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All the innocent, beloved, good-looking characters have names that start with 'A', like Adam, Abra and Aron. Yet all the dark, neglected, horrible characters, Cal, Charles and Cathy have names beginning with 'C'. But the latter ones are found more real and attractive to me. How ironic.

Adam looked up with sick weariness. His lips parted and failed and tried again. Then his lung filled. He expelled the air and his lips combed the rushing sigh. His whispered word seemed to hang in the air: “Timshel!” His eyes closed and he slept.

All the innocent, beloved, good-looking characters have names that start with 'A', like Adam, Abra and Aron. Yet all the dark, neglected, horrible characters, Cal, Charles and Cathy have names beginning with 'C'. But the latter ones are found more real and attractive to me. How ironic.

Adam looked up with sick weariness. His lips parted and failed and tried again. Then his lung filled. He expelled the air and his lips combed the rushing sigh. His whispered word seemed to hang in the air: “Timshel!” His eyes closed and he slept.

Adam looked up with sick weariness. His lips parted and failed and tried again. Then his lung filled. He expelled the air and his lips combed the rushing sigh. His whispered word seemed to hang in the air: “Timshel!” His eyes closed and he slept.

读这本书 得花时间。不过之前 我建议先去读圣经，这样对故事更好理解。我最感兴趣的是里面那个变态的女人……

蒂姆谢尔，这是希伯来文。《圣经.旧约.创世纪》第四章，亚当的儿子该隐杀了他的亲兄弟亚伯，耶和华给了该隐一个记号，让他去住在伊甸园东边挪得之地。耶和华说，“他必恋慕你，你却要制服他。”“他”，是指罪恶，“却要”，却并不准确，原文是“蒂姆谢尔”，这句的意思是“你...