「所以我說,肉是得醃過沒錯,但要用孜然粉的話,果然是烤熟後再撒就好了吧?」290Please respect copyright.PENANA5rGoTcWEQj
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面對一片狼藉的餐桌,玄鶚輕撫下巴認真思考著。290Please respect copyright.PENANAEuSma8GKgX
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「一開始撒上去的話不是會出水嗎?這樣就無法好好品嘗到孜然粉的香氣了。」290Please respect copyright.PENANAlSY6273V6B
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「比起撒上香料,我偏好什麼都不加只吃原味,因此這一邊還沒處理的肉麻煩不要動。尤其是牛肉。」絳雉以尖刀比劃著餐桌左側的塑膠袋。他俐落地將雞腿切開鋪平,以利炭烤時受熱均勻。「總之醃好就先冷藏起來吧?今天看起來也是挺高溫的一天,傍晚時再開始生火就好了。」290Please respect copyright.PENANAT9iNgO27yq
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「嘿嘿,你挺來勁的嘛,絳雉!明明剛才還說:『就算萬事屋移到一個有戶外小空間的頂樓,也不見得非得烤肉!』,現在也是一臉嫌麻煩的樣子,但是,難得有地方可以烤肉果然還是挺開心的吧!」290Please respect copyright.PENANAhjuAJ8S1lY
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噗嘰!290Please respect copyright.PENANA7QuId8UjIc
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空氣中傳來疑似青筋炸裂的聲音。290Please respect copyright.PENANABHyyU0eVlu
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「……是這樣嗎?」絳雉陰沉著臉,手中的尖刀發出凜凜寒光。290Please respect copyright.PENANAsgMJzoXKNH
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「抱歉,我閉嘴。」290Please respect copyright.PENANA7PyNO9yHvC
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看來是打從心底覺得很麻煩啊……玄鶚拉起嘴巴的拉鍊,認命的將裝著肉的保鮮盒放入冷藏櫃。290Please respect copyright.PENANABZz8EtScO2
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就在此時,萬事屋的藤編大門傳來砰砰砰的聲響。290Please respect copyright.PENANADQBH1dOm6e
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一個眉清目秀的年輕少女站在門外,戰戰兢兢地抱著一個紙紮的碎花袋子。290Please respect copyright.PENANAdCQmL6NNrT
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少女表示自己是看見難以數計的傳單,並且發現這間不知何時蓋在蔬果店頂樓的萬事屋。290Please respect copyright.PENANAsj73xeCbwV
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「請問……這裡真的什麼都能幫忙達成嗎?」290Please respect copyright.PENANA1OybCY6Gjk
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少女一坐下便直接了當地開口。看來是被逼急了,就連茶都顧不得喝。290Please respect copyright.PENANAoqK6OhCwnz
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絳雉挑起一邊的眉。「要是我們否認,您就不打算訴說發生了什麼事嗎?」290Please respect copyright.PENANAtsQzyktOzN
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也……也不是……少女發覺自己的失態,侷促地握緊膝上的袋子。290Please respect copyright.PENANAb7suI5XEX8
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「這種事實在難以啟齒,但我真的遇到了怪事。或許這樣說很令人難以置信……」290Please respect copyright.PENANAhr2J7VWvUs
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「不,但說無妨。」玄鶚露出人畜無害的笑臉。基本上,能看到傳單,甚至看到萬事屋,就表示真的「有什麼事」了。290Please respect copyright.PENANApwG9APgRN1
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少女緊抿雙唇,猶疑了片刻,最後終於豁了出去,將一條放在袋子裡的破舊麻繩放到藤桌上。290Please respect copyright.PENANA0n4QabPneq
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少女名叫小敏,是個就讀明星學校的「現役」高中生。她說最近總在半夜三點三十四分聽見椅子倒落的聲音,隨後從床上摔落下來,繩子則懸吊在吊扇上。290Please respect copyright.PENANAQ8yrQDON8s
