Love at First Sight
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by Wislawa Szymborska Ze eV-
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They both thought PY.K_(D
that a sudden feeling had united them hOUH1m.
This certainty is beautiful, 'R79,)|;[
but uncertainty is more beautiful still. *uhQP47B
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They thought they didn't know each other, vKG\8+
nothing had ever happened between them. >bh+!5Y0
These streets, these stairs, this corridors, ],pB:=
they could have passed each other long ago ^w\22 Q
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I would like to ask them, 1N8] ~j
if they can remember - P3&s<mh
perhaps in a revolving door ORs:S$Nt$
face to face one day? A_zCSRF,
A "sorry" in the crowd? Ig`q[o
"Wrong number" on the phone? }}=n]_f
- but I know the answer. E]OexRJ^i
No, they don't remember. sv%X8
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How surprised they would be FfJp::|ddr
for such a long time already Qh1pX}X
fate has been playing with them. "/aZ*mkjfJ
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Not quite yet ready j2MA['{
to change into destiny, O8@65URKx
which brings them nearer and yet further, cERIj0~
barriering their path tb+gCs'D
and suppressing a laugh, (XO=W+<'
leaped aside. p|-MwCeH
There were signs, indications, SN}K=)KF#
but maybe just undecipherable. mrP48#Y+l
Three years ago, perhaps )A7^LLzG
or even last Tuesday, 0!\C@wnH
this leaf flying <eG| `
from one shoulder to another? 1_]X
Something was dropped and then picked up. gu(:'5cX
Who knows, perhaps the ball vanished w*VN=
into childhood bushes? _YF>Y=D-
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There were handles, door bells, f,TW|Y'{g
where, on the trace of a hand, sN[}B{+
another hand was placed; Ay?<~)H
suitcases next to one another in the rv*{[K
left luggage. L3, /7
Perhaps they had the same dream on a certain night, |IcW7(
suddenly erased after waking. F]
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is only a sequel, after all, */;7Uv7
and the book of fate ?.46X^
is always just half open. XjG S.&'I
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他们都以为 .uJ
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是那瞬间的感觉 ZbYC3_7w
将他们结合在一起 =0g!Q
这种确定的感觉很美 }
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但那种不确定的感觉 6R n?pe^
却更加妙不可言 90Ki.K 0
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他们觉得彼此从未见面 M}\h?s
也许从来没有发生过任何联系 P8z%*/
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但那么多街道、楼梯、走廊 MbRTOH
或者他们曾在哪儿擦身而过呢 8_('[89m
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我想问问他们 yJ $6vmQ
是否记得在某个回转门 ^^N|:80
那个面对面的瞬间? Njc@5*rJ&
拥挤人潮中的那句「对不起」? kW/G=_6
或者电话里的一句「打错了」? RpivO,
但我已经知道答案了 GTP'js
不,他们并不记得 6'Q{xJe?
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他们一定会十分惊讶 n~I-mR)"
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运气一直在和他们捉迷藏 [H}>
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但这运气 %bi ie
却还没有成为命运 {=Zy;Er
它曾让他们如此接近 T8o](:B~
却又让他们擦肩而过 m)Plv+R}
阻断他们之间的联系 JQ03om--(
又忍着邪恶的笑意 Ul}RT xJ
跳着跑开了 DSU8jnrL
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运气也曾经给过他们暗示 ojd0um6I{
但这暗示也许过于深奥 ~1uQyt
可能在三年前 {18hzhs
或者就在上个星期二 W+ S~__K
不是就有一片落叶 q+L'h8
从他的肩上飘到她的肩上? 2l<2srEK
一个人的东西曾经掉落 _,J+b R+b
又被另一个人拣起来 |MwV4^
谁知道呢 b#_RZ
也许就是儿时树丛中的那个小皮球 m/=nz.
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某个门把手上 28!C#.(h
或者某个门铃上 pa>C}jk}6
两个人的手 ZNQx;51
也许曾经放在同一个位置 5CY%h
两个人的包 #PkuCWm6
也许曾经挨着放在行李架上 m+(Cl#+
甚至 vXJPvh<
也许两个人曾经做过同样的梦 9;@p2t*v
只是第二天早上起来
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却忘掉了 b84l`J
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每一次开始 =]7o+L4
也许 [dJ!JT/X{
都只是一种继续 rwP#Yj[BK+
而两个人之间的故事 I"Zp^j
却永远只写了一半 w(oK
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