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A sad story, told through the eyes of a middle aged man who is "mentally challenged." Very sparse simple writing, altho part of that could be the translation. I didn't find him to be an especially sympathetic character or feel sorry for him; he wanted to be treated as "normal" and have the same experiences as other people but seemed to know deep inside it would never be possible.
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