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again shedding one layer journey after journey

mata ichimai nugisuteru tabi kara tabi

1937–1938 · Late Gochū-an period
Sōmokutō · Persimmon Leaves (Kaki no ha)

Notes

Journey after journey, the season grows warm and he sheds one more layer of clothing. To lighten the load is to lighten the body. With each shedding, the traveler grows a little more spare.

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