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by Wislawa Szymborska V`LW~P;
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They both thought w1t0X{
that a sudden feeling had united them &-ZRS/_d>
This certainty is beautiful, Q8bn|#`
but uncertainty is more beautiful still. @C5%`{\
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They thought they didn't know each other, 6X$iTJ[\x
nothing had ever happened between them. rB3b
These streets, these stairs, this corridors, h>"Z=y
they could have passed each other long ago bt?)ryu
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I would like to ask them, $I90KQB\_
if they can remember - E=~Ahkg
perhaps in a revolving door avH3{V
face to face one day? M,N(be-
A "sorry" in the crowd? b]\V~ZaXG
"Wrong number" on the phone? 8?k.4{?
- but I know the answer. A*3R@G*h
No, they don't remember. QEl~uhc3
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How surprised they would be 7R".$ p
for such a long time already '5n=tRx
fate has been playing with them. )hK1W\5
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Not quite yet ready 7=]Y7"XCf
to change into destiny, |}K7Q
which brings them nearer and yet further, eR5+1b
barriering their path }F
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and suppressing a laugh, 8__C T
leaped aside. Gh9dv|m=[;
There were signs, indications, MYeGr3V3
but maybe just undecipherable. TZk.h8
Three years ago, perhaps G3t
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or even last Tuesday, z50f$!?
this leaf flying >eaK@u-'0
from one shoulder to another? <2RxyoDL6
Something was dropped and then picked up. 5V/CYcO
Who knows, perhaps the ball vanished u+uu?.bM
into childhood bushes? &:)e
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There were handles, door bells, s
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where, on the trace of a hand, prg8Iq'w
another hand was placed; z?8Sie
suitcases next to one another in the 4Vi&Y')f
left luggage. R!LKGiN
Perhaps they had the same dream on a certain night, |1(9_=i'
suddenly erased after waking. Y_<(~eN`
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Every beginning yLlAK,5P0o
is only a sequel, after all, C\dlQQ
and the book of fate CVFsp>+
is always just half open. k|}S K9
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是那瞬间的感觉 4hv'OEl
将他们结合在一起 4x:Odt5
这种确定的感觉很美 z[wk-a+w
但那种不确定的感觉 {L8(5
却更加妙不可言 4n@,
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他们觉得彼此从未见面 S&P5##.u`
也许从来没有发生过任何联系 P!";$]+
但那么多街道、楼梯、走廊 =>CrZ23B"
或者他们曾在哪儿擦身而过呢 *7I=vro
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我想问问他们 R%Yws2Le2
是否记得在某个回转门 a;Y9wn
那个面对面的瞬间? <ZNa`
拥挤人潮中的那句「对不起」? a|\_'#
或者电话里的一句「打错了」? JPk3T.qp
但我已经知道答案了 ;D[b25
不,他们并不记得 ;.h5; `&
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他们一定会十分惊讶 g5to0
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运气一直在和他们捉迷藏 XI,F^K
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但这运气 JCZJ\f*EZ
却还没有成为命运 1p&?MxLN-a
它曾让他们如此接近 ,Fg&<Be}Jx
却又让他们擦肩而过 |P2GL3NR
阻断他们之间的联系 !U/:!e`N
又忍着邪恶的笑意 4#=!VK8ZH
跳着跑开了 @Cm"lv.hz
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运气也曾经给过他们暗示 $zz=>BOk
但这暗示也许过于深奥 ~%Yh`c
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可能在三年前 Ye!=
或者就在上个星期二 #D+Fq^="P
不是就有一片落叶 {M E|7TS=
从他的肩上飘到她的肩上? N
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一个人的东西曾经掉落 &TWO/F+Y
又被另一个人拣起来 7!JoP?!
谁知道呢 :eQxdi'
也许就是儿时树丛中的那个小皮球 Ed*`d>
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某个门把手上 _I|wp<R
或者某个门铃上 3[aJ=5
两个人的手 dt3Vy*zL
也许曾经放在同一个位置 iJrscy-
两个人的包 2 >xV&