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「不要走。」她緊緊擁著我，微微抬首，熱淚盈眶。504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpi3xBiHmKE
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「別這樣。」我口裡拒絕，心裡卻是萬般不捨。504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIJprcrHHx
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「這裡不好嗎？鳥語花香，豪華大宅、美酒佳餚。還有，我和小思都在這裡！」她輕輕招手，招來小思——我們的愛女。504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYvvY2zSDN
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年僅五歲的小思胖胖白白，兩眼水汪汪，腦後頂著兩彎稀疏的小辮子。她鼓起兩頰紅透的小腮子，模仿媽媽的動作，摟抱著我的小腿。504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCboa02fZF
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她們的每一句話、每一個動作都正中我的軟肋，硬生生將我的理智和情感撕裂。504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZ35BpsGmK
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沒法子。504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7wg6uBrmo
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她們的外形來自我的記憶，言行源於我的心念，再加上高端科技營造出來的聲音、氣味、觸感，二人活脫脫就在我眼前、我懷中！504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3xwsLToSY
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「對不起……」沒等她們再次開口，我斷然脫下頭盔，離開虛擬世界。504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmsnIaUaRx4
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暗黑的狹窄環境與虛擬世界內的柔和日光形成強烈對比，我的腦袋和眼睛霎時間適應不來，暈頭轉向，整個人從床上滾掉到地面去。504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6qbR8LSbL2
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店員大叔數秒後硬闖入內，見我神智尚算清醒，才鬆一口氣。504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmX6HZyv8jd
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「先生，事前我向你解釋過流程，你應該知道強行脫下頭盔的後果可大可小。輕則昏迷數天，重則永久癱瘓神經系統，變成植物人。」大叔外表粗豪，說起話來卻是婆婆媽媽的。504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvCdISnAxa
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我硬撐起身子，背靠床架癱坐著，勉定心神，穩住呼吸節奏後，不忘向大叔道歉：「不好意思，嚇壞了你。」504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP47UhdT231
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不知何解，大叔突然愣住。504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUTm8Y3wjT
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「如果機器因為我的行為而損壞，我會賠償。」我是個負責任的男人，無論對人對事皆然。我為此自豪。504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBPPnYkMykp
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「不是這個意思……」大叔終於反應過來，上前攙扶我到休息室去。他拿來熱毛巾，敷在我的前額。504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAB6yMvsM1
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熱力令我清醒不少，但隨之而來的卻是劇烈頭痛。504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3kGCQXYQgU
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「忍耐一會吧。」大叔自顧自在我身邊吞雲吐霧：「誰叫你不依規矩！」504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpAuxbirze
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「不得不走。」我心如刀割：「我擔心自己會永遠沉溺。」504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNjtdsXAGM
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「親人離世？」大叔夾菸的兩指故態自若。504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJz7aEns2KB
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「你看得出來？」我忍痛瞇眼打量大叔。他是個面容滄桑的大漢。504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjWIgj7tLg
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「顧客願意花大錢前來光顧我店，大都是因為抵不住親人離世的傷痛。」大叔意味深長地補上一句：「你不是唯一一個。」504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefzTT4wyDv
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「所以我不該感到悲傷？」我聽見話裡的話。504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvlL5VlObN
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「所以你有能力捱過去——因為大家都捱過去了。」大叔輕視我的悲傷？504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlqBvqM0qH
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「我不是他們！他們亦不是我！」我有點兒憤怒。504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyKf15eciT
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「我知道。他們花掉大量金錢懷緬過去，直至身無分文才如夢初醒，不得不重投生活、找工作賺錢，然後漸漸忘記傷痛。只有你，有本事打斷自己的思念之情，爽快俐落地回歸生活——你剛才主動向我道歉，而不是恃著自己的悲傷鬱結鬧脾氣。」大叔遞菸予我。504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEX4rx34Bk
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我接過香菸，將它玩弄於指間。504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Q5GmFhf1k
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菸紙的雪白、菸紙的粗糙質地、菸草的濃烈氣味、菸草被手指擠壓時的微弱碎裂聲響、濾嘴被叼在唇間時散發的淡淡化學味道，一切真實而空虛，沒有靈魂。504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5FpTJsmQq
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像虛擬世界。504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRL564fExO
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「這個……」我放下香菸，掏出銀包裡所有紙鈔予大叔：「謝謝。」504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxrTIn9BYg
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大叔欣然收下，俏皮笑道：「後會無期。」504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUaG098ZqGi
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「承你貴言。」我頭痛依然，心痛冉退。504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyhZMaeDzl
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店外，夜色蒼茫。504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Lk4BO76cV
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我回望店面的霓虹招牌——紫白藍綠四色甚有節奏地閃爍著，耀眼奪目。504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKwk5711Nt
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但只消放寬眼界，就會發現它只是萬千燈火裡的其一，毫不起眼。
