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After watching the "walking Eastern silk" support the other two elderly and infirm as they left, Rick took the cigarette offered by Caesar and stuck it between his lips without lighting it. He bit down on the cigarette and let out a muffled laugh. "Captain, the expression you had when you invited him aboard was exactly the same as the one I saw last month in a Spanish bar when you invited a dancer to bed." "How was it?" "Dead sexy." "I thought so too." With a snort, Caesar seemed to have his…- 221.3 K • Completed
- Miguel, twenty-one years old, believed in the existence of all the gods in the world. He firmly believed that his transmigration was retribution… Yes, retribution. Back when he was twenty, young, flamboyant, and with a bright future ahead of him (…), he stepped into Meteorology University as a righteous, completely non-superstitious, good socialist youth. All his misfortunes began one early winter day after failing his midterm exams in the second semester of his sophomore year. That day, as he…
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- When the person you've been thinking about day and night, even in your dreams and while squatting in the outhouse, suddenly appears before you, you might strangely find that you don't miss them as much as you thought you did—this feeling is subtle. Your heart gives a slight twitch, swelling and beginning to secrete some unknown chemical substance. This chemical makes you feel a bit sad, yet also a bit happy. At this moment, Miguel was in this exact state. When he tried to lift his head to get a…
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- Miguel was thrown face-first onto a single-masted ship—a vessel modified from a merchant ship, an ancient standard seafaring craft. Its mast hoisted a large quadrilateral sail, with a sturdy keel and hull planks, making it very durable and long-lasting. Most importantly, this ship had a carrying capacity of up to two hundred tons—perfect for transporting slaves captured after a battle. Miguel was roughly hauled onto the ship. The pirate who grabbed him tied him up like a zongzi and casually tossed…
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- Q: You took away my feelings, my heart, and my money. How are you going to make it up to me? How? How?! A: With your dog life. On this sunny spring afternoon, thanks to Old Fante's drunken ramblings, all the ladies of the night in the twenty-seven taverns of Djerba Island learned the tragic story of their darling, the fair-skinned and clean-cut little treasure Miguel, who had been callously abandoned by a despicable pirate. Lady of the Night A: Just consider it as being bitten by a dog. Lady of…
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- The next morning, the sky unexpectedly cleared up. The heavens had completely changed their tune overnight, as if the thunder and rain of the past three days had never happened. Overnight, the sun baked Djerba Island so fiercely it felt like the place was about to take off. Miguel was woken up by the heat. Wiping the sweat off his face, he rolled out of bed, washed his face and brushed his teeth with a blank expression—until he sat down at the dining table and faced the hard black bread and a lone…
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- The storm raged over the port of Djerba Island for three full days. On the third night, the wind and rain finally subsided—amidst the height of summer, the air, cleansed by the storm, suddenly dropped in temperature. Pushing open the window, fresh rainwater dripped from the plants outside the wooden cabin, and the salty sea breeze swept in from all directions. Taking a deep breath, the air was filled with the scent of earth. Miguel closed the window, took off his shoes, and shamelessly lay down…
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- What did Miguel want? …Actually, he didn't know himself. Just as he had pondered before, living alone was truly lonely—just as he firmly believed that even the most shabby table should have two or more sets of utensils to make a meal feel complete. The next morning, when a drowsy Miguel got up from Big Dog and silently wiped off the drool he had left on the man's firm and perfect abdomen, he began to seriously consider whether he should really share a table with Big Dog and make do with this…
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- "Even if I don't get seasick, I can't stand the rough life of pirates. I'm a man who lives a very refined life," Miguel muttered to himself in Chinese after closing the door. "Besides, there's no compelling reason for me to yearn for a life where I'd be risking my neck every day." Big Dog didn't bring up the topic of pirates again. He relaxed at the table, his hand brushing against the rough, splintered surface. He noticed the room had grown colder. Even in summer, on this island off the coast of…
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- Miguel spent the entire morning pondering the topic of "loneliness and life," which would have been perfect for an 800-word essay. As noon approached, the sun grew fiercer. While the small bucket at Miguel's feet was gradually filling with little fish, another man on the boat was impatiently turning over for the eighth time. Big Dog, having spent over a decade at sea, had never felt a moment as unbearable as this—cramped in a tiny wooden boat where he couldn't even stretch his legs, his head…
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