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by Wislawa Szymborska #|xK>;
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They both thought mO(m%3
that a sudden feeling had united them {H=DeQ
This certainty is beautiful, Ws{2+G~
but uncertainty is more beautiful still. pk:YjJs
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They thought they didn't know each other, R^{Ow
nothing had ever happened between them. s:~3|D][
These streets, these stairs, this corridors, IhhB^E|
they could have passed each other long ago |Rf4^vN
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I would like to ask them, Rbm"Qz
if they can remember - ]Wa.k
perhaps in a revolving door #"jEc*&=
face to face one day? 'x$>h)t]
A "sorry" in the crowd? Zx@/5!_n.
"Wrong number" on the phone? 6av]LY K
- but I know the answer. i?.MD+f8
No, they don't remember. j|N;&s`
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How surprised they would be }lvD 5
for such a long time already FZ)_WaqGf
fate has been playing with them. A'^y+42jY
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Not quite yet ready -]C3_ve
to change into destiny, RP?UKOc
which brings them nearer and yet further, X"0n*UTF,
barriering their path F@~zVu3'
and suppressing a laugh, 6nRXRO
leaped aside. ?`#)JG,A7
There were signs, indications, ;5urIYd
but maybe just undecipherable. )u ) ]#z
Three years ago, perhaps e@}zp
or even last Tuesday, yhhW4rz
this leaf flying zGjf7VV2a
from one shoulder to another? 8FYcUvxfT
Something was dropped and then picked up. ;<i `6e
Who knows, perhaps the ball vanished g?'pb*PR
into childhood bushes? BIovPvq;i
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There were handles, door bells, c
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where, on the trace of a hand, mMo<C_~w&
another hand was placed; ZU\TA|
suitcases next to one another in the UlF=,0P
left luggage. jLRUWg
Perhaps they had the same dream on a certain night, 9,g &EnvG
suddenly erased after waking. 7v\K,P8
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Every beginning Twi:BI`.
is only a sequel, after all, l;_zXN
and the book of fate >5G2!Ns'
is always just half open. )Nv$ SH
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一见钟情 N]qX^RSb
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他们都以为 mNUc g{+/
是那瞬间的感觉 (KQAKEhD!
将他们结合在一起 GjF'03Z4
这种确定的感觉很美 PW a!7n#A
但那种不确定的感觉 e]N?{s
却更加妙不可言 tu(k"'aJ
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他们觉得彼此从未见面 zSs5F_
也许从来没有发生过任何联系 J*@(rb#G
但那么多街道、楼梯、走廊 f{_K%0*
或者他们曾在哪儿擦身而过呢 OFS` ?>
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我想问问他们 tTa" JXG
是否记得在某个回转门 49Sq)jd<
那个面对面的瞬间? sR%,l
拥挤人潮中的那句「对不起」? jTjGbC]X
或者电话里的一句「打错了」? !L5[s
但我已经知道答案了 >C|/%$kk:f
不,他们并不记得 "f'pa&oHi
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他们一定会十分惊讶 tg%U2+.q
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运气一直在和他们捉迷藏 5~WMb6/
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但这运气 U?dd+2^};t
却还没有成为命运 hGc')
它曾让他们如此接近 wr\d5j
却又让他们擦肩而过 [[fhfV+H
阻断他们之间的联系 m*VM1k V
又忍着邪恶的笑意 Umwd<o
跳着跑开了 \]AsL&
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运气也曾经给过他们暗示 ^%|(dMo4
但这暗示也许过于深奥 _J}vPm
可能在三年前 EFl[u+
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或者就在上个星期二 wA`A+Z2*?
不是就有一片落叶 7 R1;'/;
从他的肩上飘到她的肩上? Y4PU~l
一个人的东西曾经掉落 IyE9G:fY
又被另一个人拣起来 'c#ZW|A
谁知道呢 maANxSzi
也许就是儿时树丛中的那个小皮球 m9^?p
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某个门把手上 )4[{+OJa
或者某个门铃上 6"Tr$E
两个人的手 %v++AcE
也许曾经放在同一个位置 ku,Y-
两个人的包 &Vi"m!Bf
也许曾经挨着放在行李架上 45`Gv
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也许两个人曾经做过同样的梦 _96hw8
只是第二天早上起来 |N[SCk>Kj
却忘掉了 ;8sEE?C$g
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每一次开始 /Ny/%[cu
也许 Py 8o8* H
都只是一种继续 5v8&C2Jy@
而两个人之间的故事 1N<)lZl)
却永远只写了一半 yS/ovd
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