Missives from the Masses Xiatu (原DangDang) Japanese art expert Rhiannon Paget

Japanese art expert Rhiannon Paget celebrates the rich symbolism and surprising stories surrounding the feline image in Japan

到了下午，又在等人。客人迟迟不来，心境已然没有了先前的躁动，配合下午清闲的气氛，站起来向窗外望。外面的人们在白太阳下骑车奔忙，不知在追逐什么样的际遇。心感苍生如雀，竟然有些忧伤。突然进来一位中年女子，点一杯酒又让小陈放张信哲的歌，歌声未起，哭声先出。原来这酒吧也是可以哭的地方。

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