Gallery: Inside a Chinese Internet Cafe Where Gamers While Away Their Days
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A user dines at his computer station, his eyes glued to the screen.
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Lemon Internet Bar has 78 computers.
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Smoking is permitted in certain areas.
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Some customers bring along their dogs.
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A couple share a kiss at Lemon Internet Bar.
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Gamers wear Santa hats on Christmas Eve.
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A patron doses at Lemon Internet Bar.
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A small window offers a glimpse of the outside world.
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A customer chats on his cellphone.
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A woman wears curlers.
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A patron of Lemon Internet Bar brushes his teeth.
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A customer curls his feet beneath his desk.
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Gamers sleep at Lemon Internet Bar.
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