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Souvankham Thammavongsa Reads Samanta Schweblin

The New Yorker: Fiction

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An Exchange of Unspoken Understanding

This chapter explores the intriguing dynamics between a toy store owner and a man buying a model plane, highlighting themes of perception and societal expectations. Through a lens of ambiguous gestures and unvoiced emotions, it uncovers the complexities of human connection and understanding in a charged interaction.

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