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her teeth, she stood up and continued in the direction she had traveled yesterday. The hillside rose and fell before her eyes, stretching endlessly into the distance. However, she could still faintly... woman's room, the voices inside stopped abruptly. He Ya's aunts and sisters-in-law stared at her silently, showing neither concern nor warmth, only a wary and distant aloofness.---Aside---The month...