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by Wislawa Szymborska g}$B4_sY
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They both thought 6iS7Hao"
that a sudden feeling had united them u1`JvfLrL
This certainty is beautiful, G
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but uncertainty is more beautiful still. auAwZi/
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They thought they didn't know each other, ~z'Y(qG
nothing had ever happened between them. H`
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These streets, these stairs, this corridors, h/]));p
they could have passed each other long ago dg#w!etB
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I would like to ask them, PAXm
if they can remember - :"gu=u!
perhaps in a revolving door K_%gda|l+
face to face one day? HjY! ]!4p
A "sorry" in the crowd? 7*>,BhF#
"Wrong number" on the phone? K{0 gkORF
- but I know the answer. f@0Km^a Uc
No, they don't remember. "EnxVV
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How surprised they would be |eK^Yhym
for such a long time already wQYW5X
fate has been playing with them. f1|&umJ$
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Not quite yet ready cToT_Mk
to change into destiny, ^bECX<,H
which brings them nearer and yet further, iN1_T
barriering their path _Uhl4Mh
and suppressing a laugh, rC6@
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leaped aside. L,sFwOWY
There were signs, indications, \5fvD8>H
but maybe just undecipherable. 0+NGFX\p
Three years ago, perhaps x{S2
or even last Tuesday, ,zh_-2^X
this leaf flying T:g%b @
from one shoulder to another? lT_dzO
Something was dropped and then picked up. .9q`Tf
Who knows, perhaps the ball vanished RO| }WD)
into childhood bushes? +|qw>1J(
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There were handles, door bells, 3*N0oc^m
where, on the trace of a hand, 3x>Y
another hand was placed; f1
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suitcases next to one another in the JG@Zb}b
left luggage. xn anca
Perhaps they had the same dream on a certain night, ?N&s.
suddenly erased after waking. 1ezBnZJg
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Every beginning d?aZk-|c
is only a sequel, after all, ,3W,M=j)
and the book of fate Y?:"nhN
is always just half open. <MJ-w1A
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他们都以为 :(;ho.zz
是那瞬间的感觉 $Y8iT<nP
将他们结合在一起 7#C3E$gn?
这种确定的感觉很美 ,%U\@*6=
但那种不确定的感觉 Y^eF(
却更加妙不可言 5YLc4z*
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他们觉得彼此从未见面 lqvP
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也许从来没有发生过任何联系 . dJBv
但那么多街道、楼梯、走廊 4jC7>mE
或者他们曾在哪儿擦身而过呢 >XW-W
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我想问问他们 mt4X
是否记得在某个回转门
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那个面对面的瞬间? _z>%h>L|g
拥挤人潮中的那句「对不起」? )gV @6w
或者电话里的一句「打错了」? ?L6wky{
但我已经知道答案了 7h`t-6<!q
不,他们并不记得 Xt!wOW
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他们一定会十分惊讶 nGxG!
原来 T$Z}1e]
运气一直在和他们捉迷藏 G)&!f)6
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但这运气 rLA^ &P:
却还没有成为命运 L$ZsNs+
它曾让他们如此接近 PoD/i@
却又让他们擦肩而过 `:Zgq+j&
阻断他们之间的联系 3|D .r-Q
又忍着邪恶的笑意 f{h2>nEj\
跳着跑开了 v.c.5@%%o
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运气也曾经给过他们暗示 ON"p^o>/_?
但这暗示也许过于深奥 .x1.` Y
可能在三年前 x^McUfdr|
或者就在上个星期二 g|M>C:ZT
不是就有一片落叶 tv5N
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从他的肩上飘到她的肩上? e^v\K[
一个人的东西曾经掉落 #JR$RH
又被另一个人拣起来 `bWc<4T
谁知道呢 @{ L|&Mk!
也许就是儿时树丛中的那个小皮球 bjq.nn<=
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某个门把手上 kArF Gb2c
或者某个门铃上 O;.DQ
两个人的手 "
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也许曾经放在同一个位置 B5[As8Sa
两个人的包 M-(,*6Q
也许曾经挨着放在行李架上 1jd.tup
甚至 %yK- Q,'O
也许两个人曾经做过同样的梦 \W|ymV_Ki
只是第二天早上起来 \/9 O5`u*V
却忘掉了 .Dy2O*`
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每一次开始 B/B`=%~5_^
也许 H%ScrJ#V
都只是一种继续 Nx!7sE*b$1
而两个人之间的故事 ,My'_"S?
却永远只写了一半
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