十二月廿四日,平安夜晚,外頭下著康古有紀錄以來第一場雪,據氣象台所述,這是反常氣候正在惡化的證據,不過不知多少人正期待這種「惡化」在康古出現。591Please respect copyright.PENANA9SaSEOY7MN
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「總算弄好了......」我跪倒在地,抬頭仰望那反射淡淡銀光、幾近撞上天花的金屬柱,然後用力「呼」了口氣。面前那根「長」滿長長短短金屬枝節、頂天(花)立地(板)的,就是為了聖誕而準備的聖誕「樹」──的枝幹。591Please respect copyright.PENANAQUOaPd2gtL
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「嘩!......」後來傳來豬頭的驚嘆,「居然還真的能豎起來喔,不過真的很醜,比較像被颳風吹壞的電線桿。」這可是我蹲了兩日的成果啊......居然還在嫌三嫌四,要不是你說聖誕節要有聖誕樹,我還真的不會幹這種蠢事。591Please respect copyright.PENANAYox8NoLkrx
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「能用貨倉萬年廢物拼湊出如此成果,我覺得自己實在是天才。」這棵「聖誕樹」,是我利用之前無意中打開的那個雜物亂葬崗內的金屬棒造出來的,原本只打算把幾枝金屬棒扎起來充當樹幹就是,不過後來在廢物堆中挖出了一把灰塵電鑽,最要命的是它還能用,因此便只好勉為其難用它在棒子上開幾個孔,然後用棉繩將棒子都繫到「樹幹」上,最後在「樹幹」的底部周圍繫上三枝傾斜的棒子作基座,整棵「樹」矗立於大廳往睡房通道左方,鋼管聖誕樹就這樣誕生了。591Please respect copyright.PENANApd4ZqU2aZq
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「然後────」591Please respect copyright.PENANAMsDGLsjkVx
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身後的豬頭提著一頂薄絨布造的紅色白邊聖誕帽,似乎是去年聖誕買的其中一頂,還以為之前搬窩時弄丟了,居然還在......起初我以為她打算把帽戴上,但原來她是想把帽掛上「樹」頂,「很高......」591Please respect copyright.PENANAnYwJtiG1ib
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「我去亂葬崗把梯翻出來,我幫你掛上去就好。」每次要用上先前未碰過的工具前,都要先將覆蓋其上的那層塵膜抹掉才拿到倉外,不然整廳都會是灰塵。說起來,最初還以為這房間內的都是一無是處的垃圾,直至近幾日才發覺原來蠻有用處的,只是現階段都只用在奇怪的地方上......591Please respect copyright.PENANAx3XHdSwWXT
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豬頭一手掩著鼻、一手將帽遞給我,我小心翼翼的伸出右手,用拇指跟食指指尖接過帽子,然後單手扶梯踏上去,將帽子直接套在「樹幹」的頂端,帽子整頂被金屬棒撐得直挺挺的,「聖誕帽才不會像個正三角形一樣尖端向天的。」於是我只好小心翼翼的將帽子微微往上拉,讓頂端失去支撐而微微垂下。591Please respect copyright.PENANAvnqf7DKNxt
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「我也未見過聖誕樹要戴聖誕帽的......」591Please respect copyright.PENANAVnsD0KZ5zN
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「哎,沒辦法,比這電線杆還闊的星星可不是隨處找的到啊,只好把帽端的球當作是星星了。」591Please respect copyright.PENANAOcVkbfVCow
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正當我打算從梯子下去時,「慢著,還有。」豬頭遞給我一串很長很長的彩紙球,「我們以前有買過這種東西嗎......」「沒有喔,我昨日買的,反正這麼長才幾十塊錢。」她雙手連綿交替的將那串長得拖地的彩紙球逐段逐段推給我,媽呀......這東西看起來比整棵樹還要高起碼一倍,市面上有那麼長的彩紙球串嗎?591Please respect copyright.PENANAotWcy1IIxJ
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我將彩紙球串的一端掛在鄰近頂部的「樹枝」上,然後繞了一圈又一圈,「你握緊底端,然後我數三二一,之後一同扯緊。」「OK。」591Please respect copyright.PENANAjczaWp8h8R
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三──二──一──嗦......591Please respect copyright.PENANAqpfdGGaYn3
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「完成了吧?」繞上那串比無尾熊腸還要長的彩紙球之後,看起來的確比較有聖誕氣氛了,不過「充其量」只像一棵葉子都被吹光、快到倒塌的聖誕樹而已......591Please respect copyright.PENANAcpXIjUxDqL
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「看來還是要用上特效了──」她搖搖頭,然後亮出手機,「我早就說用投影代替不就好了......浪費我腰力跟眼力。」591Please respect copyright.PENANAcQ2eDgkJD6
