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目录
岁月难忘
童年记忆与求学之路 ·························003
难忘那夜的秋雨 ···························023
清明忆母亲 ·····························026
毕业证书上的照片························· ·030
生 日································034
过 年································037
梦 ·································039
面 条································041
江城琐忆 ······························045
点滴在心 ······························053
两次发火 ······························058
达悟的女儿 ·····························062
附 相伴五十年························张锦裳 067
静思杂记
退后的心态····························· 093
印 章································096
数字无味 ······························098
对一分为二的思考 ······················· 101
0有多大？····························105
夹缝与二月天···························107
别责怪它们······························115
野 猫 ································126
可恶的蚊子······························132
猴子的启示······························139
屈伸有度·······························143
从马哈鱼说开去····························144
为它们说几句话····························153
今日春分·······························162
凌霄花································175
游园乐································176
秋游姑苏·······························183
读书随感
美学笔记·······························193
古希腊文明撷秀····························197
参观贝村的联想····························206
《天方夜谭》读后···························209
评读四位美国总统···························212
盖茨辞职的启发····························220
也说欲望·······························223
宽 容 ································226
见势利者别烦·····························229
太阳不会说谎·····························231
谣言是病毒····························234
谈灵感································237
需要与矛盾······························240
脾 气 ································244
康熙看长城······························253
红颜并非祸水·····························255
相似还是巧合·····························258
春水煎茶
有问有答·······························263
老谷的奇谈怪说····························268
人老话多·······························277
老王照镜子······························280
芸芸众生·······························283
这棵老树·······························287
杀它干什么······························290
荒诞的梦·······························292
一撇的闲·······························295
给三草的信······························299
破赛（小说）·····························302
峨直（小说）·····························306
阿璐嫂（小说）····························310
初版后记·······························315
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