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by Wislawa Szymborska 7[ZoUWx
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They both thought o^v]d7I8b
that a sudden feeling had united them l-$5CO
This certainty is beautiful, U<I]_]
but uncertainty is more beautiful still. t 09-y
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They thought they didn't know each other, l4*vM
nothing had ever happened between them. _0"s6D$
These streets, these stairs, this corridors, bi[g4,`Z;
they could have passed each other long ago @ |D#lBm
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I would like to ask them, D-LQQ{!D5
if they can remember - 00/ RBs5
perhaps in a revolving door Q$b4\n?44
face to face one day? $V,ZH*
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A "sorry" in the crowd? m,V"S(A
"Wrong number" on the phone? Q%x-BZb~
- but I know the answer. HsKq/Oyk
No, they don't remember. "xAIK
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How surprised they would be 6G7+&g`
for such a long time already ng:B;;
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fate has been playing with them. PFjh]/=
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Not quite yet ready 3v~[kVhoG
to change into destiny, =
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which brings them nearer and yet further, =rA]kGx
barriering their path c!N#nt_<
and suppressing a laugh, wizLA0W
leaped aside. kK=f@l
There were signs, indications, mcTC'. 9
but maybe just undecipherable. E8L\3V4
Three years ago, perhaps lUd4`r"
or even last Tuesday, [*1:?mD$
this leaf flying M)3'\x:
from one shoulder to another? `#4q7v~>oe
Something was dropped and then picked up. VUC_|=?dL
Who knows, perhaps the ball vanished y+h/jEbM</
into childhood bushes? yVWt%o/
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There were handles, door bells, 5E^P2Mlc
where, on the trace of a hand, (dwb{+HW
another hand was placed; RQU-]qQ8BM
suitcases next to one another in the !uP8powO
left luggage. 8>`8p0I$+
Perhaps they had the same dream on a certain night, Oj
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suddenly erased after waking. $B`ETI9g-N
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is only a sequel, after all, VFq7nV/O
and the book of fate L@.Trso
is always just half open. 1d OB|
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他们都以为 PZj}]d `
是那瞬间的感觉 x"A\Z-xxz
将他们结合在一起 )}u?ftu\
这种确定的感觉很美 I#;.;%u
但那种不确定的感觉 [8>#b_>
却更加妙不可言 8S5Q{[ !
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他们觉得彼此从未见面 F~/~_9RJ
也许从来没有发生过任何联系 bnN&E?{hF1
但那么多街道、楼梯、走廊 ?*6Q;.f<
或者他们曾在哪儿擦身而过呢 }\1V%c
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我想问问他们 &%tW
是否记得在某个回转门 /#j)GlNp:
那个面对面的瞬间? 5 BeU/
拥挤人潮中的那句「对不起」? 7!;zkou
或者电话里的一句「打错了」? iFZ.a.NDc
但我已经知道答案了 Wu/:ES)C
不,他们并不记得 H9Vn(A8&`
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他们一定会十分惊讶 &'Xgf!x
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运气一直在和他们捉迷藏 )1 QOA
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但这运气 ,;Uf>8~
却还没有成为命运 [fY7|
它曾让他们如此接近 k1SD{BL
却又让他们擦肩而过 ?)Je%H
阻断他们之间的联系 7>F [7_
又忍着邪恶的笑意 nRT]oAi
跳着跑开了 S;oRE'kk
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运气也曾经给过他们暗示 &Lbwx&!0b
但这暗示也许过于深奥 ?!.J0q
可能在三年前 bdEIvf7
或者就在上个星期二 lq a~ZF*
不是就有一片落叶 !pHI`FeAV
从他的肩上飘到她的肩上? "sWsK
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一个人的东西曾经掉落 x$FcF8
又被另一个人拣起来 <9c{Kt.5(
谁知道呢 wk'&n^_br
也许就是儿时树丛中的那个小皮球 >CwI(vXn
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某个门把手上 &he:_p$x
或者某个门铃上 xNa66A-8
两个人的手 qnqS^K,':
也许曾经放在同一个位置 Z$%!H7w
两个人的包 nzF2Waa-
也许曾经挨着放在行李架上 \f=kQbM
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也许两个人曾经做过同样的梦 f8G<5_!K_
只是第二天早上起来 -9Ygn_M
却忘掉了 aj=-^iGG
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每一次开始 ab#z&jg!
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都只是一种继续 OX?E3 <8`
而两个人之间的故事 L[<CEk
却永远只写了一半 ='@k>Ka+
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