告别意大利面

第七天早晨，Polly早早来到了水箱旁。实验室里很安静。

On the seventh morning, Polly came to the tank early. The lab was quiet.

意大利面在水箱的前面。这是第一次。在过去的六天里，这只章鱼一直蜷缩在她的管子里，或者躲在角落里。今天，她紧贴着玻璃。八只触腕全部展开。她的眼睛和Polly的视线齐平。

Pasta was at the front of the tank. This was new. For six days, the octopus had been folded in her pipe, or in a corner. Today she was pressed against the glass. All eight arms were spread. Her eye was level with Polly's.

他们互相注视着。

They looked at each other.

鹦鹉和章鱼之间的交流可能算不上是友谊。章鱼能通过皮肤感知温暖，也能通过吸盘感知运动。章鱼正在收集信息。

What passes between a parrot and an octopus is probably not friendship. Octopuses can sense warmth through their skin. They can sense movement through their suckers. The octopus was collecting information.

Polly沿着水箱边缘跳动，章鱼的眼睛跟随着她。当Polly停下时，章鱼的眼睛也停下。

Polly hopped along the rim. The octopus's eye tracked her. When Polly stopped, the eye stopped.

他们互相注视了七分钟。

For seven minutes they watched each other.

然后，章鱼做了一件新的事情。她慢慢展开了一只触腕，把它的尖端按在玻璃内侧，正好对着Polly的脚。吸盘张开，然后静止。

Then the octopus did something new. She slowly unfurled one arm. She pressed the tip of it against the inside of the glass, exactly opposite Polly's foot. The suckers spread, then stilled.

Polly用她的喙轻轻碰了碰玻璃的外侧。

Polly touched the outside of the glass with her beak.

触腕停留了一分钟，然后滑回了水中。

The arm stayed for one long minute. Then it slid back into the water.

Chiara端着两杯咖啡走了进来。“你要走了，”她说，“一路顺风。”

Chiara came in with two coffees. "You are leaving," she said. "Travel safely."

Polly飞出了研究所。那不勒斯湾在她面前展开。她向上飞去，找到了风。

Polly flew out of the institute. The Bay of Naples opened in front of her. She climbed and found the wind.