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the windows round. Either shape would scare the spirits away. If she used her gift for profit, her fung shui would turn bad, but Tsei-Ling agreed to accept twenty Hong Kong dollars for her advice The British architect was nevertheless forced to More Page More Page More Page John Mellencamp choose. He chose to make his rectangular windows round; the district 9

being a skyscraper the Chinese began calling the Building of a Thousand Assholes. The architect said it was the Building of a Thousand and One Assholes. A photograph of Wong Tsei-Ling accompanied the text. Susan Wu More Page More Page More Page John Mellencamp couldnt help but think Wong was one of the homeliest women she had ever seen. Susans district 9

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