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1、BrianJacques-Redwall01-RedwallWhosaysthatIamdeadKnowsnoughtatall.I-amthatis.TwomicewithinRedwall.TheWarriorsleepsTwixtHallandCavernHole.I-amthatis.Takeonmymightyrole.LookfortheswordInmoonlightstreamingforth,Atnight,whenday'sfirsthourReflectstheNorth.Fromo'ert
2、hethresholdSeekandyouwillsee;I-amthatis,Myswordwillwieldforme.(RhymefrombeneaththeGreatHalltapestry)ItwasthestartoftheSummeroftheLateRose.Mossflowercountryshimmeredgentlyinapeacefulhaze,bathingdelicatelyateachdew-ladendawn,blossomingthroughhighsunnynoontides,
3、languishingineachcrimson-tintedtwilightthatheraldedthesoftdarknessofJunenights.Redwallstoodfoursquarealongthemarchesoftheoldsouthborder,flankedontwosidesbyMossflowerWood'sshadeddepths.TheotherhalfoftheAbbeyoverlookedundulatingsweepsofmeadowland,itsancientgate
4、facingthelongdustyroadonthewesternperimeter.Fromabove,itresembledsomefabulousduskyjewel,fallenbetweenagreenmantleoflightsilkanddarkvelvet.ThefirstmicehadbuilttheAbbeyofredsandstonequarriedfrompitsmanymilesawayinthenorth-east.TheAbbeybuildingwascoveredacrossit
5、ssouthfacebythattypeofivyknownasVirginiacreeper.Theonsetofautumnwouldturntheleavesintoacapeoffieryhue,thusaddingfurtherglorytothenameandlegendofRedwallAbbey.BOOKONEPage1TheWallMatthiascutacomicallittlefigureashewobbledhiswayalongthecloisters,withhislargesanda
6、lsflip-floppingandhistailpeepingfrombeneaththebaggyfoldsofanoversizednovice'shabit.Hepausedtogazeupwardsatthecloudlessblueskyandtrippedovertheenormoussandals.Hazelnutsscatteredoutuponthegrassfromtherushbaskethewascarrying.Unabletostop,hewenttumblingcowloverta
7、il.Bump!Theyoungmousesqueakedindismay.Herubbedtenderlyathisdampsnubnosewhileslowlytakingstockofwherehehadlanded:directlyatthefeetofAbbotMortimer!ImmediatelyMatthiasscrambledaboutonallfours,hastilytryingtostuffnutsbackintothebasketashemutteredclumsyapologies,a
8、voidingthesterngazeofhiselder."Er,sorry,FatherAbbot.Itripped,y'see.TrodonmyAbbot,FatherHabit.Ohdear,Imean...."TheFatherAbbotblinkedsolemnlyoverthetopofhisglasses.Matthiasagain.Whatayoungb
