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emily
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‘—plum-rain season—mountain—mist—scent of green leaves—everywhere. Plantains, Cape jasmine, magnolia, banana trees, camphor trees, sweet flag, ferns, ivorywoods, palms, reeds—tobacco all growing—rapidly—w/ a whiff of something like blood in the air. The humidity—oppressive—furniture—slick w/ moisture—flame flashed before—mouth like an orange blossom—bloomed—then died—Weilong’s brazier of incense will soon go out too’
— Dec 03, 2025 10:04AM
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emily
is on page 150 of 320
‘—he lived in Shanghai—returning to—Guangzhou only when—necessary. The unstable emotional environment—left its mark on him— // No matter how amazing a woman is—she won’t be respected by her own sex unless she’s loved by—the opposite one. Women are petty this way. Was it really true that he liked her? Not certain in the least—Puff after—puff—green smoke—mosquito-repellent incense floated up, seeping into her brain’
— Dec 07, 2025 12:45PM
emily
is on page 21 of 320
‘When your incense has burned out—my story too will be over—One time somebody made a wisecrack—saying that if girls from Canton & Hunan—with their deep-set eyes and high cheeks—were sweet-and-sour pork bones—then Shanghai girls were flour-dipped pork dim sum—an “ill-bred remark” that popped into her mind just as she was appraising her looks—green-blue tinge to her white skin—purple-black lipstick—the 'mulberry red'—'
— Dec 02, 2025 11:33AM
