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“It’s all I have,” she said. “Please. I just want to look nice for my mother’s memory.”

“Wait!” Seven called. “What’s your name?” Scissor Seven -2018-2018

The woman slid an envelope across the counter. Inside: a single, translucent coin. Ghost money. “It’s all I have,” she said

Seven, perched on the barber chair with his white rooster suit unzipped to his chest, was sharpening a pair of rusty scissors. “Wrong, Dai Bo! A haircut solves everything. Hot? Cut it short. Broke? Cut your own bangs—free therapy.” “It’s all I have

“Scissor Seven,” she said, her voice the sound of a music box winding down. “I need a haircut.”

Seven froze. Even Dai Bo went quiet.