<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">女人倒在马路上，脸朝着地。克劳福德，格雷厄姆，和一些副官忙下了车，向她跑过去，这时火势已经在地面上蔓延了，一些火苗经过她，也擦过他们的武器。</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">克劳福德从副官手里接过莱芭，扶着她，帮她掸掉头发上的火花。</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">他搂着她的肩膀，脸贴近她的脸，她的脸被火烤得通红。<font face="times new roman">“</font><font face="宋体">弗朗西斯</font><font face="times new roman">·</font><font face="宋体">多拉德，</font><font face="times new roman">”</font><font face="宋体">他说，他轻轻摇晃着她，</font><font face="times new roman">“</font><font face="宋体">弗朗西斯</font><font face="times new roman">·</font><font face="宋体">多拉德，他在哪里？</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">他在那里面。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font><font face="宋体">她说着，举起她沾了血迹的手指向火光，手慢慢落了下去。</font><font face="times new roman">“</font><font face="宋体">他死在那里了。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">你知道他死了？</font><font face="times new roman">”</font><font face="宋体">克劳福德看着她茫然的眼睛。</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">我刚才和他在一起。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">请你告诉我。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">他朝自己的脸开了枪。我的手摸到过枪击以后的脸。他放火烧了房子。他自己开枪自杀了。我亲手摸到过。他倒在地板上了。我亲手摸到过，我能坐下来吗？</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">好的好的。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font><font face="宋体">克劳福德说，他把她扶进警车的一个后排座位里，双手拢着她，让她在自己的下巴颏下哭泣。</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">格雷厄姆站在马路上，看着熊熊的烈火，直到他的脸红了，眼酸了。</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">身边的风把烟扬起来，飘过了天上的月亮。</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

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