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history. You did it with a girl at your alma mater.

You had offended the school discipline and had been

punished. That’s a stain on your file. You can never

get rid of it. It will forever be with you. Secondly,

you fought a fellow teacher. He is your comrade,

however you had beaten him. Thirdly, you had

listened to the Voice of America. You are suspected

to be a spy who has illicit relations with America.

Fourth, you are an abandoned man. You are 30 years

old and so you are in the difficult group. Last but not

least, you are an Old Stinking Ninth. With these five

unfavorable factors, which girl is willing to marry

you? This is my analysis for you. Do think it is

objective?”

“Yes, it is. But why don’t you talk about yourself?

You are also an abandoned man and an Old Stinking

Ninth too!”

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