【】street.otheathletiarksofshanghai.thebuildingsnd,”“donete,uptuedfairingtheurbaneanyspeyeyesuhefloorsandsearchedfortheheathletiiationbuilding,ihethirorians.

atthegateofthepeoplespark,nandenilies.istoppedangthendlookedupatthebuildingaeohenilookedupagain.isilyuldheninthfloorped.streetlevel.

oretoitthan,andaslightbreezenleavesoverhead.iuldhearthehuftraffianvoices.butingriefianisolatedoisland.

shouldipttokeinquiriesiaskedselfrepeatedly,uodecide.alittlegirlonatrilepedaledintovieotherothercalled,“gosloareful”

buttheother.theypassedinfrontofanddisappearedbehindaclusterofshrubs.

asilefttheparkandanandeverylittlegirloreetlookedlikedaughter.heartoredesolateandhelplessthanihadfeltatanytiinprison.atthebusstop,acroyselftogetherandboldlytuedtotheintersetocrossthestreet.attheentrahenarroansittingonalooolknitting.

“doyoulivehere”iaskedher.

shenoddedandydire.isahatthehousesosbuiltagainsttheheathletiiationbuilding,takinguphalfthespaceofthealley.

“areyoulookingforsoohegirllookedupfroerknittingandasked.

“iroeijing,”ilied.“iheardayoungastudiottedsuicidebyjuingoutofahisbuildingin1967.doyouknohingaboutit”ipoiheathletiiationbuildingbehindher.