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    takeaartenoughtoseethroughanytriunfortable”dadesaidinhisicalway.

    “itssodisho”isaid.

    “eanybodyshouldbehoafteryouhavegh,youshouldknohattobehoissuicidal.dishoyisthebestpoliowadays”

    “pleasego,dadeiotiolistentoyouonseoldhi

    “inlytryingto.ihadasneakingsuspieandgaveittohistherasapresent.dadehatsortofperson.

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    thedeathofo

    liuxingsvisitydaughtersfriends.afee,butihadthenourhobeforethee.aiseipihforanhour,iohaveasleeplessnight.

    “ayi,doyoundnotopeningourdoortosonyvisitorstobedaughtersfriendsalltheyusthaveghatthehandsofherrderersandhousttrytoavengeherdeath.iiredofhearihingdayafterday.”

    “ihavetoopenthedooraslongasiere.ikno,youale.youeasilynageonyouroressed.

    “youfindanotherjob”iaskedher.

    “franklyilikebeingherenotlikelytogetanotherjobepayandions,”shesaid.

    ididnotitvisitorse.aslongasshee.

    “ifipaidtherent,uldyoufindsootherplainshanghai.

    “ihavearetlyighttakeinasharetherent.doyouetosleepout”

    “goodoingsonly.illpayyouthesaherent.hothat”

    “thatsagent.youeforit,”shesaidhappily.

    thatadethearraovedout.igotapieentonoffiyfrontdooratthefootofthestairsharedribbon,andlockedthedoor.

    ingycarefullydecardboardnoticehadbeentoupand.

    “didsobodyinyourfalytearupnotice”iaskedher.

    “oh,noofursenotployedsonotherandsaid,“sobodysthavecliedoverthenight.tsthatheclothesliheterrace.”

    “youkhepartysecretaryeeting”s.zhujoinedin.

    ididnotbelieveathiefhadcliedoverthe,“haveyoureportedyourlosstothepolice”

    “no.”s.zhussoherandsaidquickly,“butainlydoso.”

    “illgotothepolioychtoseethatitereightok.

    “pleasedontbother.illgolater,”s.zhussonsaid.

    “illgonow,”isaid.

    yhand,iyharassnt.ifso,loan,laoli,shouldknoightdiscesothingbyghisreadurierview.

    thepoliunisttakeover.ithadbeenpartitioned.inthefrontseanandaaninuniforatbehindauhere.anelderlyneleavefronotherprovince.

    istoodbytheunterandanasked,“syourbusiness”

    “iresidentofnueroaiyuanroad.iveetoseeradelaoli,reet,”ianswered.

    “didhetellyoutoeseehi

    “no.sothinghappenedlastnight.iveetoreporttohi”

    “everybodyisatastudygroupetingthisiherti,”shesaid.

    “ill.”

    “theyybealongti.sotisthestudygroupetingslasttheoing.”

    detertobeputoff,isaid,“idontnding,ifitsallright.”

    shedidntsayanything,soisatdisterbirths,deaths,arrivals,aures.ientandfroitotilookedupattheoveveryslooing,butiioseelaoli.soonafterelevenoaninuniforaout.

    “telllaolithereissoonefroaiyuanroadtoseehi”thepolian.

    heeout.heananner.uherpoli,hedidnotualswlonhisf

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