cherryduckling
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The streets of the makeshift market were saturated with all sorts of petty odors. The sharp tang of spices imported from the western regions, the incense smoke rising from shrines where people offered fervent prayers, the bloody reek of pork and beef, the clinking stench of money, the scent of night-blooming flowers from a single evening of passion, the smell of tears from courtesans left alone, and the blood of lovers who had fled in love only to be caught, beaten, and killed. At the very end of the…-
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“Haa, haa…” Though early spring was just around the corner, heavy snow had fallen the night before. The layered peaks of Simjung Mountain were notorious for long winters and particularly deep snowfalls. If that kind-hearted hunter hadn’t helped him, So Seo would almost certainly have frozen to death. The hunter was still asleep, but there was no time to waste on pleasantries. So Seo slipped out at the crack of dawn without even a proper goodbye. At least he’d left a few nyang of…
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