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

I said good bye to her and walked away. But five

minutes later, I turned around and saw that she was

still there. She stood there, stock-still, like a statue

looking at me. Feeling guiltier, I quickened my steps.

About half an hour later, I came to the foot of the

mountain and saw two houses there - one large and

one small. At first glance, I didn’t believe that it was

a school. But the sound of loud reading from the

large house attracted my attention. I went to the large

house and pressed my forehead against the window

to look inside. I saw White Swan standing in the

front of the classroom. The pupils were disturbed by

my appearance. White Swan came out. When she

saw that it was me who was standing before her, she

said indifferently, “It’s time for me to dismiss the

children. Wait for a second.”

With that, she returned to the classroom.

Moments later, the pupils rushed out in noisy

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