Rogue Heart
by Axie Oh (excerpt)
he dreamers gather in Neo Beijing's starlight district. The
wanderers and the thrill-seekers. Those with poems in their
souls and secrets in their hearts. All those racing toward the
bright, unknowable future.
All those running from pasts painful and unforgiven
If you listen carefully, you can hear the song of the city. It's
in the sharp, taucous laughter of the kids barreling down the
crowded streets, in the heavy electronic beats erupting like
great beasts from basement clubs, in the wind whistling
through dark alleys, and in the rain as it drops on to the city like
so many talling stars.
Two years ago, I stumbled into the city, half starved and
afraid, and I couldn't hear the song. My heart beat louder than
the music
Memories rise unbidden-of pain, of loss, of a handsome
face so beloved yet turned from me. I place a hand against my
throat until the rapid pulse steadies. The past is in the mind, as
Dr Koga used to say. Let it go. Let it be
The future is in the heart
Tonight, the song is a light patter of droplets on the
windowpane I listen for a moment more before tuming back to
the cate, broom in hand. The Alchemy of Dreams lies in the
labyrinth of shops surrounding the Moon Court. The proprietors
run the shop with their university-bound daughter, Ting Ting
I believe at first they hired me out of pity-a girt, just sateen
who couldn't understand their language, let alone speak who
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Still, it's a constant war these days against the dust that sweeps across the city limits, pilling worst in dead ends and
cul-de-sacs, like the one that shelters The Alchemy of Dreams
Which dictionary entry best supports the meaning of the word sweep as used in the excerpt?
OA. to clean with, or as if with, a broom or brush
OB.
to move along swiftly, violently, or overwhelmingly
Oc.
to remove from sight or consideration
OD. to clear by repeated and forcible action
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