遠遠的就看見牠了，還是在路邊，一對情侶的身旁。369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXDzfcURL8
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbcfu3z7Yx
那對情侶在吵架，牠離他們那樣近，他們卻視若無睹。369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XXIzGa2Br
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeF5qkUzVed
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…？369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSbbXMPI0o
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ksh0uxUdg
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOh1Sy4mlKA
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。369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2CUbOVVpW
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVljTR0n5Mk
一瞬間讓我感覺自己是個偷窺狂。369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZorMWwJQo
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CzPKNVAIf
花豹離開情侶，越過馬路來到我身旁。369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡojyyWF5IYh
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdhjpTcnT1
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYYKcIt8zQ
「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。369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2R5QABHX98
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mcOWHQZVd
「我剛剛正那樣做。」花豹說。369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLRmbfxRtT
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsUCz5xtBe
「我以為你所謂的哀悼，是跟死亡有關的那種。」369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuJsfZE5rD
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeaRsCLZQB
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoebpRZVqR
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。369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2iSrpEJF3m
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpq5mNbsHSI
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。369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Br3VVtUr9
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5AfUAESuf
「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。」369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKL50xTJOWj
花豹說這句話的時候，沒有看著我。369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7SZdaE5BvO
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTEbtN97zDv
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYX6DPp7FVp
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。369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU35H1w5Pvq
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3GOrs3ErS
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。」369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG11WjBDS5C
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe5ivqCBxez
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxvqcsl7lRI
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。」369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmWP1kq5yK
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSTCu1ndFA
「什麼？」369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGcG3JCW67
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbiMK7NYUU
「你們、你們、我們、我們。」369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4e5FBla8mb
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…我懂了。369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1tyjNFWBL
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzwlOGGmXZ
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzzS3rPLGF
「對不起。」我臉一紅，對於身為人類的自己。369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJsdbYTVQh
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQ6BzyorxT
「沒關係，那是本能。」369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnj7t1Ghl2x
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSybIOQkT9
「我們…呃，人類的本能？」369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnS6VQ1497Z
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDHDiqkClI
「是的，本能。『歸類』、『命名』、『階級』，樂此不疲。」369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Zf43EyMUw
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwMvD9kjp4
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaju0sMiiX
我注意到牠從未提起「你們」。369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ90UtDNhiy0
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ehZ47HTFd
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡghWZIgVA5L
「我無意使妳內疚。」369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC73YLey0HM
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXz5fHSmI2j
「………」來不及啦，我覺得丟臉死了。369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorremHaGqu
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUJZvqS8lX
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgr0mOLmrGu
「可以幫我調一下領結嗎？」369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdpUEFnZnI
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LAuHUwsco
原來花豹是會笑的。369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ43bgy1igqc
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWxRY5saGn
369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4HFxIDE3u
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。369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG44VgSK4b6
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