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“Love is like a river—sometimes it flows gently, and other times it rushes violently, but it always changes course.” Chapter 1: The First Love – Yukiko The novel […]
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“Time flows in strange ways when you’re not paying attention.” The novel follows Tsukiko, a single woman in her late thirties, who unexpectedly reconnects with her former high […]
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“Time passes, people move. Like a river’s flow, it never ends.” Chapter 1: An Unexpected Reunion The novel opens with Tsukiko, a single woman in her late thirties, […]