A woman and a boy on a bridge over a trash-filled pond

Woman and boy on small wooden bridge — A small bridge over a garbage-strewn pond

I was walking on the railroad tracks that stretch to the outskirts of the town of Thanlyin. There were fields on both sides of the tracks and no houses in sight. In the midst of all this, a small path extended from the side of the tracks. The path was small and wooden, crossed a pond, and disappeared into a small village. The village is located on the outskirts of town, and garbage was scattered on the side of the bridge, as if the government does not collect garbage.

I looked at the bridge and saw a woman and a boy standing on the bridge. Despite being on the same small bridge, they were both doing different things. The boy was crouching and reaching for the surface of the pond while the woman was drying her laundry on the bridge railing.

Upon closer inspection, one could see that not only on the parapet, but also on the fences along the path, laundry was hung out to dry in various places. This place seems to be a drying area for the local people. There is garbage scattered in the immediate vicinity, making it look like a dump, but the locals probably don't pay much attention to that. I wonder if it is because I am a nervous person that I feel the smell of the garbage would be transferred to the unwashed laundry.

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