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Please come back. My audiences miss the white devil in their midst.
— Song Liling · M. Butterfly
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker asks someone to return, saying the audiences miss the person described as a white devil. The unusual label makes the invitation provocative and possibly teasing. The words establish a desire for the person’s return without settling the exact relationship or tone behind it.
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