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岛上,一整天了,雨下个不停,她等待着。有时,雨滴斜打在窗上,噼啪作响,快变成了雹,小小的弹丸撞上窗户,立刻顺着玻璃滚落,消失,身后留下微小的痕迹。有时,雨滴直落而下,碰不到窗上,像一副密密织就的珠帘,挂在屋外。她拨拨炉里的火,把木块翻一下,让木块烧得更均匀些。有些木块是从海岸边上拔出的老篱笆,劈碎后才能放进炉子。一些木块上带着铁钉,年代久远,紧紧扣进木头里。灼热的炉火中,钉子闪耀着樱桃红色,不禁令人遐想起铁匠铺里锻造时的情形。有了四周燃烧的木头,炉火中的钉子能烧得发红,到了早上,铁钉会蜷成黑黑的一团,掉入灰灰的铁盘里。