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A LANE LITTERED WITH MEMORIES OF YESTERYEAR

Part junkyard, part antique store, the shops are filled with so many things that they almost spill out onto the lane. "Here, not much is valuable; it's all junk," said Mr Cham Chin Hong gesturing to things like a pair of Chinese-style bronze horses in full flight, moss-covered lions usually found keeping watch at Chinese temples, and the headless bust of a woman. Known in the area simply as Ah Cham, the 68-year-old and two other antique collectors moved here from areas like Little India about three years ago, drawn by the relatively cheap rent.

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