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Death by Water

“Water is the origin of all things, and to water all things return.” Chapter 1: The Return Kogito Choko, an aging writer, returns to his childhood village in […]

Japanese literature

The Sound of the Mountain

“Old age was a soundless place. The sound of the mountain was the sound of his own heart.” Chapter 1: The Sound of the Mountain Shingo Ogata, an […]

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