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SHE’S A GIRL, LIKE ANY OTHER GIRL, on her way to meet friends in the Tehran metro, in a hurry, wearing white sneakers, or sandals and white socks, you’re asking me a question now and I don’t like those, I’m not built for those. Sorry. You’d have to playback to be sure. Anyway. Big black bag over her shoulder, hands in her pockets. Down, down she goes …