From Beijing to Shanghai, there is a smokey mess hovering over the skyline, and the Chinese are breathing it in and breathing it out.

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It came up to him almost every night, in darkness, and he stood there in the freshly fallen snow, with the trees arching in low around him, breathing it in and out.

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And you all always thank us, but we stand here, stand up straight, breathing in and out every day because of your support.

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Shanghai is also on guard against bird flu in the real world: Signs in apartment compounds warn residents to watch out for the high fevers, breathing difficulties and other symptoms of the virus.

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