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  • 中华人民共和国民事诉讼法 13

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  • Anything Breakable

    15-11-24 There was a very gracious lady who was mailing an old family Bible to her brother in another part of the country. Is there anything breakable in here? asked the postal clerk. Only the Ten Commandments. answered the lady....

  • Burmese Days 缅甸岁月 Chapter 12

    15-11-12 In the sticky, sleepy heat of the living-room, almost dark because of the beaded curtain, U Po Kyin was marching slowly up and down, boasting. From time to time he would put a hand under his singlet and scratch his sweating breasts, huge as a woman'...