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We are communists, leave individualism to westerners

I walked into my apartment building one evening to find people crowded at the parking lot. I brushed off the anxiety that had started to build up in me only to see a police vehicle parked strategically facing the stairs. Everyone seemed somber and tense.

Being in a hurry, I walked past them but halted in my step when I almost collided with people carrying a corpse. I was thrown off my balance with the stench that emanated from it. Four men were carrying the body to the awaiting police vehicle.

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