“Afterwards
when she ran out of ammunition, she was caught, stripped, and a soldier fired a
magazine of bullets from his submachine
gun into her vagina.” (the ranger of Heiwan River talking about his period
during the army).
“However
waterwheels aren’t used today and the irrigation
machines are driven by electricity, so such sights are no longer to be
seen.” (the protagonist talking about the natural environment of South-China
around the city of Jiangling).
“People
were tied with wire at the wrists in groups of three and forced into the river
by spraying them with machine gun fire: if one was hit all three fell.” (the
chief officer of one boat describing the Cultural Revolution period to the
protagonist while smoking)
“He
saw her before she changed to go into the machine room and, after praising it,
said she should only wear clothes she had designed herself. A couple of days
later he got two tickets for a fashion show and invited her to go with him.”
(Narrating to the protagonist the sad story of a young woman of one village,
probably fictional).
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