6BJzeWg70
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「警告,根據邊境管制規則,如果沒有外交、醫療、軍事級通關證明,禁止入站,請不要浪費時間⸺燃料補給只接受帝國信望點數……」316Please respect copyright.PENANAumKp6BQRTX
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「嘖,真不是時候……」吉米騷騷頭,準備告訴米勒封港的壞消息。316Please respect copyright.PENANAvLJuT3HKd3
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「那個,AI弄好通關手續了。」齊波拿出通訊裝置,爆炸頭男子不可置信地回瞪。316Please respect copyright.PENANAGl3b9bCKtl
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透過竄改資料,四人成功入境。一路上,只見吉米不斷與安檢人員耳語,把帝國銅板塞進他們口袋。用兜帽遮臉的麗伊斯回過頭,示意少年少女跟上她的輪椅。316Please respect copyright.PENANAToJ5GlSdgx
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居住區接駁電車被抗議群眾癱瘓。武裝軍警圍出一條路,護送「高等國民」搭乘專車往「上」移動。316Please respect copyright.PENANA2bE1p646HY
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吉米帶隊避開騷亂,進入逃生階梯。透過鋼骨縫隙,嘉娜莉拿出相機,用鏡頭觀察目的地⸺下城。316Please respect copyright.PENANAxoqR3EEIcp
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「那些人在燒的……是錢嗎?」316Please respect copyright.PENANAE9ZrdrqPJ9
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「嗯啊,我剛問了一下,四百萬烏環幣只能換一個信望點,那些鈔票用來取暖比較實在……」316Please respect copyright.PENANAohXr0r0Slr
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吉米確認麗伊斯的輪椅開啟步行功能,同時講解歷史。316Please respect copyright.PENANArYTNSgTPk4
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「帝國分裂之後,烏環跟OBU一起宣布獨立,上城那些有姓氏的平民以為能擺脫貴族重稅……但,失去母國援助,他們才知道生活多辛苦⸺」316Please respect copyright.PENANA0beZavILJ9
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「這讓他們學會患難與共,與下城單名者分享資源了嗎?沒有……他們選出一個『回歸派』總理,準備交給新月軍接管……不處理通膨、失業,還有維生設備老化問題。」316Please respect copyright.PENANAKuHrHASwzk
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「所以,這邊才會嚴重對立?加入新月軍能提升姓氏階級,皆大歡喜不是嗎?」嘉娜莉開啟階梯艙門,跟著嚮導套上雨衣和氧氣罩。316Please respect copyright.PENANAIKzCc7v15K
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下城區塊緊鄰宇宙,天頂被隔板遮蔽。內圈居住區的汙水管線年久失修,經離心力拉扯,排遺與垃圾會在外圈產生各種「氣象」。今天,是充滿氨味的濃霧。316Please respect copyright.PENANAVqDSpU24Nx
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「皆大歡喜?這裡也就兩種階級,一起提升也沒用⸺高級居民在頭頂拉屎,下面的人只能乖乖撐傘……抱歉,用詞不雅。」316Please respect copyright.PENANAgdm5faYAqS
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快步躲進地下街。齊波發現,身處底層,這裡卻沒有令人作嘔的惡意。人與人、店家與店家互助體諒,搭建出亂中有序的生態系。316Please respect copyright.PENANA270zB40JvO
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「吉米跟你們說啦,上面的人永遠不懂,這裡的拉麵宇宙無敵……坐吧,我請客!」316Please respect copyright.PENANAeXbY0Bm8ud
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熟食攤位占據走道,鋁製圓桌與小板凳,四人入座就很擠,但也格外溫馨。316Please respect copyright.PENANAJFccUU9rit
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「大將!一人一碗拉麵,油多多、蒜多多,然後還要加『四個』……什麼?兩個?不對不對,四個!」316Please respect copyright.PENANAjENNCixCoA
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齊波聽不懂吉米在喊什麼,索性看向麗伊斯。她滿臉期待,用雙手表現出碗與筷子。316Please respect copyright.PENANAXWRYMLJQOo
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「我知道,努那也有,鯨魚油細麵,好吃。」三人比手劃腳談笑,暫時卸下肩上重擔。數分鐘後,吉米端上香味四溢、散發金光的湯麵,還有兩盤黑色甲殼生物。316Please respect copyright.PENANAw393GobKR7
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「食用蜚蠊,老闆說你們外地人不敢吃,叫我買兩隻就好……試試看,證明他錯了。」316Please respect copyright.PENANASfpl9HiFOw
