motorbikes

Over excited, skipped the days
before. 1, 2, 3,, hee-yah
motorbike ride through the
outskirts of the city. The
new over-eager guide who
saw the guerillas in the
war. French and Americans in the
bunkers overlooking the river.

The old lady at the rice
museum, the living exhibit.
And the paddy farming in
the blood.

Elephants winning fights in
the arena. Strength over
the sheer untame-ness of
the lions. The emperor
trying to survive.

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the lady's picture on the wall

and the citadel with its moats
and defenses: outer encirclement,
forbidden city, the second emperor
avoiding his wives and concubines,
the dowager empress' tea and waiting
room. Oppression in the size of trees
and expanse of park.

Dinner and attempted sweets. Dress
ups and eating through the din
of one-stringed instruments.


rice flour cakes and shrimp bits
Banh Beo: 'here we go! fancy the special, hue seasonings to a single.'
Cha Tom: 'it has a private taste and appetite towards the eaters'

"crispy like broken bubble"

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