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by Wislawa Szymborska 20haA0s
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that a sudden feeling had united them S1~K.<B
This certainty is beautiful, 'Ox "YE
but uncertainty is more beautiful still. pXBh^
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They thought they didn't know each other, x;} 25A|
nothing had ever happened between them. umAO&S.+M
These streets, these stairs, this corridors, aMkuyqPf{
they could have passed each other long ago R- ,L"Vv
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I would like to ask them, T$<'ZC
if they can remember - 4m=0e
perhaps in a revolving door *uccY_
face to face one day? hgDFhbHtd6
A "sorry" in the crowd? SfrM|o
"Wrong number" on the phone? S5Pn6'w
- but I know the answer. hcYqiM@8>
No, they don't remember. +;pw^QB
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How surprised they would be vgg)f~
for such a long time already Vu4LC&q
fate has been playing with them. Buq(L6P9r
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to change into destiny, H.]<fvP
which brings them nearer and yet further, -?{g{6
barriering their path 0Ny +NE:6M
and suppressing a laugh, z^4+Un
leaped aside. 1~2+w]-kU
There were signs, indications, #}~?8/h!
but maybe just undecipherable. 4 CiRh
Three years ago, perhaps W>&*.3{v
or even last Tuesday, K9VP@[zbJ
this leaf flying K *1]P ar;
from one shoulder to another? 83# <Yxk~
Something was dropped and then picked up. T-7(3#&
Who knows, perhaps the ball vanished *&h]PhY
into childhood bushes? {3K]Q=
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There were handles, door bells, zA$ f$J7\^
where, on the trace of a hand, WHLTJ]OB
another hand was placed; :8N
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suitcases next to one another in the 2pSp(@N3
left luggage. L/GVQjb
Perhaps they had the same dream on a certain night, K9nW"0>
suddenly erased after waking. d}Y#l}!E6
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Every beginning ka(3ONbG
is only a sequel, after all, zNn
and the book of fate P~x4h{~Gd
is always just half open. UxMei
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一见钟情 9>&p:+D
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他们都以为 Ia{t/IX\[
是那瞬间的感觉 @|OGxQoC
将他们结合在一起 'cK{FiIT
这种确定的感觉很美 *kj+6`:CPs
但那种不确定的感觉 ?01ru5ys/o
却更加妙不可言 m5P@F@
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他们觉得彼此从未见面 Aaz:C5dtU
也许从来没有发生过任何联系 6aWnj*dF
但那么多街道、楼梯、走廊 s~5rP:
或者他们曾在哪儿擦身而过呢 3YUF\L]yyw
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我想问问他们 u:wf:^
是否记得在某个回转门 4T){z^"
那个面对面的瞬间? ]4lC/&nm
拥挤人潮中的那句「对不起」? c2Y\bKeN
或者电话里的一句「打错了」? w`=XoYQl~*
但我已经知道答案了 jG#e%`'
不,他们并不记得 AJ#YjkO>]
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他们一定会十分惊讶 3_{rXtT)'
原来 mK^E@uxN
运气一直在和他们捉迷藏 Cw5B
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但这运气 fP\*5|7%R
却还没有成为命运 Tj6Czq=*%T
它曾让他们如此接近 }Cb-7/
却又让他们擦肩而过 6y{CM/DC
阻断他们之间的联系 j5~~%
又忍着邪恶的笑意 "5\6`\/
跳着跑开了 YYe=E,q
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运气也曾经给过他们暗示 7eFFKl
但这暗示也许过于深奥 x-q_sZ^8
可能在三年前 5n e&6
或者就在上个星期二 sWVapup?
不是就有一片落叶 ~svea>Fmr
从他的肩上飘到她的肩上? >``
一个人的东西曾经掉落 ' XOWSx;Y
又被另一个人拣起来 q5)
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谁知道呢 A5s;<d0
也许就是儿时树丛中的那个小皮球 gL7rX a j
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某个门把手上 8rLhOA
或者某个门铃上 Xhpcu1nA
两个人的手 IGA4"\s
也许曾经放在同一个位置 ~bw=;xF{3
两个人的包
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也许曾经挨着放在行李架上 v&sl_w/tn
甚至 +u`4@~D#
也许两个人曾经做过同样的梦 @oD2_D2
只是第二天早上起来 @J'tPW<$
却忘掉了 L=I;0Ip9y
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每一次开始 T^#d\2
也许 ^h2!u'IQ
都只是一种继续 p?4,YV|#
而两个人之间的故事 `r %lB
却永远只写了一半 E<@N4%K_Q
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