遠遠的就看見牠了，還是在路邊，一對情侶的身旁。371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5LJZe747Q
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那對情侶在吵架，牠離他們那樣近，他們卻視若無睹。371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmwRwFxi74D
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kkpX6IKJA
我在馬路的對面看著，被一隻豹看著自己與情人爭吵的感覺不知道是什麼…？371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNqQSmaKvY
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牠的頭慢慢低下，用牠的前腳掌拍了拍（還是摸？）自己的領結，幾分鐘後牠抬頭，看見了我。371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEL44eq3Pl
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLoqhbF1SDQ
一瞬間讓我感覺自己是個偷窺狂。371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW50TYmOkOD
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5rHs3XRzZ
花豹離開情侶，越過馬路來到我身旁。371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsT1LOaoNSj
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYUKutcrkO
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB7k41Rp9nH
「呃…我記得上次你跟我說，如果再遇到我，要把有關哀悼的事情告訴我。」為減緩尷尬氣氛，我只能先開口。371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9rN5XtnqAy
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSjEN5kNEh
「我剛剛正那樣做。」花豹說。371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6q10G4D9V
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmdpvvngSu
「我以為你所謂的哀悼，是跟死亡有關的那種。」371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZ9fPCLJQq
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDkeZt5exk
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIf2vKEG2uu
牠說，很多事情都可以哀悼，逝去的生命當然是其中一種，剛剛牠所哀悼的，是逝去的愛情。371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUxRulJ4YM
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTgrdmDQCv
有時牠要替離家的游子哀悼；有時牠站在十字路口，為了十年前的一場車禍哀悼；或是在哪個女孩學會化妝與打扮後，為她哀悼。371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuppa2021O
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4XTo237qF
「逝去的，就不會再重生，唯一能做的就是哀悼，感謝他曾經出現。」371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlyhribwklE
花豹說這句話的時候，沒有看著我。371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZbSGEY1N6
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYoytxYiLRc
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0M0FR4UeCV
我問牠，「哀悼」是牠的工作嗎，牠沉默了一會兒，說：「不是工作，但性質就像工作吧。」我聽不懂。371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXn67IMuIdc
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbf4AHvVmKC
我又問，還有其他花豹或其他動物也和你做一樣的事嗎，牠說：「有的，但是不多，也多半不願意接近人類，這個世界上需要哀悼的對象太多了，人類不是首選。」371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmqVMTBlXn
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwPbGSQGhAl
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsW5LgeiLp4
當我說「那像你們這樣的…」花豹突然插話，「這就是哀悼手不願意接近人類的原因。」371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd30gMXe1vJ
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「什麼？」371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjg9MdiA1vP
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「你們、你們、我們、我們。」371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDO2M3qsBx
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…我懂了。371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfiSV9UZ3x
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFuaO0wVdc5
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpZmA69F2x
「對不起。」我臉一紅，對於身為人類的自己。371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELVtgECZda
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpBs43Pwo3
「沒關係，那是本能。」371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡReEcpKkQVx
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wy0ExAoZr
「我們…呃，人類的本能？」371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp1EKeRGdqm
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8p8zLTTVrK
「是的，本能。『歸類』、『命名』、『階級』，樂此不疲。」371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVX84uFBP7x
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWG7vnMA1NL
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvZGFmgUZS
我注意到牠從未提起「你們」。371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPBqdd7taGL
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd22qBqQeIG
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWRoZDvUPj
「我無意使妳內疚。」371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCSxk0EnWj
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCeYxsH1iiV
「………」來不及啦，我覺得丟臉死了。371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbOIs5213c
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4PonDQMb8H
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「可以幫我調一下領結嗎？」371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGrnPUm99O
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBH0B5azNI
原來花豹是會笑的。371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5kZy1CgZe
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371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiT1SJzbAe
我幫牠調整了領結，紳士的點了頭道謝後，牠就走了，說下次遇見的時候再聊。371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIE35a4MGCB
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