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A Second Year
Master Wichai's yard on Khlong Bang Luang, the last week of the hot season, a year to the day: you've worked here a year now; yes, I came for just one month; how long have you been in Thailand? a year and a half, since the cool season before last; and since when have you built boats? since I was eighteen; stay on another year; I'll stay, I've thought a long time; then tomorrow the second year starts: how long up to now, and since when.
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Master Wichai's old yard on Khlong Bang Luang in Thonburi, a morning in the last week of the hot season, a year after Jack started: Master Wichai speaks to Jack plainly, Jack keeps the polite word.
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