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Weekly Contest #302
The first thing Leila noticed when she landed in Tokyo was the silence. Not the absence of noise—Narita Airport buzzed like any international gateway—but the silence between people. It was different from New York, where strangers chatted freely in line, where people laughed too loud or sighed dramatically when flights were delayed. Here, conversations were a whisper, apologies quiet and frequent, and even children seemed to understand the unspoken expectation of calm. Leila, however, stood out. Her suitcase thumped loudly against her thigh. ...
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