「喂,出嚟啦。」在阿杰跟Vincent的老地方,阿杰向三條像叮噹漫畫經常出現在公園水管大喊。439Please respect copyright.PENANA9UUfv7mq2l
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果然,一個高大的人影從上面的水管慢慢爬出來,那人正是Vincent,很難相信身高六呎有多的人能夠瑟縮在直徑只有大約半米的水管。Vincent面如死灰,也根本沒有打算理睬阿杰,氣息陰沉地踱步離去。439Please respect copyright.PENANAxu8jZm14Ec
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「做咩呀你?Shirley搵咗你成日好擔心你呀!」阿杰一邊追上,一邊在Vincent耳邊大喊。439Please respect copyright.PENANARJq0nADL9d
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Vincent仍然沒有回應。439Please respect copyright.PENANAaMnc8zEd2Z
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「唉…又發作…」阿杰忪一忪肩,對於這樣的Vincent感到慨歎,Vincent不是第一次將自己匿藏在水管,不讓別人找到,所以阿杰才能第一時間就找到他,阿杰拍一拍Vincent膊頭以示支持:「有事記得搵我呀!」439Please respect copyright.PENANAlWBvoHNvKy
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阿杰對於這狀況束手無策,便不再說話,以免添煩添亂,不知不覺間Vincent已經步行到住所樓下,阿杰不情願下也只有離去。439Please respect copyright.PENANAsa9KoC4mKX
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甫打開家門,第一眼看到的竟然是Shirley,Vincent怔住了,Shirley看到這反應也顯得一瞼腼賟。二人的反應,或者可以追溯至數日前兩人在這裡一起觀看世界盃賽事之後。439Please respect copyright.PENANAkgkfjI8all
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當日,Vincent睡眼惺忪地回到公司,連椅子也還沒有坐暖,便被經理叫入房中。439Please respect copyright.PENANAdvLAJEMt11
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「Vincent,你嚟咗呢度都差唔多半年喇喎,習唔習慣呀?」經理用很典型的問候作開場白。439Please respect copyright.PENANAidc1KaejKS
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「好好呀…無問題。」Vincent拼命支撐著下垂的眼皮。439Please respect copyright.PENANA3XUvkvoIPa
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「我見你開頭都幾掂…而家…幫吓你手哩?」439Please respect copyright.PENANAKhZWlaRPC1
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「我會再俾心機試吓先…有心。」雖然經理並沒有顯露微言,但叫入房加上提出幫忙這個舉動著實加添Vincent不少壓力。439Please respect copyright.PENANANNa33b7zge
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「唔…好啦,你可以出返去先。」439Please respect copyright.PENANAijXiAM8DHP
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即使Vincent通宵達旦精神不足,他都安排了幾個潛在客人,期望可以說服至少一個客人幫襯他。可惜,結果都是失敗、失敗和失敗。屢遭挫折加上睡眠不足,Vincent心情漸漸煩燥起來。439Please respect copyright.PENANAdF7atCmwEq
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夜晚回家,驚見Shirley在準備晚餐。然而,他更發現心愛的模型被搞亂了,繼而大發雷霆。439Please respect copyright.PENANAOsbzFforVM
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「妳做乜亂咁郁我啲嘢呀?!」439Please respect copyright.PENANAlmYQ7uYRBt
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「我見你啲嘢好似好亂咁嘛…」 439Please respect copyright.PENANAVDHybo0zq4
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「亂就唔駛問過我先架喇咩?我啲嘢而家全部搵唔到!」439Please respect copyright.PENANApuDLLZMIUr
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「你咁惡做咩喎!你從來都無試過咁惡架!」439Please respect copyright.PENANAg5WEiX4eOH
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「唔高興嘅妳咪走囉!」439Please respect copyright.PENANAP13frMc12H
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Shirley眼泛淚光,強忍淚水,咬著唇直瞪著Vincent,他卻無動於衷,Shirley遂奪門而出。之後幾日,二人保持氣氛凝重的簡短談話,沒有人敢再提這次的小爭吵,直至今日…439Please respect copyright.PENANAvUQJknv5mK
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二人一同坐在梳化,沒說一句話,或者是一時間不知道應該說什麼,Vincent只好找來一個遙控器,開啟電視機。剛剛開始播放的節目是差利卓別靈的默劇片之一《摩登時代》。439Please respect copyright.PENANAaGJIaHjTzw
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工業革命時期,低下階層工人被當成齒輪一般看待,差利卓別靈飾演的工廠工人正是當中不能適應的一員,被工廠壓迫得瘋了後,更因被誤會是激進份子而被捕入獄。即便是離開監獄後,他嘗試努力工作卻始終不得要領,甚至寧願再次走進監獄。後來遇到孤女,再嘗試做百貨店員或者侍應都被時代的鴻流所壓迫。最後,在準備不足,沒有公式參照之下表演唱歌卻獲得空前成功。439Please respect copyright.PENANA5R4Zv0sv8c
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《摩登時代》的要素當然不止於人類生活於社會的工作層面,但眼下Vincent所看到的就正正是上述的意象。他在想,明明自己是不喜歡營營役役的生活,才打算投身經紀行業,為何到頭來會落入追數、見客、追數、見客的輪迴?為何自己到頭來又是一件小小的齒輪?Vincent皺起眉頭,鬆開頸上領呔,深呼吸了一下。渾然忘卻身旁有一個Shirley。二人默默無聲,對Shirley來說,感覺就是好彩有套默劇經典突然播放,眼看著螢幕發光像聽候發落。439Please respect copyright.PENANAVvLXeEPYVQ
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在這個彷彿正有兩套默劇同時播放的現場,摩登時代尚且有音樂配襯,在梳化上演的,就只有極難看的靜坐場面。他們三年來都如膠似漆,一直同氣連枝,連分歧都從來沒有。今次的小爭執,雖然為的是極之無謂的事,卻足以令兩人不知所措,不懂得面對眼前人。若然處理不好,情況更有可能惡化,正如一道水壩出現裂痕,後果可能是崩堤造成災難。439Please respect copyright.PENANA6J2tNJccWN
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