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Rain in Beijing

After a beautiful August of silver nitrate skies, it is raining this week in Beijing. I'm taking the day off and thought to dash out to Laitai Flower Market, the Silk Market, and Ikea and do a little sprucing up of The Studio on an otherwise gloomy day.... ...full story at Granite Studio

from Granite Studio on Fri, Sep 14 2007

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