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    【】treeslinireets,iydestination,irealizedthatishouldhaveeanhourearlier.

    thoughitetheirongateyselfinthefirstthirdofalonglihatovedfor.ianjustihedoor.therestofthelineeinhand.othersptyhandedanddidnotlooksohappy.aftersoti,theyounganaheadofgotaseat.asshevedon,isatdownbesideher.

    “areyouhopingtogoabroad”shee.

    inodded.

    “ry”sheasked.

    “theuates,”isaidunderbreath.

    herfayfather,ihaveneverseein1949,anthbeforeiwasbo.”

    “hashesentforyou”

    “yes,hehasarestaurant,andhesaidthatheeifi.”

    “haveyouajobinshanghai”iaskedher.

    “no,iloynt.duriherhadnotdivorcedfather.theredguardssaidthererispy.shediedatthehool.butretlysheated,”shesaidhtearsinhereyes.

    “ihopeyoullbehappyiedstates,”isaid.

    “iathersystepthere.doyouthinkthegoventego”sheaskedanxiously.

    “oh,yes.ithinkyoullhavenodifficulty.”

    “haveyoubeentotheuates”

    “yes,alongtiago.”

    “yselfforlivingthere”

    “studyenglish,ifyoufindateacher.”

    shenoddedandsaid,“itnow.”

    asovingto.afterreanaheadofeout,sheiling.bendiheappliinherhand.

    “”avoi.iin.

    aratherstoutddleagedasthavebeenatediousoing,intervieassesofpeopleeagertoleavetheuntryunderooranother.

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    isatdoakeanapplieriysisters,oneofihavenotseenforfortyfouryears.”

    “whydoyou”shesaid.

    “falyreunion.tingoninyears.weilyreunion.”

    “anyvisitfroheuates,”shesaid.

    “oneofsistersdideetoe.”

    “”sheasked.

    “ihavenounit,”isaid.“i.”

    “h”

    “iusedtobeforetheculturalrevolution.”

    “eeofthefnfir

    itoldher,andshedohepad.

    “duriuralrevolutionisufferednoated,”itoldher.

    shee,thinking.ikurallyshedidnotakeastake.topreventherfroefusing,knoyho.eketheapplitoapproveorrejeent”

    afterantsion,shesaid,“allright,illgiveyoutheappli.ustpresenttherequireddots.”

    “ihavealetterofinvitationfroysisters,”itoldher.

    “bringyourrehabilitatioooandyourresidentsbook,”shesaid,ntinuingtostareat.hertoneofvoientioneddireusthavebeeooharshly.yfae.

    ithankedheraheroointhe,everybodyeeagerlytofindout.theirnystudentseexperienitednueroffororepeopleingoutoftheintervies,thefesleftforthoseing.

    e,tosurprise,ifoundtheanhadgivenanapplienttohongkongbystake.ihadtogobayproble

    theahe.butsheehoutsayinganything.

    ingithepublieforproetheappli.ifshehadrefused,thereedfrighteninglyenorus.

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