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    tthedefus.itoheirnthatileaedthatthenabove.”

    “doyouthinkyouuldarraoseethisnfroheathletiiation”

    “thatwouldbedangerousforyou.”

    “ireparedtotakeanyrisktofindoutthetruth.”

    “sonyyearshavepassed,idontevenknoedreluyrequest.

    indeed,nyyearshadpassedsineagain.thefolloarriedthedaughterofaseniorpartyoffieageashisnebarrassnt.iuirlfronoffiarriedtothedaughterofaseniorpartyofficial,heaofbeingthesonhtist,aburdenhehadbesincehewasaboy.

    sunkaisvisitdesosadthatitoldayiiyrooorest.ayiilyetoseethe

    shee,“itsanelderlyn.heaskedifyoulivedhere.shalligodown”

    “pleasedo,”itoldher,ightbe.iquiadetherooidy.theniyvisitorwas.

    “s.ehotoseeyou”saidtheningupthestairs.

    irealizedbyhisvoialnnerihatvisitoryhusbandsoldfriend,ihadnotseensinrof1966.

    thehareteedlittleged.igreetedhiy,reeringthekindadvicehehadgivenin1966.

    afterusheringhintorooiinvitedhiobeseated.

    “ieallyhappytoseeyouagain.andyoulookveryaysayso,stances,”.husaid.

    “hoilyareyoustilllivinginthesahouse”iaskedhiolitely.

    “oh,noiyhobytheredguardsjustlikeallofus,”.hutold.“andihavehadshareofsfortuustntdustlookaheadahankfulthatydearybelovedther.bothdiedofheartattatreatntbeilyofaonttobealstintears.buthequicklyregairol.takingahandkerchiefoutofhispocket,heblewhisnose.

    “hoyaddress”iaskedhi

    “itetyouroldservantlaozhaooreetthisingandeonbile.”

    “areyoustillw”

    “yes.iuldretire,butthereisnopointinsittingatho.itsgoodtodoheavyphysinoytheriheredguardsleftheronerooovedin.sheisgladtobeabletotakecareofher.”

    “aboutyourchildren”

    “hacapitalistasafather,theyarriedandhasababygirl.”

    “einthesuerof1966,youverykindlygavesoadvice.ierygratefultoyou.entionhouse,ioftenthoughtofyousaid.doyouthinkofthepoliticalsituationnow”

    “itsinfinitelybetter,ofurse,butohelpsgoingtolast.”

    “doyouthinkthereoreplesatthetop”

    helookedatthehalfopendoorandnodded.afterae,“orroheoldfloheyhavenarcissusbulbs.”

    “iorrooing,andistdosolaundryieoon.ayiisgoinghoforashortholiday.shehashelastfewdays.”

    “yiehelpyouorrotohelpustgoout.

    “perhapsthelaundryarcissusbulbs,”isaid.

    .hubeadatforaenenjoyedhavingaandoexaedthatinhanithadbeenyhandafraontlohannecessaryeney.

    takingapaonthlyrettanyusininjapan.yioffertoshareithyou”

    iontarilyatalossforeandadded,“pleaseaeptit.i.”

    “thankyouverye.butiotlivingonanallothegovent.fnexgeathasbeenunfrozen,andihavenofinanultiesatall,”isaidquickly.

    heseediraethroughyouror

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