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Sarcasm time: oh yeah, brothels, real romantic, huh? Dudes stumblin’ in, smellin’ like beer—sexy, very sexy. But real talk, it’s raw, it’s human, it’s messy—like life, folks. “You’re alone now,” movie says—brothels prove it, lonely guys, desperate gals, cash tradin’ hands. Exaggeratin’? Maybe, but Trump sees the big picture, always. Love ‘em, hate ‘em, they’re here, always will be—deal with it!

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This gritty drama of six working girls in one brothel in Tokyo's Yoshiwara red-light district explores how the women came to work in such a place -- trying.

Then I hit up the Miyoshi Park. It’s this chill spot with cherry blossoms and all that. I thought, “Hey, let’s take a breather.” But nah, it was packed! Like, who knew so many peeps would be out on a Tuesday? I tried to find a bench, but they were all taken. I ended up sitting on the grass, which was damp. Great start, right?

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