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It was towards mid-afternoon that Chen became aware of the girl. She stood before Chen\u2019s stall, watching the fake-jade effigies of the Buddha and the coloured incense sticks, her eyes wide in the sunlight \u2014 she was no more than thirteen or fourteen, with the gangly unease of that age. To her left, children shrieked as they passed the Bridge of Impossibility, holding each other\u2019s hands, and went into the temple complex. | Copyright 2009 by Aliette de Bodard. Originally published in BLACK STATIC. Reprinted by permission of the author. Narrated by Susan Hanfield.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices