22 JULY 2015, 600 days later, AI WEIWEI gets his passport back. I had dinner with him, the week before (la mian+xiao long bao), and he said, "It's coming, possibly next Monday." We were all quietly hopeful as we slurped our noodles. He mentioned this Ai Can't Be Here movement, and he offered his thanks and appreciation to all. I asked if he was glad, if he was going to celebrate. He said, "It belongs to me. It is mine all along. What is there to celebrate?"