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The Hairdresser by the Styx
- Hong Kong University Press, HKU
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15 The Hairdresser by the Styx Don’t ask for a second chance: it is a relief to live the same life again. What is beautiful in repetition is not the false belief in suffering, nor something as simple as pure coincidence. All the things that I saw, heard, breathed, touched, and ate. For instance, an instant. All the beings that I met I meet again. Some are late, others early. In a story like this, I can’t bear to imagine the difference between the past and the future. It is not present here. everything is the same and all is not lost. Trust me, I spent most of my life in the mirror. I do partings well. Loosen the tie. Undo the collar. ...