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the journey somehow autumnal even the mist that hangs on the mountains

tabi wa itsushika akimeku yama ni kiri no kakaru sae

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

Notes

As he walks on, the season has slipped unnoticed into autumn. Even the mist hanging over the mountains carries a quiet, deep-felt flavor. That single word 'even' shows the fine sensibility of a traveler who takes each turn of the changing season on his own body alone.

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