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Leave Them Nameless
Lilian Thai
“The first night in Ha Tien is unbearable. I’m sleeping on my back and trying not to move on the tiled ledge – our family’s bed for the next four nights.
The dream thins out and I can feel the tile even more keenly under my hips, with all of its upside-down oppressiveness. I have to sit up. Even the act of waking up is exhausting. Whining mosquitos prick the stale air and the tiles underneath my legs glow blue and white like a canvas of moons …”
