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“I Met an Old Woman: Day 1” by Choi Ok-Jeong

JibrilSaturday, May 24th, 2014Thursday, December 8th, 2022

Day 1: A little girl spat on my shoes. While it didn’t actually hit but just sorta fell between them…

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