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Echo

In late autumn, Lin Shu enters a hotel carrying a camera bag, looking for a room according to the message from his wife, Li Qin. When questioned at the front desk, he offers an explanation different from their true relationship; meanwhile, a familiar voice speaks with him inside his head. The opening juxtaposes the concealment within the marriage with Lin Shu's inner activity, leaving the question of the voice's origin unresolved.

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