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「反正你也是窩在家沒事幹,這種勞動可讓你充實不少喔──」她一邊滑手機一邊說風涼話,還真可惡......「啊,就試試這個,你去關個燈吧。」她蹲在「樹」旁放下手機,然後一道綠光從「樹」底開始逐漸放大,直至籠罩著整棵「樹」。591Please respect copyright.PENANAbNc2JnemOk
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我將梯子摺好後隨手放到一旁,關掉廳燈,然後第一次認真觀賞這件巨型「勞作」──591Please respect copyright.PENANA52v4nQDT2U
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「效果似乎還不賴耶......」591Please respect copyright.PENANAiTCNXBKvfj
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那副毫無機質的金屬管支架,在投影光芒的照射下,看來產生了奇妙的效果。手機投影的光線經過金屬管及彩紙球的反射,影像顯得比平常更加耀眼;此外,591Please respect copyright.PENANAlqzjv3aeMR
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由於有了實物充當骨架,使得原來的虛擬聖誕樹看起來更有實感,而非單純的立體影象。這棵實體與虛影交織而成的聖誕樹,帶點疑幻疑真的夢幻感,如此看來已經超出預期效果了。591Please respect copyright.PENANAdRqE9GH4kG
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「任務一完成了,應該滿意了吧。」591Please respect copyright.PENANAWoLOspT7eu
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豬頭沒有回話,她目不轉睛的緊盯著樹,魂魄暫時飛走了的樣子。591Please respect copyright.PENANAdvUzaPdNDY
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「............我們去做下一件事吧。」豬頭有點慌張的轉過身走進廚房,的確時候已不早,太陽似乎已落山了,晚點還要出門。591Please respect copyright.PENANAMqfbySeHhy
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「登登登登────」591Please respect copyright.PENANAip8IByLEeK
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「登登登登......」591Please respect copyright.PENANAoAshes2Cpe
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一小時後,豬頭雙手握著人臉大小的圓型瓷盤邊步出廚房,白愷愷的濃烈蒸氣不斷湧上豬臉,感覺足以多添道菜的樣子──要是夏天的話。591Please respect copyright.PENANAO5zbl2aRvl
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「雖然味道大概很可怕,但賣相還是可以的。」591Please respect copyright.PENANAGJw4bbkwKQ
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「當然囉──有我這個大廚在,以前上甜品店時我可擠不少奶油喔!」591Please respect copyright.PENANAVkpGMcsIiB
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白色圓型瓷盤,覆蓋了一層奶白色的黏稠醬汁,醬汁之上,一個又一個奶油花占繞成一圈,其中是同樣以奶油寫成的「Merry Christmas」字樣,雖然白底配白字感覺很蠢,但只靠家中現成材料能達到如此水準,還真的不簡單。591Please respect copyright.PENANAo66jDyqKjN
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「好了,快澆上生油點火吧,不然奶油都先被起司醬汁燙融了。」豬頭舉起我的手機,全神貫注的瞄準盤子。591Please respect copyright.PENANApFueDIO3kK
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我執起油瓶,然後朝盤子中央擠了一小圈食油,「我可是頭一遭聽聞聖誕蛋糕是要點火的。」「沒法子,忘了買蠟燭,不過反正這又不是平常的蛋糕,將起司醬稍微烤焦反而更美味的說。」591Please respect copyright.PENANA2SCIQEBkil
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「三、二、一,Fire──」我對準食油按下打火機開關,明亮的黃色火焰瞬間沿著食油構成一個小火圈,我下意識立即抽離,沒點火槍始終有點危險......「蛋糕」中央的那點火亮,有如夜空之中的星光,顯得份外璀璨明亮,再加上「聖誕樹」的光芒點綴,家中的聖誕氣氛總算被燃點起來了。591Please respect copyright.PENANA34n6UbYKe1
