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By Angie Sijun Lou“This year so far, I had said, Hello, Goodbye, Do you have change for twenty dollars, Where is the bathroom, and I love you. I had meant every word.”
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By Brian Ma"My work made sense when I was drawing schematics and performing calculations, but understanding people and talking to them was admittedly not a skill I possessed.”
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She is good at curving
By Diane Seuss“if she’s playing she’s playing // living or some- / thing in between.”
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By Tomoka Shibasaki“I’d almost forgotten why we were heading to Himeji Castle in the first place.”
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By Eka Kurniawan“The kids saw the scars on his fingers, that big slice on his pinkie, proof of his diligent practice morning, midday, afternoon, and night.”
