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When a person is born, we rejoice, and when they're married, we jubilate,
but when they die, we try to pretend that nothing happened.
--Margaret Mead

Manoeuvring through the streets of Beijing had always been for local citizens and its tourists an arduous task to manage. Especially during the summer months. The stench of sweat and dust proved itself to be a deadly combination. Vivid images flood my senses as I recount the days of my childhood, recount the last few moments before my multicoloured rainbow world of perfection was bombarded by the black and white scenes that I perceive even now.

She took my hand, her face tense and determined, though the slight wrinkles on the side of her eyes weakened her toughness. The summer breeze moved with ease through her ebony colored hair, they held well against it. She was in her mid thirties, I was only four, but the familiarity of her scent identified her as my mother. She held firmly onto my wrist as people pushed and crowded......

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