superficial viewers of taipei’s urban architectures often express curiosity about the prevalence of window cages
why, these visitors ask, are there bars around windows on the seventh floor? are taipei people that afraid of theft?
(in these moments i must remind myself not to roll my eyes or to say, clearly you’ve never made any friends here)
for those who wonder about the window cages, let’s take a closer look
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