00:00On a typical day in Hong Kong, the greatest tsunami in recorded history strikes the city,
00:04rapidly filling the buildings and saturating the streets. People flee in terror, attempting to
00:08shelter somewhere safe, but the water moves more quickly than they can. The majority of Hong Kong's
00:12population disappears in a matter of hours, with only those who are able to reach a floor high
00:16enough to live. Asha still experiences nightmares about the terror she experienced that day,
00:20even after five years. But every morning, she swallows her fear and perseveres to live another
00:24day. She uses the debris to conceal her belongings from would-be assailants because she lives in a
00:29high-rise building that is in ruins. She has been scavenging anything beneficial for the water for
00:32years, and she has made hiding places everywhere in the apartment, including a hole under the pillows
00:36on the couch. She goes to the roof every morning to retrieve some fresh water from her well-concealed
00:40secret supply. She takes a sip of tea and turns on the radio, but she skips the recorded announcement
00:44about the government shelter with supplies in favor of music. She takes care to use headphones,
00:48so as not to create unnecessary noise. The morning dew is then collected by her using a towel,
00:52and she adds it to her collection of water bottles. It hasn't rained in a long time,
00:55so she can't stop worrying. She also measures each bottle to keep track of how much
00:58clean water she has left.
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