soapa
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34
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26 years old The factory where I worked was on the outskirts of Gyeonggi Province. In the few years I’ve been there, I could count the times I came out to Seoul’s bustling districts on one hand. My friends and I mostly met in the neighborhood when they went home on weekends. Places like the popular University Street or the multiplex shopping malls they frequented felt unfamiliar to me. On a hot July summer day, sweating profusely in a suit, I got off at City Hall Station. Inside my suit was a…-
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21 years old It was probably some day in July. It must have been around 3 a.m. I was walking home after finishing my shift at my part-time job. It was about four stops away, but there were no buses, and it felt too wasteful to take a taxi. After working part-time for a few weeks and walking home at dawn, I started to quite enjoy it. I found myself surprisingly fond of the tranquility of the empty streets. Still, it was quite boring, and I wished I could listen to music, but I couldn’t wear…
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Prologue In the deep autumn of October, a rare torrential downpour fell. The streetlamp at the alley's entrance couldn't penetrate the dense rain curtain, only illuminating the edges of the rain lines. The silvery light flickered like blades falling from the sky, rushing into a swift and cold murder. The alley, only three meters wide, led ten steps in to the back door of a neighboring bar, which directly connected to the kitchen. Three half-height garbage bins stood at the door, with the store…-
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11 PM. Even at a lively place like the Grand Hyatt Hotel, it's about the time for the public festivities to end, though what kind of revelry might continue behind closed doors is anyone's guess. However, tonight, not a single luxury car had left the premises, and several police cars with flashing red and blue lights had instead gathered at the entrance. The hotel area was cordoned off, and after the police and security personnel calmed the guests, they were all sent back to their rooms. Those who…
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