Status Updates From Vogels op de wind

“Seven-year-old Suji wandered through the arteries of the longtang, a bun M’ma had given her half-bitten in her hand.”

“Suji’s body grew still as she listened to it, even as some hidden part of her was pulled along as the notes rose and fell, as the tempo slowed down or sped up or took an unexpected turn. She had the sensation of being carried down a river, but not in a scary way…”