“我不会离开你的。”
“到时，我会看起来很痛苦……有点像正在死去。就是这么回事，你就别来看这些了，没有必要。”
“我不会离开你的。”
他担心起来。
“我叫你别来……这也是因为蛇的缘故。别让它咬了你……蛇是有剧毒的，这条蛇可能会咬你来取乐……”
“我不会离开你的。”
他似乎想到了什么，有点放心了：“对了，它咬第二口的时候就没有毒了……”
那天晚上，我没有看到他起程。他悄悄地离开了。当我终于赶上他的时候，他正坚定地快步走着。他只是对我说：“啊，你来了……”
他拉着我的手。但是他仍然很担心：“你不该来。你会难受的。到时我会像是死去一样，但这不会是真的……”
我无法开口。
“你明白，路很远。我不能带着这副身躯走。它太重了。”
我依然不语。
“但是，这就好像剥落的旧树皮一样。旧的树皮，并没有什么可悲的。”
我还是沉默不语。
他有些泄气了，但仍试着再次劝说我：“一切都会好起来，你知道。我也会看着星星的。所有的星星都将是带有生了锈的辘轳的井。所有的星星都会倒水给我喝……”
我还是沉默不语。
“那多么好玩啊！你将有五亿个铃铛，我将有五亿口水井……”
这时，他什么也不说了，因为他哭了。
“就这儿吧。让我自己走吧。”
他坐下来，因为他害怕了。他说：“你知道……我的花……我是要对她负责的！她是那么弱小！她是那么天真。她有四根微不足道的刺，保护自己，抵抗这个世界……”
我也坐了下来，因为我再也站立不住了。他说道：“就是现在……就这样了。”
他犹豫了一下，然后站起来。他迈出了最后一步。我一动都不能动。
当时一道黄色的闪电在他的脚踝子骨附近闪过。刹那间他一动也不动了。他没有叫喊，轻轻地像一棵树被砍倒在地上，连一点响声都没有，大概由于沙地的缘故吧。
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