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by Wislawa Szymborska VHNiTp
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They both thought 1^dWmxUZH
that a sudden feeling had united them Bk<P~-I
This certainty is beautiful, v:;cTX=x`#
but uncertainty is more beautiful still. 7C^ nk
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They thought they didn't know each other, < Ifnf6~
nothing had ever happened between them. e vuP4-[y
These streets, these stairs, this corridors, _r'M^=yx[
they could have passed each other long ago W -&5
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I would like to ask them, xM\ApN~W
if they can remember - k*^W
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perhaps in a revolving door BZ9iy~
face to face one day? |&vuK9q
A "sorry" in the crowd? q#Vf2U55m
"Wrong number" on the phone? Jmx}r,j
- but I know the answer. lsCh K
No, they don't remember. ~O-8 h0d3
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How surprised they would be gG>>ynn
for such a long time already B?Skw{&
fate has been playing with them. H=C;g)R
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Not quite yet ready ,vPF=wq
to change into destiny, v'tk:Hm1
which brings them nearer and yet further, !4:,,!T
barriering their path X Rn=;gK%J
and suppressing a laugh, #C^m>o~R
leaped aside. ZD(gYNi
There were signs, indications, wQT'~'kL
but maybe just undecipherable. stPCw$@
Three years ago, perhaps -yeT $P&|
or even last Tuesday, cx}-tj"m-
this leaf flying @Rm/g#!h"
from one shoulder to another? :F&WlU$L
Something was dropped and then picked up. UZ#2*PH2E
Who knows, perhaps the ball vanished 7_,gAE:kG
into childhood bushes? iq$/6!t
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There were handles, door bells, \~PFD%]:3
where, on the trace of a hand, D3PF(Wx
another hand was placed; pC6_
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suitcases next to one another in the @zbXG_J
left luggage. (&(f`c@I
Perhaps they had the same dream on a certain night, g5)VV"
suddenly erased after waking. 3>+;G4
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Every beginning FWg7e3
is only a sequel, after all, ;Peyo1
and the book of fate {/ta1&xyG
is always just half open. lK-I[i!
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他们都以为 rfjQx]3pB
是那瞬间的感觉 )7^jq|
将他们结合在一起 fOVRtSls
这种确定的感觉很美 X_lNnk
但那种不确定的感觉 }49?Z 3
却更加妙不可言 !duR7a
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他们觉得彼此从未见面 )Ii=8etdv
也许从来没有发生过任何联系 hXCDlCO
但那么多街道、楼梯、走廊 '&9b*u";x(
或者他们曾在哪儿擦身而过呢 !>Xx</iD1
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我想问问他们 WCH>9Z>cj
是否记得在某个回转门 >2a~hW|,
那个面对面的瞬间? du !.j
拥挤人潮中的那句「对不起」? %X3T<3<
或者电话里的一句「打错了」? p s2C8;zT
但我已经知道答案了 bu]bfnYi9
不,他们并不记得 B4kIcHA
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他们一定会十分惊讶 [(C lvGx
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运气一直在和他们捉迷藏 c0@v`-9
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但这运气 TtzB[F
却还没有成为命运 HkrNt/]
它曾让他们如此接近 ^#nAS2w7U
却又让他们擦肩而过 ?IK[]=!
阻断他们之间的联系 /#tOi[0[
又忍着邪恶的笑意 *`kh}
跳着跑开了 u7S7lR"lxW
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运气也曾经给过他们暗示 avQwbAh[
但这暗示也许过于深奥 .m
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可能在三年前 ;yr'K
或者就在上个星期二 qg_=5s
不是就有一片落叶 ^W^%PJD|
从他的肩上飘到她的肩上? *p"%cas
一个人的东西曾经掉落 ~!I
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又被另一个人拣起来 Na4\)({
谁知道呢 [ACa<U/
也许就是儿时树丛中的那个小皮球 dI`b AP;\
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某个门把手上 )Ipa5i>t
或者某个门铃上 Gd!y,n&s
两个人的手 ,+WDa%R
也许曾经放在同一个位置 E;yP.<PW
两个人的包 ,a}+Jj{
也许曾经挨着放在行李架上 biQDupTz
甚至 2TdcZ<k}J
也许两个人曾经做过同样的梦 _di[PU=Vh
只是第二天早上起来 b^0=X!bg
却忘掉了 8< R#}
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每一次开始 HN\9d
也许 l2i[wc"9
都只是一种继续 L:7%W dyh
而两个人之间的故事 1$4dzI()
却永远只写了一半 "~XAD(T6
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