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meantime, the girl and I shouted together, “Help!

Help!”

Some people finally came to help. The man

escaped. I closely followed him. He stopped and

waved his dagger, threatening me. I ran back. When

he escaped, I followed him. He couldn’t get rid of me.

I was like a plaster cloth, tightly attached to his body.

He flared up and threw his dagger at me, hurting my

right arm. Some young men rushed to him and

subdued him. They turned him over to the police

station.

The girl I saved was an old coal worker’s

daughter. He was very grateful to me. I became a

hero. My heroic deed was published in the local

newspaper. It said that I was resourceful and brave. It

was the result of studying Mao Zedong thought.

Big Wang was overjoyed. She immediately

invited me on a date. She was all smiles and said,

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