Love at First Sight
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They both thought ~M!s0jT
that a sudden feeling had united them qe{:9
This certainty is beautiful, ltH?Ew<]
but uncertainty is more beautiful still. ]> dCt<
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They thought they didn't know each other, F|!
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nothing had ever happened between them. k@Mt8Ln
These streets, these stairs, this corridors, a*bAf'=
they could have passed each other long ago 7L !$hk
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I would like to ask them, L7OFZ|gUz
if they can remember - _,bDv`>Ra
perhaps in a revolving door bW?cb5C
face to face one day? ?CSv;:
A "sorry" in the crowd? v)s;
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"Wrong number" on the phone? :@]%n~x
- but I know the answer. n1PV/ Z
No, they don't remember. ~tB#Q6`nB
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How surprised they would be .tA=5QY,
for such a long time already &x)n K
fate has been playing with them. K8{ef
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Not quite yet ready f6`W(OiE
to change into destiny, ;"JgNad
which brings them nearer and yet further, Z. ,pcnaQb
barriering their path <vd}oiB@
and suppressing a laugh, J3hhh(
leaped aside. A`1-c
There were signs, indications, sNZOm $
but maybe just undecipherable. zqxN/H]z
Three years ago, perhaps <`Qbb=*
or even last Tuesday, RmQ>.?
this leaf flying 7-mo\jw<
from one shoulder to another? GQ}R xu]
Something was dropped and then picked up. cFHSMRB|P
Who knows, perhaps the ball vanished 'y7<!uo?
into childhood bushes? uFL!*#A
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There were handles, door bells, %:y"o_X_
where, on the trace of a hand, ' wKTWmf?\
another hand was placed; t![972.&
suitcases next to one another in the |T{ZDJ+
left luggage. xLw[
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Perhaps they had the same dream on a certain night, Hnf?`j>
suddenly erased after waking. i}>}%l|
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Every beginning uN6xOq/
is only a sequel, after all, SZD@<3 Nb
and the book of fate BU;E6s>P
is always just half open. eh$T
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他们都以为 $9O%,U@
是那瞬间的感觉 QsH Fk5)
将他们结合在一起 p*(]8pDC
这种确定的感觉很美 q3R?8Mb
但那种不确定的感觉 bn<}
却更加妙不可言 Tof H=d
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他们觉得彼此从未见面 9q!./)
也许从来没有发生过任何联系 G8_|w6
但那么多街道、楼梯、走廊 Acib<Mi2!-
或者他们曾在哪儿擦身而过呢 ,\n%e'
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我想问问他们 h*\/{$y
是否记得在某个回转门 D/-$~u_o
那个面对面的瞬间? @d86l.=
拥挤人潮中的那句「对不起」? G(1y_t
或者电话里的一句「打错了」? :F`yAB3
但我已经知道答案了 sAz]8(Fi0
不,他们并不记得 ,HLgb}~
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他们一定会十分惊讶 E}WO?xxv74
原来 =icynW^Fr
运气一直在和他们捉迷藏 z_LN*u
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但这运气 (NBq!;_2,x
却还没有成为命运 9cm9;
它曾让他们如此接近 eBW=bK~[VP
却又让他们擦肩而过 R~R ?0aq
阻断他们之间的联系 8#MiM . f
又忍着邪恶的笑意 Q{0!N8']"
跳着跑开了 Z`)}1|~B
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运气也曾经给过他们暗示 ,y57tY
但这暗示也许过于深奥 \)Bws `
可能在三年前 (7qdrAeP
或者就在上个星期二 ^<}eONa
不是就有一片落叶 LZB=vc|3/
从他的肩上飘到她的肩上? +W6QtB6
一个人的东西曾经掉落 ][y~(&=T
又被另一个人拣起来 %;r0,lN|II
谁知道呢 ^U`Bj*"2
也许就是儿时树丛中的那个小皮球 M;{btu^a
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某个门把手上 cBO.96ZHE
或者某个门铃上 XRMYR97
两个人的手 B3lP#ckh
也许曾经放在同一个位置 SGd[cA
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两个人的包 BP6|^Q
也许曾经挨着放在行李架上 e7(iMe
甚至 ^~3u|u
也许两个人曾经做过同样的梦 4O TuX!
只是第二天早上起来 B<99-7x3
却忘掉了 'F\@KE-d
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每一次开始 A#yZh\#
也许 S,ENbP%0r
都只是一种继续 Ix-bJE6+I,
而两个人之间的故事 WE-cq1)
却永远只写了一半 [tKH'}/s=
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