she
practices at home I’m surprised by how good she sounds.”
“ Maybe she can get serious
training?”
“ That would make us very
proud.”
“ You know I heard that not
all children can be taught to sing well. I heard that a lot of it
has to do with the parents.”
“ Really? You heard
that?”
“ Absolutely. Hey who’s that
guy?” 2135 pointed to a man in a suit standing out among the
uniformed dock workers.
“ That’s the port manager.
He’s actually probably walking over to that ship now to talk to
them. He’s been jumpy since they arrived.”
“ Why do you think he’s been
acting like that?”
“ One of the other
dockworkers said some of the local government bosses were getting
on his back about the cargo those men are carrying.”
2135 watched as some men came out of the
ship and started walking down the railing onto the dock. They
converged around the suited man and stood in conversation.
“ Oh, those were the men I
was telling you about.”
2135 stared, but not too hard. The men were
definitely not from the peninsula. But he could not place his
finger on where they could be from. One moment he thought they
could be Middle Eastern. At another moment he suspected they were
European, but after staring, he realized he would not be able to
figure out where they were from.
“ Do you think any more
trucks with those guys in the protective suits will
come?”
“ I don’t know. I haven’t
seen any more today. They were only here yesterday.”
“ Were they carrying a
container from that ship?”
“ They were wheeling a bunch
of small containers from their truck onto the ship.”
“ But it was going onto the ship right? Not
coming off the
ship?”
“ Yes that’s what it looked
like.”
“ And you said they took
their protective gear off? They did not load the containers onto
the ship with their protective suits?”
“ I – don’t remember. I’m
not sure. Why are you so curious about them?”
That was a bad question to receive. 2135 got
these once in a while and deflecting them required a delicate
touch. One’s heart could skip a beat but a cool head was
required.
“ I’m helping you figure it out. I’m
just hoping that when you become the local Workers party boss, you
remember me and I can be an assistant.”
Choi laughed, “If I could be a local party
leader that would be great.”
“ You will. Look at you.
I’ve never seen anyone so dedicated to his work, his community, or
his country. There’s no way anyone is missing it.”
“ You really think
so?”
“ Absolutely. Just listen to
what I’m predicting now. You will rise high.” 2135 looked at his
watch. “I had better head back to work,” he said.
Choi’s facial expression changed completely
as he asked, “Let’s do this again. Or how about if you come to my
house? You can hear my daughter sing.”
2135 threw his cigarette on the ground and
stepped on it. “I would love to. I’m not sure if my ears are used
to hearing singing as good as hers though.” They shook hands and
2135 started walking out of the port.
As he walked through the
quiet city towards his apartment, instead of work, his mind went
through what he had just seen. It was not enough to make him feel
that he had accomplished a task. He had not been able to figure out
what exactly was going on that ship. Additionally, a key question
he had was why this material was being loaded onto the ship. He thought North Korea
would want to keep whatever nuclear materials it had created. In
fact, he imagined that other countries would be sending nuclear
materials to North Korea. He expected to see containers coming off
the ship. It did not seem logical that North Korea would be sending
out something that was so difficult to make. He wished he saw one
of the men in the protective suits.
Within fifteen minutes he arrived at his
apartment building. He sometimes laughed at his own residence as he
was approaching. It was crumbling. Pieces of the wall
practices at home I’m surprised by how good she sounds.”
“ Maybe she can get serious
training?”
“ That would make us very
proud.”
“ You know I heard that not
all children can be taught to sing well. I heard that a lot of it
has to do with the parents.”
“ Really? You heard
that?”
“ Absolutely. Hey who’s that
guy?” 2135 pointed to a man in a suit standing out among the
uniformed dock workers.
“ That’s the port manager.
He’s actually probably walking over to that ship now to talk to
them. He’s been jumpy since they arrived.”
“ Why do you think he’s been
acting like that?”
“ One of the other
dockworkers said some of the local government bosses were getting
on his back about the cargo those men are carrying.”
2135 watched as some men came out of the
ship and started walking down the railing onto the dock. They
converged around the suited man and stood in conversation.
“ Oh, those were the men I
was telling you about.”
2135 stared, but not too hard. The men were
definitely not from the peninsula. But he could not place his
finger on where they could be from. One moment he thought they
could be Middle Eastern. At another moment he suspected they were
European, but after staring, he realized he would not be able to
figure out where they were from.
“ Do you think any more
trucks with those guys in the protective suits will
come?”
“ I don’t know. I haven’t
seen any more today. They were only here yesterday.”
“ Were they carrying a
container from that ship?”
“ They were wheeling a bunch
of small containers from their truck onto the ship.”
“ But it was going onto the ship right? Not
coming off the
ship?”
“ Yes that’s what it looked
like.”
“ And you said they took
their protective gear off? They did not load the containers onto
the ship with their protective suits?”
“ I – don’t remember. I’m
not sure. Why are you so curious about them?”
That was a bad question to receive. 2135 got
these once in a while and deflecting them required a delicate
touch. One’s heart could skip a beat but a cool head was
required.
“ I’m helping you figure it out. I’m
just hoping that when you become the local Workers party boss, you
remember me and I can be an assistant.”
Choi laughed, “If I could be a local party
leader that would be great.”
“ You will. Look at you.
I’ve never seen anyone so dedicated to his work, his community, or
his country. There’s no way anyone is missing it.”
“ You really think
so?”
“ Absolutely. Just listen to
what I’m predicting now. You will rise high.” 2135 looked at his
watch. “I had better head back to work,” he said.
Choi’s facial expression changed completely
as he asked, “Let’s do this again. Or how about if you come to my
house? You can hear my daughter sing.”
2135 threw his cigarette on the ground and
stepped on it. “I would love to. I’m not sure if my ears are used
to hearing singing as good as hers though.” They shook hands and
2135 started walking out of the port.
As he walked through the
quiet city towards his apartment, instead of work, his mind went
through what he had just seen. It was not enough to make him feel
that he had accomplished a task. He had not been able to figure out
what exactly was going on that ship. Additionally, a key question
he had was why this material was being loaded onto the ship. He thought North Korea
would want to keep whatever nuclear materials it had created. In
fact, he imagined that other countries would be sending nuclear
materials to North Korea. He expected to see containers coming off
the ship. It did not seem logical that North Korea would be sending
out something that was so difficult to make. He wished he saw one
of the men in the protective suits.
Within fifteen minutes he arrived at his
apartment building. He sometimes laughed at his own residence as he
was approaching. It was crumbling. Pieces of the wall
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