绝望后的希望：黑色郁金香
<p>黑色郁金香是他精心栽培的稀有品种，即便在花茎都要当食物来果腹的极度匮乏时期，也依然珍存着它们。后来他曾一度伤心至极，以为四处劫掠的德国士兵偷走了它们……而某天，在房屋残垣断壁的缝隙中，他发现了黑色郁金香的嫩芽。</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="begged">begged</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="occupation">occupation</span>, <span word="food">food</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="scarce">scarce</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="desperately">desperately</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="edible">edible</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="tulip">tulip</span> <span word="bulbs">bulbs</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bulbs">bulbs</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cooked">cooked</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="potatoes">potatoes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="turnips">turnips</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span> <span word="raw">raw</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Van">Van</span> <span word="der">der</span> <span word="Veldes">Veldes</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="tulip">tulip</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ridderkerk">Ridderkerk</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="bulbs">bulbs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="grandfather">grandfather</span>, <span word="Arnoldus">Arnoldus</span>, <span word="donated">donated</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="tulip">tulip</span> <span word="bulbs">bulbs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hungriest">hungriest</span> <span word="villagers">villagers</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="except">except</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="irreplaceable">irreplaceable</span> <span word="bulbs">bulbs</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Arnoldus">Arnoldus</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cultivate">cultivate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="tulip">tulip</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="gardener">gardener</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="close">close</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="selection">selection</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dark">dark</span>-<span word="purple">purple</span> <span word="tulip">tulip</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="bulbs">bulbs</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="guarded">guarded</span> <span word="vigorously">vigorously</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="stealing">stealing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="meager">meager</span> <span word="meal">meal</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="destroy">destroy</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="restarting">restarting</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restoring">restoring</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span>.</p>
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