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Shang Qin

Fire Extinguisher

At noon when anger arose, I glared at the fire extinguisher on the wall.
A child came up to me and said: “Look! There are two fire extinguishers in
your eyes.” Because of his innocent confession, I pinched his cheeks and
smiled, and could not help crying. I saw two mes crying separately in his
eyes. He did not tell me how many hims he saw in the mirrors of my
tears.

FIRE EXTINGUISHER

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Fire Extinguisher

At noon when anger arose, I glared at the fire extinguisher on the wall.
A child came up to me and said: “Look! There are two fire extinguishers in
your eyes.” Because of his innocent confession, I pinched his cheeks and
smiled, and could not help crying. I saw two mes crying separately in his
eyes. He did not tell me how many hims he saw in the mirrors of my
tears.

Fire Extinguisher

At noon when anger arose, I glared at the fire extinguisher on the wall.
A child came up to me and said: “Look! There are two fire extinguishers in
your eyes.” Because of his innocent confession, I pinched his cheeks and
smiled, and could not help crying. I saw two mes crying separately in his
eyes. He did not tell me how many hims he saw in the mirrors of my
tears.
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