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Justatthemomentofwashingmyhands,Iwastakenabackseeingmyreflectioninthemirror:thewhiteshirtwasnottuckedinsidethebelt,butpulledout;thesleevesnotcuffed,butrolledup;thetienotfastened,buthalfloosenandsuspendedonmychest;theshirt'scollarbuttonnotdoneup,butundonethoughIdidn'thaveanychesthairtopeepoutlikesexySouthEuropeanman.IhadtriedtoleaveMamaVaughanagoodimpression,butironically,Irendered...[
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SecondfloorwasmainlyforCanada'sownartists.ItwasapitythatAlexColvilleexhibitionrequiredaseparateadmissionticket.HisworkHorseandTrainhadenteredChinaearlierthanMissVaughan'sbirth.
InasmuchasMamaVaughanwasaseniorwhotheoreticallydidn'tfeeluptoalongwalk,Iwasthinkingitwouldbebettertoletherhaveagoodrestan...[
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InAGO,someexhibitionchambersarealittlenoisywhenawholebunchofkidsandstudentscomein,andsomeareextremelyquiet.Eachandeverypieceofartworkcarriesasoulofthepainter,thedrawer,thesculptor,orthecreator.Inthosequietchambers,whenyouarealonethereandaretotallyintoxicatedwiththeartwork,youwillheartheartistsmurmuringbyyourears.W...[
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TheareaaroundtheintersectionofUniversityAvenueandDundasStreetWestwassocrowdedthatpeoplecouldevendoubttheywereactuallyinCanada.ItwasChristmasParadeupcoming.PeoplewerecomingfromeverywherearoundGTAfortheshow.Butithadnothingtodowithme.FortimebeingIhardlyhadmoodforthat.
Itstartedtosnowandthiswasthefirstheavy...[
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Iwasverygladthatmyfriendswerecomingovertothecoffeeshopforbrain-stormingtosolvethesituationofmySundaymeetingwithI-don't-even-know-if-it's-my-girlfriend-or-my-exgirlfriend-myselfMissVaughanandhermomoneyearafterourparting.
Lina,Lily,andJohnWaynearrivedalmostatthesametime...[
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10pm.Itookoutthecellphonetocallmyparentsforreportingtoday'seventsothattheywouldn'tbugmeforquiteaperiodbecausetheywouldthinktheirsondidsomethinggreatatleastonce.
Aftermybriefing,Momasked,"soeverythingwentwell?"
"Yah."Ididn'teventhinkIwaslying.
"Soyoutwow...[
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HometownVisit(Prelude)
《探乡记》——楔子
NothingHasChangedinMotherNature
Iturnedbackaround,tryingtotracethevoice.Butthereseemedtobenooneofmyacquaintanceamongthefolksinthestreet.IwalkedonasImusthavemisheard.Nohadcalledme.MishearingmightalsobepartofmySpringFestivalsyndrome-Ishouldn'teatlikeapig,watchtoomuchTV,andstayuplateeverynightthesedays.ButhowwasIsupposednottoeatalot...[
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HometownVisit(6)-Communist'sAdvancedSexEducation
WhenLing'sparentswentoutsideagain,wewerealsodonewiththelunch.Kara-okiefollowedanddrinkingcontinued.IwasexcusedfornotjoiningthemasIwassooutofdatethatIdidn'tknowthosepopularsongsinChinathoughIusedtobeattheminsinging.IexplainedthatIwouldliketotakealookaround.Itwastotallyawholenewworldtomenow.Theywereveryreasonableandtriedtooffermearideto...[
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HometownVisit(5)-Behave!
Mussolinididn'tconquertheworld.Butpizzadid.Icouldeasilytellhowdeliciousitmustbetoallmyfriends.Theydidn'tevenwasteacrumbofthecrust.Everybitewasanenjoyment.Everybitewasablessing.OrtomimicthetoneofourgloriousParty,everybitewasanenormoussuperiorityofSocialistsociety.NowIfinallyrealizedthatpizzawasnotparticularlyorderedforme,butforthemselves,ortobefair,Ishouldsay,for...[
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HometownVisit(4)-Tojuveniledelinquent!
"Doyouthinkanti-corruptionstormwillsavetheParty?"Yangaskedmeinalowvoice.
"Wow!That'safirst."Irepliedinalowervoice.
"What?"
"ThefirsttimeIseeyouasksuchaseriousquestion."
Yangflattenedherfaceandstaredatme.
"Okay,okay.It'sagoodandsophisticatedquestion.Honestly,Ihavenoidea.Plus,I'mnota...[
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