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2 after the autumnal equinox The cinder track of the Jiujiu Square track and field is reflective in the midday sun.The particles are slag left over from the boiler, glassy slag, with sharp edges, and black rubber crumbs left by the trampling of previous students deposited on the surface.Wei Zhiheng was sitting in the first row of the auditorium. The plastic stool was dented and groaned as the air was squeezed under the weight. The blue and white striped parasol above the head was moved by Huang Jinye…-
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1 after the autumnal equinox 23:00. The lingering sound of the quiet school bell created turbulence in the corridor, hitting the terrazzo wall three times before dissipating.Wei Zhiheng stood at the staircase on the third floor of the Changgu Tower, holding the iron pipe handrail with his left hand. The green paint peeled off to reveal the silver-white metal, and the coolness spread through the palm of his hand into his ulna.He raised his feet, and his kneecaps made a dry rubbing sound.There was a…
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After the white dew The barbed wire fence on the northern slope of Greencen Mountain appears gray-white in the midday light.The rusted metal wires intersect into a diamond-shaped grid, and the barbed wire on the top rusts to reddish brown, the same color as blood after oxidation. Wei Zhiheng stood in front of the net, holding a painting box in his left hand. The belt buckle dug into the hollow of his shoulder, leaving a red mark under his collarbone.He looked up and saw that the net was about two meters…
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white dew Wei Zhiheng's tongue searched in his mouth.The roof of the mouth, the base of the tongue, the gums—the places where taste buds should be ridged—are now flat.He swallowed, his throat making a dry friction sound.There is no sourness, no bitterness, only the moisture of the rice paper after getting wet, sinking at the base of the tongue. Huang Jinye pushed the enamel bowl over.The red oil floats on the surface of the rice noodles and condenses into a film, with the edges curled…
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After the heat In front of the sink in dormitory 307, the faucet was not closed tightly.The water droplets hit the ceramic, making a sound similar to the movement of the second hand.Wei Zhiheng lowered his head and spit out a mouthful of pink foam. Blood mixed with toothpaste stuck to the edge of the porcelain basin, refusing to slide off.The upper gums are broken again.It's not pain, it's swelling, like a small stone embedded in the gum, pushing against it with the pulse. He swallowed his saliva and…
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Before summer heat The whistle of the high school military training came up from Jiujiu Square.The copper whistle, with its high frequency, became dull and sank between the floors across three floors and two rows of camphor trees. Wei Zhiheng is sitting on the third drawing table in the art classroom of Changgu Tower.Your right hand hovers over the drawing board, with your fingertips touching a 2B pencil.The purpura on the palm suddenly swelled, and the bleeding point as big as a needle cracked under the…
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After a slight summer heat The infusion room of the county hospital is on the second floor of the old building.The ceiling fan rotates overhead, with three iron blades painted white, with rust on the edges and a reddish-brown color.The bearing is short of oil and makes a squeaking sound every time it turns, counting to four to complete a cycle.The fan blades cut the light coming from the window, casting rotating shadows on the ground. The shadows move at the same speed as the fan blades, sweeping across…
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Xiaoshu Wei Zhiheng was sitting in the second-to-last row of the examination room on the third floor of Miluo Building.The artificial leather surface of the plastic seat was cracked, and the cracks were radiating, consistent with the shape of the bruises from the puncture on his left hip.He holds a 0.5 mm black pen in his right hand. The tip of the pen hovers over the filling box of question 12 on the answer sheet, and the ink smudges into an enlarged black dot.This black spot overlapped with the fixed…
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2 before summer solstice The setting sun cuts in through the gap in Greencen Mountain at a very low angle, illuminating the limestone mountain in the backyard of the villa translucently.The mountain is exposed, with gray-white rock formations cut longitudinally, no vegetation, and exposed calcareous concretions.The wind comes from the mountain pass, carrying water vapor from the underground river, fishy and sweet, sinking to the ground level. The cutting machine of the stone factory in the distance…
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1 before summer solstice Wei Zhiheng pedaled his bicycle uphill.The grinding feeling of the rotating steel needle in the waist.The wound after the bone marrow puncture was on the posterior superior spine of the left hip. When I woke up in the morning, the blood was soaked through two layers of school uniform pants. It was dark brown and hardened.With each pedaling revolution, the chain clicked and the vibration was transmitted to the pelvis through the sit bones. He arched his back and pressed his…
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