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The morning market at 6 a.m.
Before dawn fully broke, tricycles lined up at the market entrance. The tofu vendor lifted a corner of her white cloth, and steam poured through the gap like a small river.
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Rainy days are perfect for decluttering.
Found a bus ticket from three years ago; the paper is so brittle I dare not touch it. Back then, I took route 17 to work every day, and the windows were always fogged up.
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Time to finish a bowl of noodles
Boil noodles in 3 minutes, heat water for 5 minutes, and set the table in 1 minute. But what truly brings peace of mind is the familiar scent of cooking oil rising from the kitchen.
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Balcony during the rainy season
The balcony stays damp during the rainy season, so clothes never fully dry. Yet in this very weather, plants thrive—sprouting two new leaves overnight.
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Mastering the Same Day Over and Over
Walk the same path three hundred times, and you'll start noticing things you missed before: a cat under which tree, whose door opens earliest, and which intersection has the strongest wind.
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Windows of the Night Bus
The bus is nearly empty at 11 p.m. City lights streak across the windows, slicing the urban landscape into thin strips—like flipping through a book too fast to read.