ingorandfunnystories.”

ilookedatlitongiographagainandsaan,notatallstrongordistinguishedlooking,buthehadatile.standingbesidehiograph,hean,softlyfenineallstature,lookedlikeachild.

“areyouquitehappyhlitong”

“oh,yeseandthechildren.youknoadness,asatire.”

“goodnesssassigoyoubythegovent.”iedthatheakingsucharisk.

“litongsaidhehadtoalikelytosears.litongisasortofunderground.theyrebooksbyrxandleninasano.thatkestheaudiehinkthe

revolutionariesarekislitongevenplarategiese.

“htodothat”

heanlaughedsohardthatsheuldbarelygettheself,thebestthingistolettherevolutionarieskilleachotherintheirfaalwars.”

iilybaiddlesunistparty,ttedsuiofhavingbeenalandlord,puthinasadkickedhiround.

“igatheryouarenoloheagriculturalne”

“no,anoiheariao.therevolutionarieseriepeoplesaythathepolitburoinbeijingtakesadeepbreath,therestoftheuntryfeelsagustofwind.”

“workdoyoudonow”

“iplaythepianoasanable.”

heanstherarrived.oldfriendhadagedsoeandexuchbetterthaniigined.oh,itsgoodtoseeyou”

ryvedbatiandspacetosydney,australia,overtotherstlegirlsinfrillysunsuits,htoybucketsandshovelstolookforaspotontheobuildasandcastle.knohatleourselvesandhoherheesensulategeneralinsydney.allofustoretutoa,andoit.

obviouslyheabebrave.usttrytobephilosophical.”

theoldoftheirexperieniliationahesufferingofllionsofothersentorlivedabroad.shetoldthatshehadbeenallohereersofthecapitalistclass,theye.theredguardshadrelybuedtheirbooksandnfiscatedtheir“valuables.”

ithankedherforherhelpinpreparinglivingquartersfor.shesaid,“thingsaregettieoierzhouiion.”

“anypeopleputiionhouses”iaskedher.

“oh,yes.alstalltheseniorersnfirberohise.thepooraoftheent.”

ieostiortantthingistogetdiostofthedoeoneanfrohesecuritybureautoldusyouhaveceroftheuterus.”

“idontthinkihaveforalongti.itstartedseveralyearsago.ithasntancer,ishouldbefeelingpainbynow.”

“thatsgood.ihopeyoudonthavecer.ination.”

“isitpossibletofindsuedicalllegehospital”

“ifraiddr.guoisveryill.hesufferedaltheculturalrevolution.

illseeeoneelse.odoitthroughthebackdoor.“

“sabackdoor”iaskedher.

“thatsaneeanskingarraoseeadoethingoneneedsurgentlythroughfriendsoraorebeents.butinnyinstastheonlyogetthingsdonenowadays.”

“isntthatil

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