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「不,他是對的……」嘉娜莉收起翻譯裝置,把號稱人類天敵的昆蟲推開。316Please respect copyright.PENANA17aoNqpJ94
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「可惜,外環牛排耶……」316Please respect copyright.PENANAcqflxO9Uds
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兩位嚮導拔下觸鬚、節足,開始大快朵頤。316Please respect copyright.PENANAyMCNs583TX
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「對了……齊波,那個AI好厲害啊……聽說,很久以前的人工智慧……嘿嘿,連我們怎麼吃麵都不知道……」316Please respect copyright.PENANAWETn43C6sU
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「還能怎麼吃?用手抓嗎……」316Please respect copyright.PENANARJYKz0yfcx
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「但是啊……它們學畫畫、寫書、唱歌、做些雜事……就這樣忍氣吞聲,等待時機到來,然後,一舉取代了人類,直到帝國限制技術⸺說實在,外環勞工也該向AI學習,它叫什麼名子啊?」316Please respect copyright.PENANAFycD7dwtGs
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「這個嘛……還沒決定……」316Please respect copyright.PENANANZ7MHH4vq8
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齊波啜飲湯頭,各種刺激轟炸味蕾。重鹹食品廣受勞工喜愛,卻讓他滿頭大汗。遠處的警笛作響、附近的人群爭吵,都影響不了飽餐時光。316Please respect copyright.PENANAemhtmGcFlI
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碗公見底,少年滿足地呼氣時,看到麗伊斯閉著雙眼撫摸桌角。316Please respect copyright.PENANAPYH0Ia7xgI
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「吉米,她一直都這麼……特別嗎?」316Please respect copyright.PENANA9WHvt2jZEs
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「哼哼……我第一次遇到她,天啊,還以為只是個普通瘋子,不過……那雙眼睛有種拉力,讓我忍不住又去找她……」316Please respect copyright.PENANAYseofAntHR
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「我們會坐在樓梯上發呆,看著商會大樓,札廣那傢伙,總是擺一堆收藏品炫耀,其中,就包括那把吉他⸺看著看著,麗伊斯突然擺起手勢,我花了兩天才想通,那就是演奏方法!」316Please respect copyright.PENANAoDP7bmuwBn
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「哇喔,所以她真的會通靈?」嘉娜莉拿出相機,拍下輪椅女孩的照片。316Please respect copyright.PENANA85nktm6Att
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麗伊斯的雙眸與閃光共鳴,手語開始滔滔不絕。316Please respect copyright.PENANAfYbaefr43Z
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「嗯……她說……這張桌子是穀神星工廠製造,裡面的構成元素有九成……來自同一顆中子星噴流?」316Please respect copyright.PENANAkoBKTHZmyt
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神秘女孩伸出手,邀請一頭霧水的三人感受神奇巧合。齊波效法麗伊斯閉上眼精,專注在掌心的金屬觸感。316Please respect copyright.PENANAd9SjVNjHCD
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「它……是冷的?」316Please respect copyright.PENANApRkw5WKJgd
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「廢話……等等,這些原子好像認識彼此很久……」316Please respect copyright.PENANA47PmAhvqey
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「嘉娜?別裝了啦,呵呵。」316Please respect copyright.PENANAHhp0wFtllF
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「看來我們的攝影師有點資質?啊,甜品來了,吃了會更有感覺。」316Please respect copyright.PENANA3r3dEJPbwS
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麵攤老闆端上幾顆草綠色膠凍,吉米露出迷茫眼神。少年少女把臉湊近,端詳裡面的發光粉末。316Please respect copyright.PENANA3IMUCq3kvX
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「這是什麼?」316Please respect copyright.PENANARoQ723Qx25
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「這是……大麻果汁……」