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豬頭自顧自不斷用我的手機對「蛋糕」拍照,「啊,差點忘了吹『蠟燭』,我們許個願吧。」然後就隨手把我的手機丟到桌上、雙手十指緊扣的合上,此刻她所期許的願望,到底會是甚麼呢?大概就是那一個吧,把屬於我的份也算上去好了。591Please respect copyright.PENANAlOyTpPqPRb
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聖誕快樂──呼────591Please respect copyright.PENANANt8imCJkDn
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我們一同將「蛋糕」上的火焰吹熄,客廳又恢復先前的漆黑,至於「聖誕樹」的光由於是來自立體投影,因此光芒都集中在樹身周圍。591Please respect copyright.PENANADRKcuAiG8t
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「你許了甚麼願望?」她問我。591Please respect copyright.PENANALQr8ulhZ2G
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「你呢?」我反問。591Please respect copyright.PENANA5a4JJkP9Pn
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「才不告訴你呢──」591Please respect copyright.PENANAGChnD13Dyq
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「真巧啊,我也是才不告訴你呢,我們居然許了相同的願,看來很大機會達成呢。」我不清她現在的表情,只知道大家都不自覺發出笑聲。591Please respect copyright.PENANAdmNK78etM3
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「奶油都被燙融化水了,可以吃了吧?」591Please respect copyright.PENANAOr5bjOUcuk
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「當然囉──不趁熱吃就會黏成一團團的。」591Please respect copyright.PENANACwJItJhJpg
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豬頭急不及待的將叉子戳進盤內,將白色醬汁內的米黃色條狀物卷起來──沒錯,這白盤內的東西就是我們今年聖誕大餐的主菜、也是唯一一道菜──聖誕泡麵(配茶包紅茶),我負責煮泡麵、她負責煮醬汁跟打發奶油,最後我負責點火。591Please respect copyright.PENANA5prm5r6WsO
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我盯著自己碟上熱騰騰的麵團,不禁吞了一下口水,希望今年不用餓著肚子過聖誕......591Please respect copyright.PENANA02Kempq64Q
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我抖著手握著叉子捲起一點麵放進嘴,連我也不清楚是冷得發抖還是怕得發抖──「咦......?」,奇怪,原先我還以為是甜咸交雜的怪味,豈料味道還不錯,奶油的幼滑與起司的綿密感有如天衣渾然一體,這似乎是我品嚐過最美味的奶類醬汁。591Please respect copyright.PENANAYIDCCusGd3
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「誰跟你說奶油一定是甜的?笨矮瓜──」經過豬頭像頭豬般的豚吞豬嚥,盤子內的麵有如被暴風吹襲過的小鎮一樣瞬間消失了大半,看來她真的很餓......不,這才是正常狀態。591Please respect copyright.PENANAykizAVRc8F
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「剩下的就留給你吧,不然你就要捱餓過聖誕囉──」還真感謝豬大人的恩賜啊!......591Please respect copyright.PENANAPCMqTNHAiz
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解決掉「聖誕大餐」後,「差點忘了為聖誕樹拍照。」,豬頭又握著我的手機朝「聖誕樹」東蹲西走的不斷按快門。591Please respect copyright.PENANAD88u3gbM4f
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「你用我的手機拍有何意思......換我的手機放投影吧。」591Please respect copyright.PENANAybVlj3j8d2
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起初我以為是她冒失沒為意這個問題,然而事實似乎並非這樣──591Please respect copyright.PENANAV5cto8MWDM
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想要記住這些的,是矮瓜、而不是豬喔──真健忘。591Please respect copyright.PENANAz8bOVS3sHV
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......是的,是我一時高興忘記了,今天做的這些,其實全都是我主動提出的,她不過是勉為其難陪我一起犯傻而已。