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by Wislawa Szymborska p]uwGWDI
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They both thought i~}[/^
that a sudden feeling had united them qG=9zp4y?Y
This certainty is beautiful, xI}h{AF7
but uncertainty is more beautiful still. n%I%O7
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They thought they didn't know each other, KTd,^h
nothing had ever happened between them. yZbO{PMr
These streets, these stairs, this corridors, <U=:N~L
they could have passed each other long ago N=&~3k
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I would like to ask them, az~4sx$+}
if they can remember - XM$r,}B k
perhaps in a revolving door k41lw^Jh
face to face one day? vW`{BWd
A "sorry" in the crowd? [1@-F+
"Wrong number" on the phone? `#hdb=3
- but I know the answer. NrVrR80Y
No, they don't remember. WC,&p
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How surprised they would be c6cGl]FL
for such a long time already +rbj%v}Fh
fate has been playing with them. p`-`(i=iJo
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Not quite yet ready =h^cfyj
to change into destiny, }wrZP}zM>
which brings them nearer and yet further, Q*mzfsgr
barriering their path ;JMd(\+-
and suppressing a laugh, j"*ZS'0
leaped aside. mXT{)pU
There were signs, indications, G<,@|6"w
but maybe just undecipherable. f_X]2in
Three years ago, perhaps '/kSUvd
or even last Tuesday, ,2vPmff
this leaf flying 306C_M\$
from one shoulder to another? A.m#wY8
Something was dropped and then picked up. E~]8>U?V
Who knows, perhaps the ball vanished C)/uX5
into childhood bushes? Y[9x\6
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There were handles, door bells, B\1F
where, on the trace of a hand, (UPkb$Qc
another hand was placed; ,/{mRw%
suitcases next to one another in the TLzg*
left luggage. )Ac+5bs
Perhaps they had the same dream on a certain night, P0,)
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suddenly erased after waking. +Ck F#H ~
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Every beginning ,T?8??bZ
is only a sequel, after all, .Y[sQO~%
and the book of fate _|rrl
is always just half open. H[ocIw
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一见钟情 :)X?ML?
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他们都以为 s2L|J[Y"s
是那瞬间的感觉 'h_PJ%
将他们结合在一起 !1K<iz_8
这种确定的感觉很美 VYI%U'9Q
但那种不确定的感觉 1$ez}k,
却更加妙不可言 48Y5ppcS
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他们觉得彼此从未见面 w35r\x +
也许从来没有发生过任何联系 {X<mr~
但那么多街道、楼梯、走廊 7F.t>$'
或者他们曾在哪儿擦身而过呢 U8kH'OD
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我想问问他们 6?Ul)'
是否记得在某个回转门 C#[YDcp4
那个面对面的瞬间? o1='Fr
拥挤人潮中的那句「对不起」? My0h9'K
或者电话里的一句「打错了」? u{xjFx-
但我已经知道答案了 #z 3tSnmp
不,他们并不记得 {@1.2AWg
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他们一定会十分惊讶 ~,KAJ7O_
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运气一直在和他们捉迷藏 1C(6.7l
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但这运气 8v"tOa4D7
却还没有成为命运 #=UEx
它曾让他们如此接近 -~ytk=
却又让他们擦肩而过 Y%:FawR
阻断他们之间的联系 <T{2a\i 4f
又忍着邪恶的笑意 )nU%}Z
跳着跑开了
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运气也曾经给过他们暗示 jC>l<d_
但这暗示也许过于深奥 rXXIpQRi$S
可能在三年前 [,)yc/{*
或者就在上个星期二 De,4r(5
不是就有一片落叶 @=q,,t$r
从他的肩上飘到她的肩上? e|u|b
一个人的东西曾经掉落 b}4k-hZL
又被另一个人拣起来 Hi #'h
谁知道呢 2GQq(_
也许就是儿时树丛中的那个小皮球 VQF!|*#
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某个门把手上 Y\luz`v
或者某个门铃上 &n+3^JNl
两个人的手 j%Mz;m4y
也许曾经放在同一个位置 P]gksts9f.
两个人的包 BFmYbK
也许曾经挨着放在行李架上 vAiNOpz#
甚至 tyFhp:ZB
也许两个人曾经做过同样的梦 E"!C3SC [
只是第二天早上起来 dP[l$/
却忘掉了 qG3 [5lti
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每一次开始 xevG)m
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都只是一种继续 ),%/T,!@
而两个人之间的故事 TtEc~m
却永远只写了一半 2T/C!^iJ)
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