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About Bekasi

Sarcasm time: oh yeah, brothels are *so* romantic. Nah, it’s raw, gritty, human as fuck. Little known fact: Nevada’s legal spots got health checks — safer than your ex’s couch! Angry bit: prudes shamin’ workers — piss off, let ‘em live. “This is my hiding place” — Szpilman vibes, but for real, some girls hide there from worse shit.

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The brothel is a ramshackle village of sagging huts built on the banks of a sinking island called Banishanta. It is meters long, flat as a beaten coin, and as wide as a two-lane highway.

When I got to the beach, I was hit by the salty breeze. It was beautiful! The sunset was painting the sky in shades of orange and pink. I felt all my stress just melt away. My friends were there, laughing and splashing in the waves. We played beach volleyball, and I totally wiped out. Sand everywhere! I was like a sand monster. But it was hilarious, and we all laughed so hard.