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他们还询问这些市镇的墓地环境,以及该地市民是不是敬重死者等问题。
这件事引起了我极大的兴趣,同样也激起我对这些无家可归的流浪者的同情。
所有的一切都显得那么真实,以至于我根本都没有意识到这只是个梦。
于是,我向一位裹着裹尸布的流浪汉说出了我的想法:记录并发表这次奇特而悲壮的大逃亡,同时我也说,我的描述不可能非常确切,就像真实发生过的事情那样,只要看上去不是在敷衍一个严肃的话题,或者表现对死者的大不敬,那就足够了。
否则,我会惊动他们那些活着的朋友,让他们感到悲伤。
然而,这位前公民温和而庄严的残骸远远地靠在我的门前,对我耳语说:
“别为那件事自找麻烦了。
社区既然能够容忍那片让我们纷纷逃离的墓地,自然也能够忍受一个人对死者受到的忽视和遗弃所发出的控诉。”
就在这个时候,公鸡一声啼鸣,鬼魂队伍一下子消失了,一片破布、一根骨头都没有留下。
我醒了过来,发现自己躺在**,头低垂着伸在床外,脸朝下——这是很适合做梦的姿势。
这种梦可能很有内涵,可能吧,但绝不会有诗情画意。
注:读者们如果确信自己城市里的墓地被维护得很好,这个梦所针对的就肯定不是他们的城市。
显而易见,它是蓄意针对其他城市的。
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