She
spun around in a circle, pulling at her hair, crying for help in
Cantonese. Tears streamed down her face
as she ran from one gate to another, pounding to be let inside, for someone to
rescue her.
As
with many such places, she understood there was an unspoken relationship
between the store-owners and the prostitutes who prowled this lower level,
defined by the mutually beneficial flow of commerce.
The shops drew prospective clients, while the prostitutes lured
potential shoppers.
The great circle of life.
(from The Eye of
God by James Rollins)
8*/10. The complete review is here.
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