遠遠的就看見牠了，還是在路邊，一對情侶的身旁。391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bIppPhXB2
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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。391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwBAXUa3nh
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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…？391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8SKVfwdwz
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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。391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ReJ7tAcjq
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一瞬間讓我感覺自己是個偷窺狂。391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNi3C89N9j
391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmV5ZlYTiBH
花豹離開情侶，越過馬路來到我身旁。391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOD698Zkuc
391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05KAh9gfkq
391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz1H4oWmlba
「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。391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2GUavGc9k
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「我剛剛正那樣做。」花豹說。391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27fedhkSPa
391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3DP3PkXAdm
「我以為你所謂的哀悼，是跟死亡有關的那種。」391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8R486Cdz1d
391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkbW5lHJqAl
391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2mdPbfqUj6
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。391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxzqNSDPHJ
391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6D9bGtY7wy
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。391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEq7Wn9hf4N
391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcyBwYkm3qQ
「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。」391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCB8bhHnoam
花豹說這句話的時候，沒有看著我。391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIigPMelNk
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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。391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4V8WaDTyg
391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBSjktgC7R
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。」391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUiVhSFXvY
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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。」391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKqiz3dODM
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「什麼？」391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4nHxAk34dP
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「你們、你們、我們、我們。」391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6hyen73C9j
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…我懂了。391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecEYoa3Y5S
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「對不起。」我臉一紅，對於身為人類的自己。391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FVOxc4ZGn
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「沒關係，那是本能。」391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCcLfRHGW9V
391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDORZTQ8Ho
「我們…呃，人類的本能？」391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYVwnNN2mq
391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4y8b24kLz
「是的，本能。『歸類』、『命名』、『階級』，樂此不疲。」391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbA7WBi27RJ
391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SQQamLSx4
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我注意到牠從未提起「你們」。391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4TYvov6Z1C
391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBaIAKnfZRj
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「我無意使妳內疚。」391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKV0707MWv
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「………」來不及啦，我覺得丟臉死了。391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPu4bH36yL
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「可以幫我調一下領結嗎？」391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckTHxBXy5l
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原來花豹是會笑的。391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh66G5YUxzg
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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。391Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOScQcl9ozS
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