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“When I was very little, we would get letters from China, in Chinese, and they' be censored. We were a very insular little family.”

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Warmth isn't what minimalists are thought to have.

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I really enjoyed hanging out with some of the teachers. This one chemistry teacher, she liked hanging out. I liked making explosives. We would stay after school and blow things up.

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