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by Wislawa Szymborska j2V^1
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They both thought :Oxrw5`=
that a sudden feeling had united them dtJ?J<m}
This certainty is beautiful, {"-uaH>,
but uncertainty is more beautiful still. 3b~k)t4R
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They thought they didn't know each other, (r.[b
nothing had ever happened between them. bIR7g(PJ.b
These streets, these stairs, this corridors, Rkgpa/te"
they could have passed each other long ago FK<1SOE
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I would like to ask them, ht)J#Di
if they can remember - [8[g_
perhaps in a revolving door I~|.Re9a
face to face one day? xzh`q
A "sorry" in the crowd? X$)<>e]!>
"Wrong number" on the phone? *{6{ZKM
- but I know the answer. xO{yr[x"L
No, they don't remember. ]U82A**n
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How surprised they would be ve<D[jQsk
for such a long time already -uX): h!
fate has been playing with them. }Dp/K4
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to change into destiny, %d3qMnYu
which brings them nearer and yet further, kocgPO5
barriering their path FbhF45H
and suppressing a laugh, <<4U:
leaped aside. yJNQO'wcv
There were signs, indications, @X5F$=aqZr
but maybe just undecipherable. @#rF8;
Three years ago, perhaps g\:(1oY
or even last Tuesday, WWZ`RY
this leaf flying vL}e1V:
from one shoulder to another? ^\KZE|^3@
Something was dropped and then picked up. b"iPuN!p
Who knows, perhaps the ball vanished ;<hLy(@
into childhood bushes? <*oTVl4fS
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There were handles, door bells, dg-nv]7
where, on the trace of a hand, b@`h]]~:
another hand was placed; Bq@_/*'*Y
suitcases next to one another in the bi~1d"j
left luggage. gM>geWB<
Perhaps they had the same dream on a certain night, v[57LB
suddenly erased after waking. ebfT%_N
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Every beginning UU'0WIbY6
is only a sequel, after all, a]\l:r
and the book of fate ^ZP
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is always just half open. pr-=<[ d
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他们都以为 ~xCv_u^=
是那瞬间的感觉 2+s#5K&i
将他们结合在一起 owQSy9Az
这种确定的感觉很美 zi%Ql|zI~
但那种不确定的感觉 9lqH
却更加妙不可言 $Y`oqw?g+^
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他们觉得彼此从未见面 7bSj[kuN
也许从来没有发生过任何联系 sBm)D=Kll
但那么多街道、楼梯、走廊
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或者他们曾在哪儿擦身而过呢 h>k[
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是否记得在某个回转门 4]G J+a
那个面对面的瞬间? FJQ=611@
拥挤人潮中的那句「对不起」? !:baG]Y
或者电话里的一句「打错了」? *{DpNV8"
但我已经知道答案了 duQ,6
不,他们并不记得 TAB'oLNp
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他们一定会十分惊讶 0#Ae<
原来 717S3knlv
运气一直在和他们捉迷藏 O#MaZ.=
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但这运气 6U9FvPJ
却还没有成为命运 1Be/(pSc
它曾让他们如此接近 m941 Y
却又让他们擦肩而过 vB<9M-sa0
阻断他们之间的联系 {:]u 6l
又忍着邪恶的笑意 \Vb|bw'e(
跳着跑开了 V9Pw\K!w#\
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运气也曾经给过他们暗示 y=!7PB_\|
但这暗示也许过于深奥 X{Ij30Bmv
可能在三年前 0hg4y
或者就在上个星期二 e1Q
不是就有一片落叶 Uz=OTM
从他的肩上飘到她的肩上? (h"-#q8$
一个人的东西曾经掉落 ;vG%[f`K
又被另一个人拣起来 7y4jk
谁知道呢 wU(p_G3
也许就是儿时树丛中的那个小皮球 l=UXikx
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某个门把手上 nD.K*# u
或者某个门铃上 fU<_bg
两个人的手 8'qq!WR~
也许曾经放在同一个位置 /Bq4! n+
两个人的包 y**YFQ*sc
也许曾经挨着放在行李架上 7bk`u'0%
甚至 %/oeV;D
也许两个人曾经做过同样的梦 Cz|F%>y#
只是第二天早上起来 NK\0X5##.
却忘掉了 ;F|8#! (
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每一次开始 [2{2w68D!
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都只是一种继续 &6e A.
而两个人之间的故事 /%1-tGh
却永远只写了一半 zJ)`snN|
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