<p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>逶迤婉转的大西洋海岸，到了纽约，底端平整，好像刀削一般。长岛如一支长戟插入大西洋。戟前有两个分叉。戟下端嵌着几颗缨络。那是几个小岛。长岛与小岛，隔着蓝色的海，若即若离。长岛内陆，连着皇后与国王二郡。皇后郡在北，国王郡在南。国王郡南端，是个半岛，叫康尼岛。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>康尼岛是块宝地，得天独厚。康尼岛两边，被史坦登岛夹着；南边则与洛克威岛遥遥相望。大西洋汹涌海浪，冲不到康尼岛，康尼岛得利之便，独拥一个清净的海湾。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>大西洋海岸，到了康尼岛，平直如尺，海滩也极开阔。沿着康尼岛沙滩，人们用上等的硬木建了一条几公里长，几十尺宽的人行道。三分宽的木条，一根根密密札札地排在一起，一直连到海浪能够伸延到的极远处，连到视觉达不到的远方。用木条筑成的人行道，是康尼岛海岸上最宏伟的景致。它像是平躺在海滩上的一道城墙，绕着沙滩的走势延伸。人们随意地在木板人行道上跑、跳、骑车、踩滑轮……</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>脚下硬木人行道延绵数里，眼前细浪轻舔着沙滩，身后是成群的公寓大楼。入夏，公寓大楼里的居民，潮水般涌来沙滩，在海滩嬉戏。累了乏了，就回大楼休息。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>不息的海，像一只率性的巨兽，吞潮吐水。潮水长年累月在沙滩徘徊，进了又退，退了又进，永不疲倦。为了分解海浪的冲击力，海滩每隔数百米，巨石砌出防波堤，幽幽地伸到大海深处。汹汹的海浪，被防波堤切断，顿时失去威力；温顺的细波，一吐一吞，像是睡眠中小孩在呼吸。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>顺着防波堤，每隔半哩，木板人行道上便伸出一角，探到海里。人行道沿防波堤基石而筑，固若金汤。游人走到人行道尽头看海。行到海深处，坐看云起时。下望是深海，前望是一波波舒展的浪。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>2</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>康尼岛傲人之处，不在数公里长的木板人行道，而在沙滩。沙，虽然不是纯净的白沙，却细腻而带有弹性。脚踏上去，如同踏上柔软的海绵草。这样的沙滩，适宜日光浴。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>康尼岛沙滩人来人往，不光沙质好，也因是开放给公众的天然海水泳场。不分肤色，不分阶级，不分种族，一视同仁。谁都可以来这里一览大西洋风光，谁都可以袒腹沙滩，沐浴阳光，享受海风。阳光温柔，不分白人黑人；海风轻抚，也无论富人穷人。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>夏天，康尼岛沙滩，像煮沸的水泡，人头涌涌。这个时候，唯有这个时候，人种、肤色没有差别。嫌弃黑人和有色人，羞与他们为伍，当然不会剥光了外套，躺在沙滩上。在沙滩上日光浴或运动的人，先是认同这个肤色掺杂的公共场所。白色、黑色、棕色、黄色，是这里的主色。也有白里透红，黄里呈黑，不黑不白，灰不溜秋等杂色。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>男人多着平底泳裤，女人多穿一件头泳装。也有两件头的，那多是身材姣好，曲线玲珑的少女。这时候，每个人只剩下贴身泳衣。跟从娘胎里出来，相差无几。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>平日伪装自己的西装革履，套裙，高跟鞋，全都抛到抓哇国去了。服装所代表的阶级符号，在沙滩上失去原始意义。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>大家裸裎相见，一个个肉体之躯相互面对；不是家谱，更不是阶级和等级。每个人所引以为傲的或引以为羞的，都纤毫毕现，无所遁形。这时，人与人在上帝面前，才真正平等。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>看到沙滩上，或企或坐，或行或跑，或卧或躺，男生女生，老的少的戏水者，你才体会到，人与人的差别在形体上。那些大腹便便，赘肉一层盖着一层的老人，你能想象得出，他们曾经也有过健美的身躯吗？</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>年轻的女子，套着小的不能再小的乳罩，只把个丰乳盖注顶尖的一小块区域，比基尼只是一条细线勾勒过的两股之间。两团浑圆的臀肉，暴露在阳光与目光里。那些挺着傲人身躯的女子，看着皮肤松软如泥的老妇，会生出无限嘘唏呢，还是掠过一丝骄傲和快意？</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>人来人去，康尼岛沙滩，不知道拥抱过多少游人。