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by Wislawa Szymborska M|IgG:a;T
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They both thought 9RmdQ]1n4
that a sudden feeling had united them K/|qn)
This certainty is beautiful, hO..j
but uncertainty is more beautiful still. GK[[e~#u
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They thought they didn't know each other, [WN2ZQ
nothing had ever happened between them. ,'a[1RN
These streets, these stairs, this corridors, a{+;&j[!
they could have passed each other long ago NUM+tg>KM
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I would like to ask them, ,%$Cfu
if they can remember - fk'DJf[M
perhaps in a revolving door 9YVr9BM'K
face to face one day? 6UAw9
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A "sorry" in the crowd? jM;?);Dd
"Wrong number" on the phone? [5wU0~>'
- but I know the answer. ucX!6)Op
No, they don't remember. '$y.`/$
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How surprised they would be <~P([5
for such a long time already y7-daek
fate has been playing with them. OJ,Z
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Not quite yet ready z2god 1"
to change into destiny, 91:TE8?Z
which brings them nearer and yet further, Pw/$
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barriering their path yPT\9"/
and suppressing a laugh, mJa8;X!r6
leaped aside. *ez7Q
There were signs, indications, M(#]NTr ~4
but maybe just undecipherable. YnW,6U['{g
Three years ago, perhaps eDL0Vw
or even last Tuesday, )mE67{YJh~
this leaf flying mL]5Tnc
from one shoulder to another? eGi|S'L'
Something was dropped and then picked up. by*v($
Who knows, perhaps the ball vanished G ;
into childhood bushes? o{xA{ @<
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There were handles, door bells, v\Edf;(
where, on the trace of a hand, P;[>TCs ]8
another hand was placed; ?Y'r=Q{w
suitcases next to one another in the Na{&aqdz
left luggage. TM0DR'.
Perhaps they had the same dream on a certain night, l4Q v$
suddenly erased after waking. V2BsvR`
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Every beginning ],w+4;+
is only a sequel, after all, mmBZ}V+&=
and the book of fate 0JX/@LNg0
is always just half open. u!9bhL`
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他们都以为 [A46WF>L
是那瞬间的感觉 HRW}Yl
将他们结合在一起 W2 4n%Ps
这种确定的感觉很美 :AM_C^j~
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但那种不确定的感觉 $S2kc$'F
却更加妙不可言 GdtR /1
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他们觉得彼此从未见面 8e}8@[h
也许从来没有发生过任何联系 zZI7p[A[3
但那么多街道、楼梯、走廊 nWsR;~pK
或者他们曾在哪儿擦身而过呢 Vho^a:Z9}W
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我想问问他们 ;%Rp=&J
是否记得在某个回转门 _T (MMc
那个面对面的瞬间? sT+\
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拥挤人潮中的那句「对不起」? ?J's>q^X
或者电话里的一句「打错了」? #u$ Z/,
但我已经知道答案了 A^@,Ha
不,他们并不记得 kf2e-)uUs
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他们一定会十分惊讶 (5&l<u"K~
原来 &E$:^a4d
运气一直在和他们捉迷藏 p^i]{"sjbU
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但这运气 LAPCL&Z
却还没有成为命运 XYHVw)
它曾让他们如此接近 <G#z;]N
却又让他们擦肩而过 V|G[j\]E<
阻断他们之间的联系 6uubkt
又忍着邪恶的笑意 QliP9-im3
跳着跑开了 XaR(~2
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运气也曾经给过他们暗示 wm
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但这暗示也许过于深奥 rKr2 K'
可能在三年前 egy#8U)Z
或者就在上个星期二 OvtiFN^s'
不是就有一片落叶 =%R|@lz_x
从他的肩上飘到她的肩上? 4Vrx9 sA1
一个人的东西曾经掉落 kH>^3(Q\
又被另一个人拣起来 {uji7TB
谁知道呢 MD=VR(P?eq
也许就是儿时树丛中的那个小皮球 kG|pM54:^
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某个门把手上 Y~uqKb;A
或者某个门铃上 &{(8EvuDd
两个人的手 ~7"6Y]
也许曾经放在同一个位置 ~#V1Gunq
两个人的包 ts~$'^K[-
也许曾经挨着放在行李架上 iMXK_O%
甚至 SM8m\c
也许两个人曾经做过同样的梦 IX
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只是第二天早上起来 qD/FxR-!
却忘掉了 a@U0s+V&a0
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每一次开始 "Go)t+-
也许 R22P
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都只是一种继续 "f3KE=cUm
而两个人之间的故事 MtIhpTX
却永远只写了一半 z]F4Z'(e.
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