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<p>久别重逢的父女坐在一起吃桃子，这时候一条小虫从父亲吃了一半的桃子里爬了出来，这条小虫的命运会如何呢？</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Saroyan">Saroyan</span></p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="peaches">peaches</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="planned">planned</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="nap">nap</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="stranger">stranger</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="father">father</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span>—<span word="thirty">thirty</span>-<span word="six">six</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="six">six</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="peaches">peaches</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kilo">kilo</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peaches">peaches</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="plate">plate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="sat">sat</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="flawed">flawed</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>, <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="fading">fading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="green">green</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stem">stem</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seed">seed</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="best">best</span>-<span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="peach">peach</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="plate">plate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flawed">flawed</span> <span word="peach">peach</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peach">peach</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="talking">talking</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="excited">excited</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>—<span word="no">no</span> <span word="plans">plans</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="eaten">eaten</span> <span word="peach">peach</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cavity">cavity</span>, <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="seed">seed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="too">too</span>.</p>
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