The son of a poor rickshaw-puller who is taken out of school as a boy and put to work in a teashop, Balram nurses dreams of escape.

他是一个贫穷车夫的儿子。年幼时，他中途辍学，到一家茶社里打杂，但他一直梦想逃离这种生活。

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The decorative rice cakes at Jilsiru (Insadong St) are works of art, and turn down the nearby alley to sip quince tea in Yetchatjip, a hobbit-sized teashop echoing with water features, songbirds and gayageum (zither) music.

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