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Polly says goodbye to Pasta the octopus and flies out of Naples toward her next destination.
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Keep it on your phone →第七天早上,Polly很早就来到水箱旁。实验室很安静。Chiara还要一个小时才会到。研究所已经这样苏醒了一百五十四年。
意面在水箱的前面。
这不正常。六个早晨,Polly都坐在水箱边缘,而章鱼要么蜷缩在她的管子里,要么漂浮在角落里。今天,章鱼贴在前墙上,八只触腕松散地贴在玻璃上,她唯一可见的眼睛与Polly的视线平齐。
她们互相凝视。
一只鹦鹉和一只太平洋巨型章鱼之间的交流可能算不上友谊。章鱼可能只是对这个在她水箱周围待了六天的温血生物感到好奇。章鱼可以通过皮肤感知温度,通过吸盘感知运动。她们在收集信息。
Polly沿着边缘跳动。章鱼的眼睛跟随着她,然后她的触腕慢慢移动以跟随。当Polly停下时,眼睛也停下。
她们互相注视了整整七分钟。水过滤器轻轻地嗡嗡作响。
然后,章鱼做了一个Polly一周内没见过的动作。她慢慢展开一只触腕,把它的尖端正对着Polly的脚按在玻璃上。吸盘展开,然后静止。
Polly低下喙,轻轻地用闭合的喙触碰玻璃。透过冰冷的玻璃,她这边什么也没有。章鱼那边,也许有很多。
触腕停留了一分钟,然后滑回水中。
Chiara端着两杯咖啡走了进来。“你要离开了,”她说。“我想象过会这样。一路顺风。什么时候可以就回来。”
Polly从边缘飞起。她沿着研究所的长走廊飞出,经过沙丁鱼和海带,飞入Villa Comunale明亮的早晨。那不勒斯湾在她面前展开。
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