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Yu Jihui: “A Stinking Old Ninth – A Tale of the Coal Capital” (updated on July 2020)

It turned out Bear was Dwarf’s good friend. He

had boasted to Dwarf that he would avenge him. But

he had lifted a rock only to drop it on his own feet.

Monkey was upset too. But he advertised

everywhere, “Soapy may not have illicit relations

with America, but he does listen to The Voice of

America secretly. So it is reasonable to lock him up.

It is also reasonable to release him. That shows that

our Party’s policy is lenient. Soapy should be

grateful to our great Party!”

But he secretly apologized to me for squealing

on me and asked me to forgive him. I promised I

would.

One day, in school, some students openly

insulted me. They were trying to amuse themselves

by teasing me. They chanted together:

“The bachelor has a hard time,

Day and night misses a madam

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