No tans, naked truths
<p><span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="trackers">trackers</span> <span word="dragged">dragged</span> <span word="craft">craft</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smile">smile</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sake">sake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="camera">camera</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="frame">frame</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="naked">naked</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="trackers">trackers</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span>. "<span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="trackers">trackers</span>," <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="listen">listen</span>. "<span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="imposters">imposters</span>. <span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="buttocks">buttocks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>-<span word="tanned">tanned</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="fake">fake</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="fellows">fellows</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="conscious">conscious</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="naked">naked</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="encourages">encourages</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="suits">suits</span>."</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="naked">naked</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="trackers">trackers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="naked">naked</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="trackers">trackers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="basically">basically</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="recreations">recreations</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hear">hear</span>, <span word="government">government</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Badong">Badong</span>, <span word="Hubei">Hubei</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="revived">revived</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="camera">camera</span>-<span word="toting">toting</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="boatmen">boatmen</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="recall">recall</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="impression">impression</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="naked">naked</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="trackers">trackers</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="photographs">photographs</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="striking">striking</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nudity">nudity</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="reflection">reflection</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span>: "<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="naked">naked</span>?" <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="lacking">lacking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shorts">shorts</span>.</p>
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