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「不要走。」她緊緊擁著我，微微抬首，熱淚盈眶。528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKiPBe4bBM
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「別這樣。」我口裡拒絕，心裡卻是萬般不捨。528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoj6m7Qn9fs
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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。528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGjC8cvVjo1
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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。528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcb33RBP2ei
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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。528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPU99TGsTMf
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沒法子。528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmlRPFiXoO
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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！528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BPjV0ik4I
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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。528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryKIza7V3n
528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXRJ1iHwfi
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。528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2oao0mN5zt
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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。528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSqTMVIeRy
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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。528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIHW02ap3gN
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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。」528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFUHLO96Uk2
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不知何解，大叔突然愣住。528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDVK3RlZGw
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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。528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHu9aBj6wR
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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。528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITL5pIJIPC
528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIQJs7SzwH
熱力令我清醒不少，但隨之而來的卻是劇烈頭痛。528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvwgp5IIUK
528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkx94mYzwhf
「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！」528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVs75TletQM
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「不得不走。」我心如刀割：「我擔心自己會永遠沉溺。」528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvfqrsB8GV
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「親人離世？」大叔夾菸的兩指故態自若。528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRvH3GKL27
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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。528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAv4Pea07nW
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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。」528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9WDNKxpNd
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「所以我不該感到悲傷？」我聽見話裡的話。528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQ1F3PJxcW
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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？528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzHFO68Sq8
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「我不是他們！他們亦不是我！」我有點兒憤怒。528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGhcLys94F
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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。528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMtCQE2lua
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我接過香菸，將它玩弄於指間。528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJCBuHMgC3n
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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。528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8AQ5ipA0q
528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jQfr12m1b
像虛擬世界。528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBP1Rh4HXOU
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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。」528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiaByhdoHom
528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDmxtj01qJ
大叔欣然收下，俏皮笑道：「後會無期。」528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOgHBR77399
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「承你貴言。」我頭痛依然，心痛冉退。528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDq5S3wSFM5
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店外，夜色蒼茫。528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubo7gazbAV
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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。528Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡknHmO91EEr
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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。
