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I reckon I’d be tickled pink sittin’ in one, sippin’ sweet tea—nah, probly rotgut—listenin’ to stories. One time, I heard tell of a brothel in Nevada where the madam kept a pet parrot that cussed worse’n a sailor. Had me laughin’ so hard I near bout fell off my porch! But then—lordy—it hits ya: them gals ain’t got no fancy swords or slow-mo escapes like in *The Assassin*. They’re stuck, y’know? “Time drifts, shadows deepen,” Hou Hsiao-hsien’d whisper, and I’d nod, feelin’ that ache.

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Policies on the sex trade vary significantly between countries, sometimes even within a country, as seen in the cases of Australia and the United States.

But then, bam! I step outside, and it’s pouring rain. Like, seriously? I just got my hair done! I dash down the street, trying to find shelter. I duck into a pizzeria, Pizzeria Da Marco, and order a slice. I’m sitting there, drenched, and the pizza is so good it almost makes me forget the rain. Almost.

Ossi life beyond the Stasi