80 Epilogue

Epilogue Two weeks later, Peanut was sitting with Rockwell in the dining hall. She didn't want to admit it, but she was enjoying having somebody to chat with every lunchtime, especially when that someone had also shared the adventure of a lifetime in Chroma. "So," said Rockwell, with a mouth full of tuna-and-jam sandwich, "how did you get on?" "I think it's finally ready," replied Peanut. "I've made quite a few improvements to the design. For starters, it's not made of dressing-gown cord. It's far more robust and waterproof. Now I just need to reload it with supplies." "Great!" Rockwell put a tick next to the word "bandolier" in his notebook. "So what are we waiting for?"

尾声 两周后，花生和罗克韦尔坐在餐厅里。 她不愿承认，但其实她很开心每天午饭都有人陪自己聊天，尤其是这个人还和她一起在克罗玛经历过那场毕生难忘的冒险。 “那么，”满嘴塞着金枪鱼果酱三明治的罗克韦尔问道，“你弄得怎么样了？” “我觉得它终于做好了。”花生回答道。 “我对设计做了不少改进。 首先，它不再是用晨衣绳做的了。 它结实多了，还防水。 现在我只需要给它重新装上补给品了。” “太棒了！” 罗克韦尔在笔记本里“子弹带”这个词的旁边打了个对勾。 “那我们还等什么呢？”

"Nothing. We're good to go to the National Portrait Gallery this weekend. I'll just tell Mum we're going to the Science Museum or something." "Cool. And Little-Bit?" "I had to promise she could come, I'm afraid." "That's OK. It wouldn't be the same without her." Peanut opened her lunchbox and picked up a ham roll. She was just about to take a bite when she noticed something sticking out from underneath her fruit bar. Something yellow. It was a Post-it note. "I don't remember putting that there," she whispered. She pulled it out. Someone had drawn a thick, black "L" shape on it. Then she noticed something else. Tiny handwriting, just visible, running vertically along the edge of the note. She held the Post-it note a few centimetres from her face and squinted to read it. And that's when everything changed.

“没什么。 我们这周末就可以去国家肖像馆了。 我跟妈妈说我们去科学馆之类的地方就好了。” “好酷。 那小不点呢？” “恐怕我不得不答应让她一起来了。” “没关系。 缺了她，就不是原来那个味儿了。” 花生打开她的午餐盒，拿起了一个火腿卷。 她刚要咬一口，就注意到水果棒底下露出来一样东西。 一样黄色的东西。 那是一张便利贴。 “我不记得我把这个放这儿了呀。”她轻声说。 她把便利贴抽了出来。 有人在上面画了一个粗粗的黑色L形。 接着她又发现了别的东西。 便利贴的边缘有竖排的细小字迹，刚好看得见。 她把便利贴举到离脸几厘米远的地方，眯起眼睛读。 就在这时，一切都改变了。

To be continued...

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