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一看到藤桌上的繩子,玄鶚暗自心驚。絳雉表面上看起來如無風湖面般平靜,鮮紅的眼瞳中卻閃過一道白光。290Please respect copyright.PENANAkYbus8ltqW
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「這個是在距離這裡兩小時車程的城鎮市郊撿到的繩子。當時我受了傷,為了止血……朋友從附近找來的。當時覺得可以帶來好運才帶了回來……自從這條繩子來了以後就怪事不斷。無論家裡或是學校都諸事不順,氣氛也很詭異。我原本想自己拿到遠方丟掉……」小敏將視線停駐在藤桌一帶,絲毫沒有發覺玄鶚驚嚇得睜大雙眼。「即使這條繩子上真的有什麼纏上了我,這樣做也是於事無補,我還是不想再將它留在身邊。所以,請幫我將這條繩子處……」290Please respect copyright.PENANArjkJmVX3il
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「但是,在我看來這條繩子並沒有任何問題喔。」玄鶚終於出聲,打斷小敏。290Please respect copyright.PENANAYYjIP8epCl
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「……咦?」290Please respect copyright.PENANAVOA45ja9tC
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「嘛,這個在我看來只是一條普通的麻繩。既沒有特別的氣息,也沒有任何東西憑依的痕跡。您有沒有思考過,最近的異狀可能存在著別的原因呢?」290Please respect copyright.PENANAsfMlGJ2hqo
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「什麼原因……就是繩子出現後才變得那麼奇怪啊!我失去了朋友,就連從小的玩伴也……」小敏說到揪心處,一時語塞。290Please respect copyright.PENANA4rlKapa9Yc
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「我能理解您感到恐懼,但是……主觀認定的異象很多時候都是巧合。」290Please respect copyright.PENANAxs0B8CDyU1
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「難道,你覺得我精神不正常,是在胡言亂語嗎?」290Please respect copyright.PENANAuHUypM0m8u
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「不不不!我不是那個意思。客人的話我們絕對百分之百相信……」290Please respect copyright.PENANA78AxfsloeD
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「算了!念了那麼多書還懷有『好像被鬼跟了』這種不切實際的丟臉想法,會覺得我很神經質也無可厚非。我會自己想辦法解決,前來叨擾真是抱歉!」290Please respect copyright.PENANAkectwtpSsQ
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小敏大發雷霆,一把抄走麻繩,不由分說便起身快步離去。290Please respect copyright.PENANAm0e9qgwCZZ
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萬事屋內又只剩下一黑一白兩名少年。290Please respect copyright.PENANAFFbZTT69ts
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靜默的空氣中傳來嘆息般的呼吸聲。並非少年所發出,那陣突兀而令人不安的嘆息來自萬事屋後方緊閉的房間。那是某種巨大,且更加深沉的存在所發出的低鳴。290Please respect copyright.PENANAORIl9apvvn
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絳雉身邊颳起一陣不尋常的風,憑空出現的白霧彷彿棉花糖拉出的棉絮,在纖細的掌心上形成一隻白色的飛鳥,隨著風舒展著若有似無的翅羽。290Please respect copyright.PENANACg2osq3d4U
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「去吧,靈。」輕輕地,絳雉吹了一口氣。名為靈的霧狀白鳥彷彿一把全力射出的箭,往小敏離去的方向破風而去。290Please respect copyright.PENANAeJaX2PLDtY
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「確實有問題。」玄鶚的嗓音平靜地響起。290Please respect copyright.PENANAygCkH8Yi96
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絳雉沉默不語。這原本就是顯而易見的事實。290Please respect copyright.PENANA65BjXWgg9T
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小敏身邊發生的異象確實來自繩子。那條麻繩上存在著難以想像的東西,絕對稱不上善類,強度甚至足以取人性命。不過這僅僅只是一部份,還有另外一部份的問題出在小敏本身。290Please respect copyright.PENANAXdeQDOcfy7
