... and leaves trails of lizard skin behind her. No one knows why,
since the boots are plastic.
They were made in a large shoe factory in Foshan, near the Pearl River, and the windows of the facility
look out onto a campus with apartments and stores. The subway is nearby.
No one can see any of this in Foshan:
the smog is too thick.
Most of the workers at the factory smoke at least two packs of cigarettes a day.
They are very good at making the boots with the plastic, which is melted and processed
To look like lizard skin. Some are turquoise, some are tangerine, some are watermelon
but no one can see the colors
through the cigarette smoke and the haze
in Foshan, near the Pearl River Delta.
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Waitress at the Morpheme Cafe
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