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    【】ntacthherogetheranddinedheachother.”

    “yhtherintontatangarofficer”

    “errogator,e,relaxedvisibly.

    “theedientintangarbeforehepraeddie.”

    “ikhingforher.sinationofthedoself.”

    “hettedsui.”

    hadtheredguardstorturedhieaosinpathyforothersoftenledpeopleintotrouble,theoretroubleyouhave;thelessyoudo,thelesstroubleyouhave.ifyoudonothingeadelcitizen.”an.

    “besidestakiortoseeher,youalsotraveledtobeijingdidyousee”

    “thetoofngeeroritebecauseikneychildhood,andispokethelanguage.”

    “didyouintroducehertoanybodyinbeijing”

    “no,idontknoanypeopleinbeijingself.”

    “aboutyourbrotherhevisitedyouatthehotel,weknow.”

    “onthedaybrother.”

    theree.theinterrogatorlookedpastshoulderahisantakingnotes,hestoodupandsaid,“youygobaell.ployedyouandthereasonyouroffigagedassecretarytheployedyou.”

    afterantarypause,heeer,ation,andwe

    haveagoodidea.”

    “iuldnthavetoldanybodyrethanikneyself.sine”

    “oshanghaitoseeyou,bothbeforeyoueback.hehavedohatifithadntbeenhhiswhile.”

    aguardopehedooroftheinterrogationrootheinterrogatortoldtogo.irealizedthatheanlisteningattheslled.

    babersatenandunifordsentries,asenthadbeensuspiyrelationshipuedquitelikelythattheinterrogatoryfnfriendsanddee.irealizedthatiysteptoavoidsinkingintoitsdepths.

    eversinost.eofhavingdohingerelyhopethatieedtothinkthatbecauseshellhadcloseditsshanghaioffice,itytutobepunished.

    asisatintheyenunterenandeensofirisonntandhardlaborthatihadheardof.spiritofbravadodeserted,abebeyondability.

    intheevening,iposedselfforthatquietntofdailyprayer,butthestevoiostasifgodhadtuedaaswell.

    thatnight,ihadanightre,thefirstofnyduringirisonnt.idreaiingtidee.itchdark,iterlyalone,andirified.

    instinyfayeyestofindtheeleyeyeshadehadslippedtothefloor.reeringtheguardstandingforeveroutsidethedooreethatsheporarilyelsetinganeoacell.

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