人的脚印，把沙滩踩乱了，海水又悄悄涌上来，把纷乱的脚印抹平，又恢复了几万年前的模样。人，不过是沙滩上的匆匆过客，沙子，才是沙滩永恒的主人。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>多少人曾经来过这个沙滩，多少人曾经在沙滩上留下生命足迹。沙滩还是那沙滩，人却不是那些人。把少男少女青春初萌的爱、中年父母关爱孺子的爱、老夫老妻相濡以沫的爱，都统统挥洒在有这沙滩的人们啊，在时间的隧道里，你们走了，新人来了；一年一年，时光白驹过隙；一代一代，生命烟消云散。月有阴晴圆缺，人有悲欢离合。那驱动一代又一代人来到这沙滩上的爱，如康尼岛的海水，永远满溢。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’><strong style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">4</strong></p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>海还是那海，沙滩还是那沙滩。千百年来，沙滩没变；沙滩上游客，却换了许多面孔。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>康尼岛的主人，更像车轮，滚过车辙，从印第安人到荷兰人，从盎格鲁撒克逊人到意大利人，从南美人到华人。小小康尼岛，演出永不谢幕的话剧。话剧演员变了，剧情却不变。生与死，爱与恨……</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>华人搬进康尼岛，是近几十年的事。康尼岛原先清一色的白人，政府盖起廉价公寓后，白人迁出岛，黑人和南美人一涌而入。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>犹太人嫌廉价公寓人口杂，治安不好。不愿与其他种族为伍，他们不住政府楼，多住私人高楼。华人虽不像犹太人那样看待黑人，但张口闭口管他们叫“老黑”、“老墨”，也有人直呼黑鬼。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>华人与黑人的关系，不即不离，若即若离。不跟黑人混为一体，但又不刻意躲着黑人。华人多居于当年政府盖的连排屋。这种十几家庭连成一排，一家庭一单元的连排屋，华人最喜欢。一家一户，独门独院。前院有停车位和草坪，后院也有宽敞的绿草坪。后院的草坪，都用铁丝网围着，但又不挡视线，看得到各家的后院。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>夏天，有人家在后院燃起烧烤炉子。炭火烤肉、烤海鲜，浓烟滚滚，一传传到整栋连排屋。后院不大，人声相闻。隔着铁丝，递纸碟，传烤肉。一家烤肉，几家分享。南美人爱好音乐，还会请来乐队，在不大的后院吹打歌唱。整栋连排屋居民，免费欣赏热情如火的南美音乐。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’> 5</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>南美洲人喜欢吃海蟹，他们喜欢的程度，不亚于华人。到了夏天，大西洋海蟹到海边石缝产卵。这时的蟹，长满鲜红的蟹膏，螯封嫩玉双双满，壳凸红脂块块香。是美食中的美食。就算不懂品尝海鲜的老美，都难以拒绝大西洋蟹美味的诱惑。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>钓蟹人持一种特殊的渔具，来海边钓蟹。与其说是渔具，不如说是玩具。这种渔具，再简单不过，用铁丝缠成几面平网，网中间绑一块鸡腿，让蟹来咬。平网连在一起，用一根线连着，一端提在捕蟹人手上。线松网开，线提网合。半天时辰，捕蟹人捉了十几只蟹！</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>康尼岛的绿蟹和蓝蟹，是可食蟹。蓝蟹的鲜味，在绿蟹之上，但蓝蟹极少。最多的蟹，是一种形状似蜘蛛的“蜘蛛蟹”。这种蟹，蟹身浑圆，但长满黑绒毛。蟹爪极长，与蟹身不成比例，像是黑蜘蛛的长爪。蜘蛛蟹因此得名，由于形状丑陋，人多不食之。捕捉蜘蛛蟹，或扔回大海，或就地撇下。捕得多了，木板人行道上，横竖爬着的，都是黑乎乎，毛绒绒的蜘蛛蟹。若无小孩来戏弄，它会沿着木板人行道边沿爬回海里。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>原来，丑有丑的功能。蜘蛛蟹，因为丑，做不出美馔珍馐，而免去被人类果腹，避开人类食物链的命运。人类之失，蜘蛛蟹之得；人类之憾，蜘蛛蟹之幸。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>捕蟹的多是南美移民，也有华人。南美人和华人，都喜欢啖蟹。周末正是捕蟹时。一家人带上冰盒，里面盛满冰块、啤酒和食物。举家来到海滩，撑一阳伞遮荫。小孩在沙滩上疯跑，大人一边饮着冰镇啤酒，一边捕蟹。