英国惊悚故事旋即：《房顶的工人》
<p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basement">basement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Caltech">Caltech</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="periodically">periodically</span> <span word="haunted">haunted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="specter">specter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="roofer">roofer</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="roof">roof</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>.</p><p>我在加利福尼亚理工大学校内的一个地下室里工作。20年前，有个盖屋顶的工人从这栋六层楼的房顶摔了下去，从此，这楼就闹鬼，那个工人的上半身总在这楼里游荡。</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 6.0 <span word="Whittier">Whittier</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1987 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elevator">elevator</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="snack">snack</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="located">located</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dispenser">dispenser</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="strolled">strolled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="snack">snack</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="penthouse">penthouse</span> <span word="balcony">balcony</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gaze">gaze</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lovely">lovely</span> <span word="campus">campus</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sip">sip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="jolted">jolted</span> <span word="upwards">upwards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="balance">balance</span>. <span word="Thinking">Thinking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="precursor">precursor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stairwell">stairwell</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="slammed">slammed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tarmac">tarmac</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="violently">violently</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="swiftly">swiftly</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>.</p><p>1987年惠蒂尔发生6级地震的那天，我比平常早到了一个小时。坐着电梯到了顶楼的快餐店，从自动售货机买了一杯咖啡后，我踱出小吃店，走到有遮阳雨篷的阳台边，欣赏这可爱的校园景色。正当我要嘬口咖啡时，突然整个建筑向上晃动起来，我差点失去平衡。我想这个轻微的地震之后肯定还会有场剧烈的地震发生，便转身想下楼去。但我一转过身，我就被狠狠地甩倒在停机坪上，速度之快让我都没时间用手撑着不至于跌倒。</p>
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