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by Wislawa Szymborska iDD$pd,e\
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They both thought (At$3b6
that a sudden feeling had united them bK7J} 8hH
This certainty is beautiful, d_CT$
but uncertainty is more beautiful still. H*6W q
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They thought they didn't know each other, v^PO|Z
nothing had ever happened between them. ?4uL-z](V
These streets, these stairs, this corridors, sq]F;=[5
they could have passed each other long ago zeRyL3fnmb
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I would like to ask them, ^sZ,2,^
if they can remember - hGrdtsH?
perhaps in a revolving door )}vl\7=
face to face one day? 1x^GWtRp
A "sorry" in the crowd? [ hsds\
"Wrong number" on the phone? @|!z9Y*
- but I know the answer. W3RT{\
No, they don't remember. z%kULTL
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How surprised they would be h];I{crh
for such a long time already
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fate has been playing with them. s^SJY{
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Not quite yet ready u:EiwRW
to change into destiny, # "an9<
which brings them nearer and yet further, E"0>yl)
barriering their path QW"! (`K
and suppressing a laugh, 4P0}+
leaped aside. EK'!}OGCG
There were signs, indications, xC?h2hIt
but maybe just undecipherable. 0IpmRH/
Three years ago, perhaps n`KY9[0U=
or even last Tuesday, #;<Y[hR{P
this leaf flying OJxl<Q=z
from one shoulder to another? 9FX-1,Jx
Something was dropped and then picked up. W>LR\]Ti@
Who knows, perhaps the ball vanished r
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into childhood bushes? Dzbz)Zst
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There were handles, door bells, e# bn#
where, on the trace of a hand, d'2A,B~_*
another hand was placed; y)*RV;^
suitcases next to one another in the <uJ@:oWG7
left luggage. olcDt&xv]
Perhaps they had the same dream on a certain night, <QvOs@i*
suddenly erased after waking. P* o9a
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is only a sequel, after all, Je{ykL?N
and the book of fate a9 G8q>h]O
is always just half open. Ls%MGs9PI
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他们都以为 .u:GjL'$
是那瞬间的感觉 26nx`w?j(
将他们结合在一起 ceV}WN19l
这种确定的感觉很美 HV.t6@\};
但那种不确定的感觉 c|%6e(g"L
却更加妙不可言 g'gdgfvn
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他们觉得彼此从未见面 >/|*DI-HJ
也许从来没有发生过任何联系 Dj +f]~
但那么多街道、楼梯、走廊 OCUr{Nh
或者他们曾在哪儿擦身而过呢 0mnw{fE8_
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我想问问他们 9my^Y9B
是否记得在某个回转门 ! z**y}<T
那个面对面的瞬间? q@qsp&0/
拥挤人潮中的那句「对不起」? Zh,71Umz
或者电话里的一句「打错了」? _^;Z~/.
但我已经知道答案了 ;I*o@x_
不,他们并不记得 G#CXs:1pd+
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他们一定会十分惊讶 R@0R`Zs
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运气一直在和他们捉迷藏 rZF*q2?
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但这运气 Rv=YFo[B
却还没有成为命运 yr6V3],Tp
它曾让他们如此接近 Tk>#G{Wb-
却又让他们擦肩而过 <[v[ci
阻断他们之间的联系 U(Zq= M
又忍着邪恶的笑意 )7d&NE_
跳着跑开了 d1*<Ll9K
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运气也曾经给过他们暗示 ,bd_:
但这暗示也许过于深奥 7
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可能在三年前 -} +[
或者就在上个星期二 v^iAD2X/F
不是就有一片落叶 I|OoRq
从他的肩上飘到她的肩上? GVz6-T~\>
一个人的东西曾经掉落 B[}6-2<>?C
又被另一个人拣起来 7P
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谁知道呢 @L`jk+Y0vF
也许就是儿时树丛中的那个小皮球 ,I9bNO,%JK
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某个门把手上 0%B/,/PxD
或者某个门铃上 jylD6IT
两个人的手 +_`7G^U?%
也许曾经放在同一个位置 "|NI]Kv
两个人的包 YQ}o?Q$z
也许曾经挨着放在行李架上 +mPx8P&%
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也许两个人曾经做过同样的梦 r^ XVB`v
只是第二天早上起来 #G3<7PK
却忘掉了 b$7 +;I;
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每一次开始 'R)Tn!6
也许 vI?, 47Hj+
都只是一种继续 0_/[k*Re
而两个人之间的故事 >!JS:5|
却永远只写了一半 N mG#
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