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1、RogerZelaznyTheAmberChronicles,Book01-NinePrincesInAmberChapter1Itwasstartingtoend,afterwhatseemedmostofeternitytome.Iattemptedtowrigglemytoes,succeeded.Iwassprawledthereinahospitalbedandmylegsweredoneupinplastercasts,buttheywerestillmine.Isqueezedmyeyesshut,andopenedfhem,threetimes.The
2、roomgrewsteady.WherethehellwasI?Thenthefogswereslowlybroken,andsomeofthatwhichiscalledmemoryreturnedtome.Irecallednightsandnursesandneedles.Everytimethingswouldbegintoclearabit,someonewouldcomeinandjabmewithsomething.That'showithadbeen.Yes.Now,though,Iwasfeelinghalfwaydecent.They'dhavet
3、ostop.Wouldn'tthey?Thethoughtcametoassailme:Maybenot.Somenaturalskepticismastothepurityofallhumanmotivescameandsatuponmychest.I'dbeenovernarcotized,Isuddenlyknew.Norealreasonforit,fromthewayIfelt,andnoreasonforthemtostopnow,ifthey'dbeenpaidtokeepitup.Soplayitcoo'landstaydopey,saidavoice
4、whichwasmyworst,ifwiser,self.SoIdid.Anursepokedherheadinthedoorabouttenminuteslater,andIwas,ofcourse,stillsackingZ's.Shewentaway.Bythen,I'dreconstructedabitofwhathadoccuredIhadbeeninsomesortofaccident,Irememberedvaguely.Whathadhappenedafterthatwasstillablur;andastowhathadhappenedbefore,
5、Ihadnoinklingwhatsoever.ButIhadfirstbeeninahospitalandthenbroughttothisplace,Iremembered.Why?Ididn'tknow.However,mylegsfeltprettygood.Goodenoughtoholdmeup,thoughIdidn'tknowhowmuchtimehadlapsedsincetheirbreaking--andIknewthey'dbeenbroken.SoIsatup.Ittookmearealeffort,asmymuscleswereveryti
6、red.Itwasdarkoutsideandahandfulofstarswerestandingnakedbeyondthewindow.Iwinkedbackatthemandthrewmylegsovertheedgeofthebed.Iwasdizzy,butafterawhileitsubsidedandIgotup,grippingtherailattheheadofthebed,andItookmyfrststep.Okay.Mylegsheldme.So,theoretically,Iwasingoodenoughshapetowalkout.Ima
7、deitbacktothebed,stretchedoutandthought.Iwassweatingandshaking.Visionsofsugarplums,etc.IntheStateofDenmarktherewastheodorofdecay....Ithadbeenanaccidentinvolvinganauto,Irecalled.Onehelluvaone....Thenthedooropened,lettinginlight,andthroughslitsbeneathmyeyelashesIsawanursewithahyp