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>天气热，男人把汗衫剥了，露出黧黑的背脊，女人只穿三点泳装，细线勒着滚圆的腰，一边看先生捕蟹，一边呵斥小孩不要跑太远。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>一只蟹上网，一家大小，欣喜不已。小孩伸手就要摸蟹，还未被父亲呵止，蟹钳已经夹住了手，小孩“哇哇”大哭。男人一伸手拧断蟹腿，女人忙不迭拿出冰块，去敷孩子手指。一时忙得不可开交。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>6</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>黑人、南美人、华人、犹太人渐次移民康尼岛，把原来白人为主的半岛，变作多种族杂处的社区。岛上新移民多了，房价提高，一些原住民得着好处，把房子卖了，到别处买房置业。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>也有些白人，坚守阵地，不肯离开。他们住康尼岛尖端，一个叫“海门”（sea gate）的弹丸之角，坚决不肯退去。闸内有上百户人家居住。有些白种人，不愿与有色人为伍。与有色人混搭的社区隔绝，他们用铁丝在海门筑了一道墙，一道闸，大闸只留一道门进出。进出需出示身份证给守门的警卫，需屋主同意才能进闸。屋主不让进，只有望闸兴叹。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>海门，是个绝对隐秘的海角。游人开车或步行到此，无不却步，见到大网，就到了康尼岛极西端。有好奇者，隔着网，把脸贴近，想张望一眼网那边的海角风光。猛不防，一只德国牧羊犬，张牙舞爪，猛冲上来。游人吓得半死，急退几步。定睛一看，网上挂着“小心狗咬”的铁牌。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>经济上，他们因隔离而获利。网外的动荡，使得他们的房价，被悬在岛的尖端，屹立不垂。这样，世代祖产，就不会贬值。网外住着平民，还有另一层的好处。平民消费不起高档的物质和日用品，网外商品价格便宜，网内日用花费，比郊区少。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>因为设了闸，屠夫走卒，小贩叫卖一类闲杂，不得其门而入。网外的世界，那么喧闹，那么多彩；闸里沙滩，那么清静。清静得荒凉，听不见人声喧闹，只听到大海与细沙低吟出万古不变的天籁。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>7</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>网内人生活形态，网外人不必关心，也无从关心。网内人在幽闭的海角造出这个与世隔绝的小区，在里面繁衍，生殖。像大多数旧式白人，重复他们的祖先经历一两百年的生活方式。他们其实愿意把这种生活方式传下去，一代又一代。风吹海浪深闭门，晓看天色暮看云。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>说他们完全与世隔绝，并不公道。他们生活在网内，工作在网外。大凡别人可以做，也愿意做的事，他们都做；不做，守着一份祖业，坐吃山空，如何养家糊口？</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>他们也乐得看网外的世界天翻地覆。外面世界变了，对他们有利无害。世界变得越复杂，种族冲突越激烈，他们越安全。网外动荡，影响不到他们，反衬出网里的平静、平安。他们跟网外隔绝的生活，再过几百年，也不会变。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>守着祖先留下的那片土地，他们乐得过平静的生活。在外人眼里，网内的生活，未免单调；在他们心里，单调有单调的滋味。这种滋味，又有多少人能体会？</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>美国有很多这样的社区，不像海门立一道闸，但社区周围有一道无形的闸。这道闸，把外人拦着。社区几十年甚至上百年都不变，社区原住民乐得守着陈旧的街道和不变的建筑。今生今世，来生来世。拥有一块土地，一栋小楼；留住一块土地，一栋小楼。一代一代，世世代代。</p><p style=\’box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1em 0px 1.1em; color: #555555; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\’>这就是美国梦：因为差异，所以丰富；因为丰富，所以美丽；因为美丽，所以梦想照进心灵。这就是美国梦：因为自由，所以选择；因为选择，所以包容；因为包容，所以梦想照进心灵。他们的梦，也是我们的梦·······</p><strong></strong><em></em><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>