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Letters from Sichuan

By Peter HesslerOn May 13th, I filed a web report on the New Yorker’s site, based on what I heard from former students in the early days of the disaster. Since then, I’ve continued to receive notes, and I’ve copied a few below.When I lived in Sich... ...full story at China Beat

from China Beat on Mon, Jun 16 2008

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