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by Wislawa Szymborska ~gV|_G
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They both thought r67 3+
that a sudden feeling had united them xWV_Do)z
This certainty is beautiful, N),Zb^~nw
but uncertainty is more beautiful still. Bz24U wcZ
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They thought they didn't know each other, un\"1RdO
nothing had ever happened between them. +ivz
These streets, these stairs, this corridors, ir\
they could have passed each other long ago %;zA_Wg
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I would like to ask them, Gd'^vqo<
if they can remember - E2\)>YF{P
perhaps in a revolving door x^SE>dy ?z
face to face one day? !,1~:*:
A "sorry" in the crowd? X/.|S57
"Wrong number" on the phone? u] oS91
- but I know the answer. gHm^@
No, they don't remember. Mk^o*L{H
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How surprised they would be Ak1f*HGl|
for such a long time already )JZfC&,
fate has been playing with them. #S1)n[
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Not quite yet ready M"P$hb'F
to change into destiny, -Y+[`0$'
which brings them nearer and yet further, Oo#wPT;1^(
barriering their path K&S~IFy
and suppressing a laugh, u{\`*dNx
leaped aside. vF*H5\ m<a
There were signs, indications, ^beW*O!
but maybe just undecipherable. xxedezNko
Three years ago, perhaps kDm=Cjxv
or even last Tuesday, z~X] v["d
this leaf flying K7y}R%QF
from one shoulder to another? bb#w]!q
Something was dropped and then picked up. FS']3uJ/
Who knows, perhaps the ball vanished 6%5A&&O(b
into childhood bushes? @5kN
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There were handles, door bells, qg'm<[
where, on the trace of a hand, 'QkL%z0
another hand was placed; ,;{mH]"s
suitcases next to one another in the 8Y4YE(x5
left luggage. @@! R
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Perhaps they had the same dream on a certain night, 45_zO#
suddenly erased after waking. HM<V$
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is only a sequel, after all, TeG'cKz
and the book of fate 6vmkDL8{A8
is always just half open. 8T1`TGSFC
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他们都以为 |&C.P?q
是那瞬间的感觉 [y'jz~9c
将他们结合在一起 9}": }!
这种确定的感觉很美 fE M8/bhq
但那种不确定的感觉 fPspJug
却更加妙不可言 Q PGssQR6
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他们觉得彼此从未见面 6g<JPc
也许从来没有发生过任何联系 56L>tP
但那么多街道、楼梯、走廊 ?X=9@ m
或者他们曾在哪儿擦身而过呢 $3FFb#r
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我想问问他们 eyy&JjVs
是否记得在某个回转门 gBrIqM i5
那个面对面的瞬间? ;;UvK
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拥挤人潮中的那句「对不起」? lMlXK4-
或者电话里的一句「打错了」? w\85D|u
但我已经知道答案了 X, J.!:4`
不,他们并不记得 :JPI#zZun
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他们一定会十分惊讶 -
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原来 |~'{ [?a*
运气一直在和他们捉迷藏 Q%@l`V)Rs
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但这运气 5vY1 XZt{
却还没有成为命运 %M ~X:A;4
它曾让他们如此接近 VP|9Cm=Fg
却又让他们擦肩而过 Q:tW LVE#0
阻断他们之间的联系 C[wnor!
又忍着邪恶的笑意 iT
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跳着跑开了 "< [D1E\
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运气也曾经给过他们暗示 M a_! 1Y
但这暗示也许过于深奥 ^@jOS{f l
可能在三年前 Oq|pd7fcgm
或者就在上个星期二 ^2Op?J
不是就有一片落叶 )D(XDN
从他的肩上飘到她的肩上? AEEy49e
一个人的东西曾经掉落 |f`!{=?
又被另一个人拣起来 As78yfK
谁知道呢 pcL02W|J
也许就是儿时树丛中的那个小皮球 G!%1<SLi.
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某个门把手上 /I: d<A
或者某个门铃上 BYwG\2?~
两个人的手 p2tBF98
也许曾经放在同一个位置 c~dX8+
两个人的包 r@wWGbQ|L
也许曾经挨着放在行李架上 w_e Las%
甚至 F*hs3b0Db
也许两个人曾经做过同样的梦 5>/,25
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只是第二天早上起来 3wa }p^
却忘掉了 $zDW)%nAX
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每一次开始 <r9J+xh*p
也许 3/4xP|
都只是一种继续 {5_*tV<I
而两个人之间的故事 !AP|ozkL
却永远只写了一半 H@OYtPHGR
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