A surprise to see a younger man coming along scavenging through the drains, lifting the grates, lying himself down full length and scraping bare hands. The long sapling one hand and plastic bag wound around the other for the coin. Age fitting vis-a-vis the elder, who was spotted just couple days before over at the Haig plying the trade. Had the old man taken a turn, been unable to rise from his bed that morning. Chap had appeared his usual self on the Friday, before the even busier weekend. Honouring the father, the immediate resumption; precisely what one would expect in such filial cultures. All honour! (The old Malay engineer from Katong, who of course well-knew the other, the Elder, agreed it was likely.)
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