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That evening, the stranger returned to Mei’s stall. He sat without asking. Spoon in hand, he ate quietly, eyes soft. He reached into a satchel and produced a small photograph—an image of an open sky over a wide river, boats like scattered teeth. He tapped it, then gestured toward the rafters above them. Mei understood: he was offering to remember this place, not to sell it. In the photograph’s bright calm, the alleys saw themselves reflected—tiny and stubborn. city of darkness life in kowloon walled city 1993pdfl new