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玄鶚無奈地微笑。腳邊咕嚕嚕地滾起濃烈的黑色氣息,彷若瀝青般冒出滾燙的蒸氣。不知來自何處,從地下往上滾滾而來,有什麼即將冒出濃黑的水面。290Please respect copyright.PENANAaBnuVRR4mu
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一頭巨大、全黑、狀似杜賓犬的四足獸類出現在藤椅旁。就連露出的獠牙都是黑色,燒灼的鼻息就足以燃盡彌留的生靈,捲起一陣陣哀切的嘶吼,尖利的獸眼發出令人不寒而慄的光。彷彿地獄一般的熱度頓時席捲整座萬事屋。290Please respect copyright.PENANAct3l1hQFzU
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心犬。玄鶚伸出蒼白的手指,撫摸著長相駭人的全黑惡獸。290Please respect copyright.PENANAElIMr3BSdI
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「這個得好好處理,可不能打草驚蛇呀……」290Please respect copyright.PENANA5dRdZVKzXm
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人行道上,快步向前的小敏著實懊惱。290Please respect copyright.PENANAFbd5P9cKgt
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早知道就不要去什麼萬事屋了!不僅不好好聽客人說話,還把人當成笨蛋,根本就是詐欺!290Please respect copyright.PENANARptjRLAO8P
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或許是連日的睡眠不足,心底又總是不安,小敏火氣很大,踩著怒火上了公車,前往此一路線的末站。290Please respect copyright.PENANAj0TS6KHo5X
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她把包包放在腿上,麻繩就在包包裡。空白的思緒隨著玻璃窗外的蔚藍與雲絮往車子後方滑動。這個時節依然開得強大的冷氣打上她的雙頰。冰冰的,過不久就會覺得皮膚緊得彷彿只要一牽扯肌肉就會裂開。其實根本沒有預設目的地,只是依據丟到越遠越好的地方這個想法而決定搭到末站。290Please respect copyright.PENANA38JuyIFJjW
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明明知道沒有弄丟,依然不時掀開袋口確認。小敏感覺自己末梢的血液在流失,雙手相當冰冷。她握握手掌,發覺包在休閒鞋裡的腳趾也在發麻。猶如泡在寒冷的北極冰湖,即使是秋老虎發威的火熱的艷陽都相形見絀。小敏開始覺得公車上的冷氣未免也太強,不禁伸手關上出風口。290Please respect copyright.PENANA3OPrw8797M
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還是很冷。290Please respect copyright.PENANAhfBVUqx81I
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她默默移往靠近走道,稍微遠離頭頂上的冷氣口。290Please respect copyright.PENANAXRA03jLO4a
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袋子裡的麻繩沉甸甸的,似乎發出微微的溫度。小敏吃了一驚,伸手輕觸有些鬆散的絨毛纖維。是體溫傳到繩索上了吧?一直蓋在腿上的袋子與繩子有一定的保溫效果,小敏將冰冷的雙手套進袋子裡。手指蜷縮在麻繩邊上,試圖保住漸漸流失的溫度……甚至將指尖整個埋進繩子裡。290Please respect copyright.PENANA9lZEfOsspq
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真的好冷。小敏幾乎要從口鼻呼出蒸氣。290Please respect copyright.PENANAnKKF2y8znC
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公車暫時停靠路旁,幾個乘客下了車,後來又有幾組男女上了車。在車門關閉以前,一股氣流竄入車廂。輕巧地,就連觀望著人群動靜的小敏都沒有留意。290Please respect copyright.PENANAEKzbbR26lf
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那股氣流寧靜地降落,停靠在小敏不住顫抖的肩膀上。氣流周圍以白煙優雅地描繪出鳥形的淡淡痕跡。那是來自絳雉氣息的鳥——靈。而牠的身影無法映入在場所有人的眼中。就連最靠近的小敏都無法看清。290Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5RsxVgTVQ
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然而,她依然是唯一能察覺到靈的存在的人。290Please respect copyright.PENANAKuE1sE0roV
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在靈接觸到她時,四肢頓時恢復應有的溫度。彷彿溫暖的紅色鮮血又開始傳遞。她將雙手抽出袋口,因為重拾溫暖而鬆了一口氣。即使她對於肩上的真相不得而知。290Please respect copyright.PENANAdwBvmyotQR
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小敏只希望事情能圓滿落幕。至少,希望有人能站在她的身邊。290Please respect copyright.PENANAQPAe7VbmcQ
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