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他一直盯著那瑟縮牆角的小女孩。588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnMiSECeqA
588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0d3p00AL0
看著她因嚴寒而打顫，看著她為取暖而不斷劃下火柴，看著她對著火光傻傻發笑，看著她的微笑僵住，看著她一動也不動。588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDz0hnNOiWV
588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWQehX9ein
他潛步走近，確認她停止呼吸後，俐落地將那小小的遺體放入大布袋裡，匆匆前往諾克斯博士的辦公室。588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXH4ODpoQG
588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKAyzvQgaT
聽聞合法的屍體供應不能滿足研究需求，不少解剖學家願意花大錢偷偷買下來源不明的屍體。諾克斯博士就是當中尤其闊綽的一個。588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMHeFjsRvR
588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5cfnNnTcf
但諾克斯博士見到他帶來的貨色，不禁眉頭一皺。588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavnjWlQ8cw
588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29kiemSQFC
他慌忙補上一句謊話：「這是我的親人。你肯定不會惹上麻煩。」588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFffm5nIWtx
588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5ejnIqoCA
諾克斯博士還是認為這貨不值一個好價錢：「如果你真的那麼缺錢，可以帶走她的財物賣掉。」588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNVCgUHFPU
588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6effT4ygiI
他沒奈何，但只得接受。588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjmWbV0iKj
588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTuaTrTxae
他小心翼翼地翻動小女孩的遺體。除了因著諾克斯博士的要求（切勿毀壞遺體），亦因著對她的歉意。588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdhLjS6TSP
588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfC3vpOfvjS
無人生來就是壞傢伙。若非一貧如洗，他決不幹此缺德非法勾當！588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObdJEiQdZa
588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUOtXNtoff
領取報酬後，他帶著小女孩的遺物離開辦公室。588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ecMyfdkgw
588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsebnyXzuPp
肅殺街景和溫暖的辦公室形成強烈對比，他一下子接受不來、反應不了，愣在原地倍感悲悽。588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVFbagvs1L
588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8OpG44roA
城中大鐘不合時宜地響起十二下鐘聲。588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Qos59YbMh
588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpxFJ8hiCA
「聖誕快樂！」588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBXEdiAmyW
588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5WmLO7HJg
「新年快樂！」588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzTYCqDr4l
588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8lCrwMR9AI
鄰近富戶不約而同傳出歡呼聲、祝福聲，訴說對未來的憧景與盼望。588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2NOKVxyoOR
588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybpJvS1QxQ
未來？那小女孩已沒有未來——她剛凍死街頭。588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXkXQfyerQJ
588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVANcZ2XE7R
倏忽飄雪漫天。588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5ComoLPFg
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寒氣徹骨。588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjBeQJhB6e
588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIrpp5218Mz
回家吧。588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHBEq400ky
588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywogjCtltU
走進貧民窟，拐入曲折的小路，十分鐘後才抵達家門前。588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusS8lZvPPW
588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwQhGiermc
門開。發現病入膏肓的兒子迷迷糊糊地伏在枱邊喊凍喊餓。588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIlwJda4udT
588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtxOiut6NM
他上前一把擁兒子入懷，多麼希望剛才含笑離世的不是小女孩，而是懷中親兒。
註：588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBf8A6F15Yy
*取材自1827-1828年英國「伯克與海爾謀殺案」+安徒生童話《賣火柴的小女孩》
