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1、PrefaceI'dnevergivenmuchthoughttohowIwoulddie—thoughI'dhadreasonenoughinthelastfewmonths—butevenifIhad,Iwouldnothaveimagineditlikethis.Istaredwithoutbreathingacrossthelongroom,intothedarkeyesofthehunter,andhelookedpleasantlybackatme.Surelyitwasagoodwaytodie,intheplaceofsomeoneelse,someoneIloved.No
2、ble,even.Thatoughttocountforsomething.IknewthatifI'dnevergonetoForks,Iwouldn'tbefacingdeathnow.But,terrifiedasIwas,Icouldn'tbringmyselftoregretthedecision.Whenlifeoffersyouadreamsofarbeyondanyofyourexpectations,it'snotreasonabletogrievewhenitcomestoanend.Thehuntersmiledinafriendlywayashesaunteredf
3、orwardtokillme.1.FirstSightMymotherdrovemetotheairportwiththewindowsrolleddown.Itwasseventy-fivedegreesinPhoenix,theskyaperfect,cloudlessblue.Iwaswearingmyfavoriteshirt—sleeveless,whiteeyeletlace;Iwaswearingitasafarewellgesture.Mycarry-onitemwasaparka.IntheOlympicPeninsulaofnorthwestWashingtonStat
4、e,asmalltownnamedForksexistsunderanear-constantcoverofclouds.ItrainsonthisinconsequentialtownmorethananyotherplaceintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Itwasfromthistownanditsgloomy,omnipresentshadethatmymotherescapedwithmewhenIwasonlyafewmonthsold.ItwasinthistownthatI'dbeencompelledtospendamontheverysummeru
5、ntilIwasfourteen.ThatwastheyearIfinallyputmyfootdown;thesepastthreesummers,mydad,Charlie,vacationedwithmeinCaliforniafortwoweeksinstead.ItwastoForksthatInowexiledmyself—anactionthatItookwithgreathorror.IdetestedForks.IlovedPhoenix.Ilovedthesunandtheblisteringheat.Ilovedthevigorous,sprawlingcity."B
6、ella,"mymomsaidtome—thelastofathousandtimes—beforeIgotontheplane."Youdon'thavetodothis."Mymomlookslikeme,exceptwithshorthairandlaughlines.IfeltaspasmofpanicasIstaredatherwide,childlikeeyes.HowcouldIleavemyloving,erratic,harebrainedmothertofendforherself?OfcourseshehadPhilnow,sothebillswouldprobabl
7、ygetpaid,therewouldbefoodintherefrigerator,gasinhercar,andsomeonetocallwhenshegotlost,butstill…"Iwanttogo,"Ilied.I'dalwaysbeenabadliar,butI'dbeensayingthisliesofrequentlylatelythatitsoundedalmostconvincingnow."Te