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「你準備好了嗎？作家先生」鎮長從高台上向下叫。
「應該吧！」
「您看見遠方有個紅色旗子了嗎？」
「欸，看見了。」
「嗯，你跑進黑流蘇之丘後，記得要緊盯著它，往它的方向跑就對了，出口就在那裡！」
「好的。」
「正常估計從這裡跑到出口，加入坡度的阻力計算，大約要5個小時！現在是七點三十分，預計正午十二點半抵達出口…沒有意外的話。欸，為了您的人身安全，希望您準時跑出山丘！畢竟出了山丘，您還有10公里的賽程要繼續，而且您是鎮上唯一的作家先生，我們可不希望失去您這樣尊貴的人…」一陣停頓，鎮長彷彿忘了演講稿的下一句，猛然想起似的才接口「屆時，大家都會在出口迎接您的！」

「那我就放心了！」作家先生微微點點頭。
「等你跑完以後，我們一定會為你舉辦慶祝派對！」鎮長再補一句。
「謝謝！」
「到時候，你一定有很了不起的故事可以寫，對吧！」
「也許吧。」
「太棒了！」鎮長兀自鼓起掌來。
「三、二、砰！」鎮長冷不防對空鳴槍，作家先生身子抖了一下踉踉蹌蹌地起跑了。眾人看著他的背影以穩定的速度朝宇宙黑洞前進。


“Get yourself ready? Mr. writer!” Mayor yelled from stage.
“I think so.”
“Do you see the red flag over there?”
“Yes.”
“Good! After you get into the…hill, remember to keep your eyes on it! Just run to the direction, where is the exit.”
“Okay.”
“According to calculation, five hours are necessary to go through the hill. Now is seven o'clock, for your personal safety's sake, I highly recommend you get out by twelve at noon since there remain 10 km to finish the whole run. Um…besides, you are our only one writer, we surely don't want to lose a noble man like you… ” captured by horrible thoughts, mayor was speechless for couple minutes then said “Oh! Don't you worry! We all will greet you on the exit then!”
“That's comforting.” Mr. writer nodded.
“After this, we would like to throw a party for you.”
“Thanks.”
“I'm sure you will have a great story to tell by then, uh?”
“Maybe.”
“Excellent!”“Three, Two, Bang!” All of a sudden, Mayor shot the gun. Mr. writer shivered by shock then stumbled along to the hill. Everyone stared at his back heading into the black hole of universe.