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I've heard plenty of demonic college anecdotes. In some ways, the stories line up with the Marine Corps, terrifying experiences by banding together strangers into bonds stronger than bullets. In this case, it appears college years make bonds strong enough to even survive the test of time.

You know, normally meeting old friends at a hospital isn't a good thing. However, when most of them work as clinical scientists or doctors, it's understandable to greet each other on the main floor of a packed hospital lobby. Whereas people surrounding us were waiting for an opening for a doctor or rushing to see a hospitalized relative, Mom saw a friend and ran in for a hug with all smiles. I wouldn't say time didn't alter their friendship, and some people didn't recognize one another after 30 years apart. However, after a brief ice-breaking period, I saw a warmer connection appear, even as a stranger standing mentally as far away from the center of attention as possible. This also might be the first time I've seen someone talk over my mom, not by force, but by a subtle shift in voice. I was very impressed.

The same process as yesterday, a bit of catch-up conversation and a few words directed my way as if I didn't speak Chinese, then a quick tour of the workplace of the Hospital for Skin Diseases & Institute of Dermatology at the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. Luckily, this wasn't some boring office building. While it may be an office building in some areas, in others it includes a laboratory, diagnostic rooms, hospital, ward, library, lounge, and pretty much anything regarding the research and treatment of skin. Leprosy, Venereal, Lupus, sarcoma, you name it. It makes the place quite interesting to touch, considering anything from the lab bench to the elevator button had potential transmittable disease cells waiting to jump onto my skin. Then again, the chances of touching something on the street have the same chance of catching a disease.

We continued to explore the other clinical bldg., which was the more hospital-ish, visiting a young doctor and watching her reduce scar tissues after surgery with a needle for a bit. I won't go into detail.

Having good friends who have other friends really does get you good places. For instance, a friend phoned the chief nurse that we came to look around the ward. She had a talent for explanations and also took us on a one-on-one tour. This area enjoyed cosmetic surgery, well at least helping people with skin diseases, as evidenced by an entire floor of 18 beds given to skin patients aged from children to the elderly. During the summer, local Chinese residents appear to have many skin issues, from cancer to fungi with various causes. In the brief span of sixty minutes, I think I've learned more about skin than the entire marking period in ninth-grade science. Even then I don't know if that serves the chief nurse justice.

【红霞译文】

我听过很多有关大学恶作剧的传闻，令人不由得想起海军陆战队，新生躯体被胶带缠绑得比子弹还要瓷实，情节危言耸听，言外之意，大学时代朝夕相处建立起来的亲密友情经得住时间考验。

你知道，在医院约见老朋友通常没啥好事，然而当要见的人大多数不是从事临床研究的科学精英就是经过门诊锤炼出来的医务专家，会面地点设在人潮如流的挂号大厅也就不足为奇，我们身边挤满了前来就医的病人或专程探视的家属，妈妈一瞧见朋友立刻开心地迎上去拥抱对方，很难说岁月改变不了友谊，如同歌里流行的段子：“岁月是把杀猪刀，紫了葡萄，黑了木耳，软了香蕉。时间是块磨刀石，平了山峰，蔫了黄瓜，残了菊花。经历是个开矿厂，挖了山丘，损了钻头，黑了河沟”。卅年的离别真让他们中有些人认不出彼此，可重逢没多久，他们很快热乎起来，甚至波及到毫不搭噶的圈外人，这大概是我破天荒头一次看到有人跟妈妈说话不是语气高扬余音豪迈，而是轻声细语娓娓道来，令我感受至深。

与昨个儿相同，权当我不会说国语，顶多简单交流几句，任凭各方指挥，马上去参观一处工作场所──中国医学科学院皮肤病医院及研究所，幸好不是乏味无聊的写字楼，集办公间、实验室、诊疗区、医院、病房、图书馆、休息厅以及其它皮肤研究治疗于一体的重要基地，针对麻风、性病、红斑狼疮、肉瘤等你能想到的疾病，结果手能触及的地方变得十分有趣，从实验室台面到电梯按钮，只要碰到这些玩艺，传染病也许真能窜到我的皮肤上，道理跟随便触摸马路上的东西极有可能致病一样。

我们继续考察另一幢临床楼，这里更带医院味道，期间拜见了一位年轻医生，为的是现场观摩她对病人进行皮下注射以求减少术后疤痕组织，具体操作毋庸赘述。

朋友多好办事。就拿今天来说，一位朋友给护士长打电话告知我们想要了解国内病区情况，她不仅最大程度地将自己积累的丰富经验传授给我们，而且还带我们逐一走访各个病房。护士长负责整容手术这一片，至少可以对皮肤病患者提供帮助，该层楼共有十八张床位，病人群体下自儿童上至老人，年龄各异。夏季是南京地区皮肤病高发时段，从癌症到各种病因引起的真菌感染屡见不鲜，短短六十分钟里，我觉得自己所学到的皮科知识要比高一整个科学课多得多，不知这种比较对护士长是否公平。

Today in History(历史上的今天):

2018: Nanjing the Gateway of All Scholars, CHN(南京—天下文枢)

2018: Nanjing—Huaji Boutique Hotel, China(南京花迹精品酒店)

2018: Nanjing Old East Gate, China(南京老门东)

2017: Strasbourg Kouglof, France(法国斯特拉斯堡—奶油圆蛋糕)

2017: Strasbourg—Crossroads of EU, FRA(法国斯特拉斯堡—欧洲十字路口)

2017: Strasbourg—Petite France, France(法国斯特拉斯堡—法兰西缩影)

2017: Strasbourg the Capital of Europe, FR(法国斯特拉斯堡—欧洲首府)

2017: Strasbourg Cathedral, France(法国斯特拉斯堡大教堂)

2017: Kehl the Rhine Throat, Germany(德国凯尔—莱茵河咽喉小镇)

2017: Strasbourg, FRA/Mercedes-Benz, DEU(法国斯特拉斯堡与德国奔驰厂)

2015: Forbidden City, Beijing(北京紫禁城)