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Mom，I came when you were out．

I knew the key was still placed in the interstice

Between the wall and the mailbox．

I examined the floor under the wardrobe1) and found the secret

You took out and hid back every night，

A nanmu2) case．I meant to take away the bank deposit book，

But soon I recognized the cloth

That wrapped your treasure had once swaddled3) me．

Washed and ironed so neat，it' s still fresh after so many years．

Mom，I thought you were nothing but a s tubborn4)，cold vixen5)．

I leave this message，just to let you know I came

But moved nothing．And I，yes I，am still swaddled in the cloth．

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我来过了，妈妈，

进门时，我知道钥匙还放在信箱与墙壁的夹缝中间。

我找到了大衣柜下你每晚取出又藏好的秘密。

那楠木盒。

本来我是要拿走那存折的

可我看到夹放那笔巨款的是我最初的襁褓，

你洗、熨得多么干净，新鲜，保留了这么多年。

我原以为你只有唠叨、倔犟和冷漠呢。

我留下这纸条，告诉你，我来过了

什么也没动，而我，是的，我还在那襁褓里。

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1. wardrobe [5wC:drEub] n. 衣柜, 衣厨

2. nanmu [5nAnmu:] n. 楠木

3. swaddle [5swCdl] vt. 束缚, 用襁褓包

4. stubborn [5stQbEn] adj. 顽固的, 固执的

5. vixen [5viksn] n. 唠叨的女人