Loud moan. Heavy breathing. I am battling between being awake and asleep. A woman’s high-pitched moans. I tap the light on my wristwatch. 2.07am. Being woken up by neighbours' noises has become a regular occurrence in my thin-walled apartment in Brussels. And through this accidentally-lived experience, I have heard and thought a lot about their sexual habits and rituals.

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