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The exact unknown. A short story

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A casual affair with a student engenders inexplicable difficulties.

The apology. A short story

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Communication problems at a gift shop spiral out of control.

iProstitution. A short story

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iProstitution: the granting of romantic or sexual favors in exchange for the latest Apple product.

Incident at Dongwuyuan Fuzhuang Shichang. A short story

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The nuisance of the uncooperative customer.

There she blows! A short story

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A seductress accumulates victims in the cafés of Beijing and Shanghai.

The mistress. A short story

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The joys of commanding more than one woman.

The mean and the angry. A short story

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A provocation on the Beijing subway.

What you know, you know. A short story

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When we must resort to the whip.

A little accident. A short story

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The Chinese art of “pulling noodles.”

Paradox. A short story

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The female students of a university class discover they are featured in a nude painting exhibition for which they never posed.

Restaurant time warp. A short story

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A distressing experience in a Beijing restaurant that keeps slipping back in time.

Good teacher, bad teacher. A short story

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A Chinese English department grows ever more dependent on a foreign teacher found not to its liking.

The catch. A short story

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The more is known about a Shandong woman, the more unknowable she becomes.

Jia (Home). A short story

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A visit to a Chinese home boggles the imagination.

Let the sunshine in. A short story

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A foreigner turns a Chinese girl on, a bit hastily, to LSD.

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