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What are the connotations of being taken into the back room? The illicit? A bargain? Something rare? A first glimpse of fresh stock? Traders of fake …
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A day spent ad-hoccing in the alleys around Kabul’s Pul-e Khishti Mosque, led to this quiet cul-de-sac selling sewing machines and small arms – the …
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Today we’re comfortable with the rapid dissemination of information and ideas from one side of the globe to the other. What’s in Tokyo today can …
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To convince buyers that wrist watches are waterproof this market seller in Kathmandu places them in water – salt water. Punters think they are buying …
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