男子是上大夜班的,第二天清晨七點才拖著疲累的身體走出超商自動門。303Please respect copyright.PENANA1bVkAyy8W4
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一台自動駕駛無人巴士遠遠就注意到精神不濟的男子沒看紅燈過馬路,隨即減速停車等男子走過。303Please respect copyright.PENANAppu1AL9Ta9
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數台圓筒狀的掃地機器人在男子經過的公園四處巡邏,看到垃圾就一擁而上搶著掃進自己的垃圾桶中。303Please respect copyright.PENANAHR77P4Ynu9
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掛在大樓上雷射投影的螢幕上正在播放化妝品廣告,螢幕中的女星露出自信的笑容,臉上的彩妝光影變幻,不是只有單純的抹粉美白。303Please respect copyright.PENANAdxXkQKLEGp
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世界變化得很快,很多東西都跟男子年輕時的回憶差異甚遠。男子抬頭望著自上方數公尺處經過的無人飛行器,心裡泛起一陣無力感,總覺得這世界跟自己格格不入。303Please respect copyright.PENANAYt50u3RjqW
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是從甚麼時候開始,自己不再能接受這些科技的?男子捫心自問著,落寞地走回自己租下的公寓房間。303Please respect copyright.PENANA36pPcriwHx
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沒有鑰匙的鐵門開啟一道夾縫,夾縫中有雷射投影出數道綠色光線。清脆的女聲自門上響起,說:303Please respect copyright.PENANAv256I460Rh
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「歡迎回來,請站在門前,等候臉部掃描完成。」303Please respect copyright.PENANAqRfHqcnJ8q
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男子閉上眼避免綠色光線刺目,只見那數道光線掃過男子的臉後形成一個3D臉部模型,數秒後又聽見那女聲說話:303Please respect copyright.PENANAzft6JSr0E4
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「掃描完畢,認證成功,請打開門,回家好好休息吧。」303Please respect copyright.PENANAZtLqKpBifK
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雖然都是設定好的話語,但聽在心裡也多少有點溫度。男子一臉疲憊地走進房門脫下鞋子,數秒後沒關好的門自動關閉,男子也脫下身上的超商制服,隨意丟到衣櫥裡。303Please respect copyright.PENANAOCl33qjgi5
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肚子發出咕嚕咕嚕聲,男子才想起自己還沒吃早餐。他走到冰箱前打開,泛著寒氣的冷光透過冰箱門縫在男子臉上映出一道白色痕跡。男子看了看那白色空間裡甚麼都沒有,才想起自己已經好幾天沒訂購食物,早把存糧都吃完了。303Please respect copyright.PENANALM3uQaw5LO
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本來除了工作就懶得出門的男子現在也沒動力出外覓食,只好叫出擴增實境畫面來點外送餐。303Please respect copyright.PENANAaNaFCzGhnA
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在工作時還能跟超商的無線網路連結,現在只能靠自己的電子輔助腦接上行動網路,一想到曾經四處可見的手機行動網路吃到飽費率已不存在,男子就對月底要繳的話費感到有點牙疼。303Please respect copyright.PENANAYbRno2AqUo
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在訂餐的時候,擴增實境視野左上角落跳出新郵件通知。303Please respect copyright.PENANAd3I3fGx9fH
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「您有一封新郵件。」303Please respect copyright.PENANAF722rX4Ayq
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無視通知堅持要先點完餐的男子在發出外送餐單的請求後,才關閉外送點餐程式開啟電子郵件信箱程式。303Please respect copyright.PENANAzDRkOFkTkt
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看著新郵件的寄件人名字,男子臉上的表情整個僵住,好一陣子才回過神來。303Please respect copyright.PENANAmLMvuOG6rr
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「……這是怎麼回事?」303Please respect copyright.PENANAxu61qcokUm
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寄件人的名字「南天門阿信」,那是一個男子怎樣都忘不掉的名字。因為這個名字是他的摯友在曾經盛極一時的完全潛入式VRMMORPG「Unbalance Libra」裡的角色名字。303Please respect copyright.PENANA5rreTUynLs
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問題不在他的好友為什麼要用這個名字寄信給自己,而是他的好友早在十年前的「聖誕節慘劇」中變成植物人,不可能寄出這封信。303Please respect copyright.PENANA8oMycVqOf7
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「聖誕節慘劇」勾起了男子不願想起的回憶,在那一天他因為吃壞肚子而錯過了與同為「Unbalance Libra」玩家的好友們到別的機會。303Please respect copyright.PENANA04eIjR3bVW
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沒想到這一分開就成了永別,當時最強的十三位玩家有十二位在遊戲關閉伺服器後陷入重度昏迷,只有他一人幸免於難。303Please respect copyright.PENANAl8i7d0MqVh
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自此之後,他對於那些新科技產品產生恐懼。尤其是能直接影響大腦感官的虛擬實境,光是碰到就會開始頭暈想吐。303Please respect copyright.PENANAZPKlxvJOAp
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還好在聖誕節慘劇後,政府已經立法禁止任何能影響大腦的虛擬實境遊戲。不過這也導致擴增實境的發展得以超過虛擬實境,現今社會大多數的便利都是建立在擴增實境上。303Please respect copyright.PENANALH5Al6V9x3
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回神後男子一臉複雜地看著那封閃爍著等待開啟的電子郵件,猶豫許久後才用手指點開信件。303Please respect copyright.PENANApjmZAIzjIl
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「摯友啊,我在Unbalance Libra等你。」303Please respect copyright.PENANA0eOPgJYTK0
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信件裡只有短短的一句話,附上一張在Unbalance Libra裡非常有名的永霜花園最高處拍攝的場景。男子認得這地方,看著站在雪峰之上的背影,他的嘴角掛著一絲苦澀的笑意。303Please respect copyright.PENANATvn0Mmx5Xi
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「這是惡作劇信件吧,到底是誰…」303Please respect copyright.PENANAzU92R7xEmy
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關閉電子郵件,男子決定把這信拋在腦後。對他來說現在光是要活著就耗盡自己的心力時間,沒甚麼空閒去找出是誰這麼惡趣味冒用好友的名字寄信給他。303Please respect copyright.PENANAg2euxfDwAs