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from here green rice fields and just the right heat of the bath

soko kara aota no yoi yukagen

1936 · The long journey east
Sōmokutō · From Journey to Journey (Tabi kara tabi e)

Notes

Sinking into the bath, from there he can see the green rice fields. The water at just the right warmth, and a window full of lush young rice. A body worn from walking loosens — a small paradise midway through the journey.

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