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... As I sipped my beer, my eyes were scanning the rest of the California Bar. There were young American servicemen and attractive Thai women mingling everywhere: on the dance floor, seated at tables, standing, and moving around in a constant sea of raging hormones and sexual tension. This was why I came here, to Bangkok, on R&R: to put Vietnam as far from my mind as possible. This would be a five-day adventure and escape from the reality of what was behind me--and what lay ahead of me. ... |
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