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

By evening, Dwarf came and took his seat

opposite me. He said straightforwardly, “Why did

you throw Chairman’s book on to the ground?”

“I was insulted by a student in class. I was very

angry with him and tried to throw him out of the

classroom. I was too angry to realize that I was

carrying Chairman Mao’s quotation book. I would

have thrown anything I was holding to the ground at

that moment.”

I was trying hard to explain for myself,

“I did throw Chairman Mao’s book on to the

ground. But it was accidental. It was not intentional.

On the other hand, I wouldn’t dare to throw

Chairman Mao’s book on to the ground, even if I was

audacious in the extreme. I love Chairman Mao. I

carry his book with me every minute. I was so angry

with the student that I forgot I was holding Chairman

Mao’s book. I would have even thrown an expensive

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