
某日艾莉兒聊起懷舊卡通的話題。328Please respect copyright.PENANAeC8DIKgyBj
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從前寶可夢不叫寶可夢,而是神奇寶貝,但如果跟現在小孩子說神奇寶貝,他們會很茫然看著你,心裡大約咕噥著:這叔叔/阿姨在說什麼。328Please respect copyright.PENANA9s0RgHXgfD
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她說:「小朋友應該不知道『小叮噹』了,他們只知道哆啦A夢。」328Please respect copyright.PENANA7qfrRT9xBd
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小叮噹是很古早以前的稱呼,那時野比大雄也不姓野比,而是叫葉大雄。小夫則叫阿福或牙擦仔,胖虎叫做技安,靜香舊稱叫靜宜或靜兒。現在還記得這些舊名稱的大多有年紀了。328Please respect copyright.PENANAWBXWXxRSVa
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她回憶起一則可愛的往事,「說起小叮噹,我跟你們說一件很印象深刻的事。」328Please respect copyright.PENANAWUxuqu0BFv
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那已經是許多年前的事了。328Please respect copyright.PENANAhsvUdaJMsE
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當時艾莉兒在二手書店工作,店內舉辦促銷活動,精選書區的書籍一本只要五十元,四本特惠價一百五十元,算起來等於一本書不到四十元就能獲得。328Please respect copyright.PENANANqs2KPZDae
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被列入精選書區的書籍,大多是書況不好的書,有些是老舊,有些是泛黃或破損,它們皆因為各種不同的殘缺理由,被陳列為促銷書。328Please respect copyright.PENANAfGjxXj2INa
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儘管外觀不再美麗,該有的內涵仍存在,作為一本書,它們還有被需要的價值。328Please respect copyright.PENANArnY1b7ppcI
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許多客人會趁著促銷活動,大量購買已成絕版品的寶藏書。也有買給小孩子的長輩,因為是有缺陷的書,孩子們不小心撕爛不會太心疼。328Please respect copyright.PENANA18dMCmXoWa
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那日,艾莉兒接待到一名中年男客人,男客人在精選書區前晃來晃去,一雙眼視線轉來轉去,幾次拿起來看到封面又馬上放回去,也不見他翻看書本內容。依據艾莉兒長年觀察客人的經驗,這客人可能是有想要尋找的書。328Please respect copyright.PENANA8iNxuLzJt0
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果然不久後,那名客人挑選了三本封面寫「小叮噹」的陳年漫畫書來。328Please respect copyright.PENANAOkUXZDg8m3
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原來是喜歡看小叮噹,譯名還是舊的,市面上早已絕版,他應該找了很久。艾莉兒想像著這位客人在其他書店問書的樣子。328Please respect copyright.PENANAlaRBMTPCB0
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不過數了數,客人拿來的書本只有三本,秉持關懷錢包胖瘦,艾莉兒好意提醒說:「您要不要再去挑一本,四本書有促銷價,我們現在折扣四本只要一百五十元,對您比較划算。」328Please respect copyright.PENANAvXjUmYQFkk
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一般客人聽到價格可以再更低,大都願意再去多挑幾本。328Please respect copyright.PENANAimVUdwFh8d
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「不用,不是我要看的。」但那名客人果斷拒絕了。328Please respect copyright.PENANA0PUolKBs5c
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客人說話時國語夾雜台語,帶點老一輩的親切鄉音。就年紀來看應該是做阿公的人了。328Please respect copyright.PENANAcuLWgULv3P
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艾莉兒也不免強,低頭刷條碼時隨口問:「給家裡小朋友的嗎?」328Please respect copyright.PENANASnCCEZRmHC
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「給神明看的。」328Please respect copyright.PENANAUfgPCzn0qT
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艾莉兒愣住,她抬頭看了看客人,想確認自己的耳朵沒有聽錯。328Please respect copyright.PENANAMDAd8zXcme
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「神明......嗎?」艾莉兒小心翼翼確認,「請問是什麼神明?」328Please respect copyright.PENANA3B23It25hU
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中年男客人理所當然地回答:「給三太子的啦,祂想要看這個。」328Please respect copyright.PENANAeceuFAql8W
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艾莉兒內心大受震撼。三太子?電音的那位?腳踩風火輪的那個?頭上綁兩個髻,穿肚兜那個小孩子的神明對嗎?328Please respect copyright.PENANAjkLXyJxaVt
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那天艾莉兒了解到,原來台灣的哪吒三太子,挺喜歡日本的小叮噹漫畫的。328Please respect copyright.PENANA10zoXPs9Mu
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喜歡到降下指示,指定要買這三本漫畫書給祂看。328Please respect copyright.PENANAov11o9LVth