{"chapterKey":"myanmar/moulmein-5-the-shock-of-the-new","title":"Moulmein 5:  The Shock of the New","regionSlug":"myanmar","status":"published","photos":[{"sha":"cf857157877a564a11bcc6fe7c0520f526d30298f1ed14a4576329cfc1b51f91","caption":"The waterfront road (Strand Road, as in Rangoon) stretches for a few blocks like this—with the occasional gap where you can see the original house type. 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