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They both thought pr1kYMrqri
that a sudden feeling had united them \FnR'ne
This certainty is beautiful, ]?NiY:v
but uncertainty is more beautiful still. tg9{(_t/W
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They thought they didn't know each other, &z>iqm"Ww
nothing had ever happened between them. eQMa9_
These streets, these stairs, this corridors, "s@q(J
they could have passed each other long ago ;{0%Vp{
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I would like to ask them, ^S(QvoaQ
if they can remember - A-h[vP!v|
perhaps in a revolving door o@L
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face to face one day? (?i4P5s[!
A "sorry" in the crowd? e488}h6#m
"Wrong number" on the phone? WtXf~ :R
- but I know the answer. |EY1$qItid
No, they don't remember. c<{~j~+
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How surprised they would be hdqr~9
for such a long time already WE+Szg(4x
fate has been playing with them. [}}q/7Lp
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Not quite yet ready Jn9{@??
to change into destiny, 6.a|w}C`
which brings them nearer and yet further, zXkq2\GHA
barriering their path k4` %.;
and suppressing a laugh, i1 GQ=@
leaped aside. AdzdYZiM_
There were signs, indications, /XdLdA!v
but maybe just undecipherable. &3itBQF
Three years ago, perhaps zKh <zj
or even last Tuesday, ViUx^e\
this leaf flying L^2wEF
from one shoulder to another? t7*F,
Something was dropped and then picked up.
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Who knows, perhaps the ball vanished Yqv!ZJ6
into childhood bushes? O@skd2
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There were handles, door bells, cb/$P!j7
where, on the trace of a hand, qV-1aaA
another hand was placed; ?ea5k*#a
suitcases next to one another in the Gsz$H_
left luggage. ]}.|b6\
Perhaps they had the same dream on a certain night, V|<'o<h8
suddenly erased after waking. lQ4$d{m`
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Every beginning pezfB{x?
is only a sequel, after all, {J/+KK
and the book of fate ]1I-e2Q-J
is always just half open. OUN"'p%%
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他们都以为 XMaw:Fgr
是那瞬间的感觉 Z}3;Ych
将他们结合在一起 wp@6RJ
这种确定的感觉很美 =!/T4Oo
但那种不确定的感觉 4I.)>+8V
却更加妙不可言 \@zoM:[sN
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他们觉得彼此从未见面 %~0]o@LW7
也许从来没有发生过任何联系 51ILR9 Bc_
但那么多街道、楼梯、走廊 w*u.z(:a`
或者他们曾在哪儿擦身而过呢 iL~(BnsF
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我想问问他们 #(Yd'qKo
是否记得在某个回转门 i6O'UzD@T
那个面对面的瞬间? %Siw>
拥挤人潮中的那句「对不起」? d-gcXaA-8
或者电话里的一句「打错了」? SUL\|z`5
但我已经知道答案了 ?DY6V;&F@f
不,他们并不记得 'G`xD3 E3,
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他们一定会十分惊讶 ler$HA%F]
原来 x$pz(Q&v
运气一直在和他们捉迷藏 _6]tbni?v
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但这运气 LwH+X:?i
却还没有成为命运 t{Ks}9B
它曾让他们如此接近 \#gguq?[
却又让他们擦肩而过 \t? ;p-+ta
阻断他们之间的联系 r/QI-Cf&
又忍着邪恶的笑意 I}awembw g
跳着跑开了 u5`b")a
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运气也曾经给过他们暗示 qr~zTBT]
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但这暗示也许过于深奥 R0F&!y!B
可能在三年前 o ,8;=f,7
或者就在上个星期二 BM87f:d
不是就有一片落叶 JQW7y!Z
从他的肩上飘到她的肩上? s1X?]A
一个人的东西曾经掉落 \8k4v#wH
又被另一个人拣起来 m,F4N$
谁知道呢 B~ j3!?
也许就是儿时树丛中的那个小皮球 !VHw*fL|r
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某个门把手上 g$z6*bL
或者某个门铃上 +Edq4QYwR
两个人的手 $4]4G=o
也许曾经放在同一个位置 +5%ncSJx
两个人的包 <B+
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也许曾经挨着放在行李架上 H<qz
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也许两个人曾经做过同样的梦 Q=epUHFs
只是第二天早上起来 (T.j3@Ko
却忘掉了 ixqvX4vv,B
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每一次开始 &7eN
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也许 O_*tDq,e
都只是一种继续 Seq
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而两个人之间的故事 ]DZ~"+LaG
却永远只写了一半 WqHp23
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