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A face in the crowd (Vietnam)

It’s December, and it’s cold late at night in Hanoi. The skewer shop is a welcome stopover — you can warm your hands while they get your stuff ready. Just then, a stranger— another late-night shopper— smiles at you. Nothing can warm you up more.

A year later, a curious one

While down south in Saigon.

Any Tom Petty fans here?

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