Yefim had rhotacism. Back in Poland, when Lee Qiang had been growing up, such a speech impediment would have earned a child a lifetime worth of beating. Probably in all the Slavic countries. The fact Yefim was still very much healthy and alive in Sector 8 meant the childhood bullying had prepared him well. They sat in the mans house, in what would technically be the living room, drinking too-sweet tea from small crystal glasses. It was surreal. Kaliningrad, Stockholm,...
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Published on March 20, 2020 05:00