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walking with no aim between grave and grave

nan to naku aruite haka to haka to no aida

1938–1939 · Yuda · Fūraikyo hut
Sōmokutō · Cold and Alone (Kokan)

Notes

Walking aimlessly, before he knew it he was inside a graveyard, walking between grave and grave. The path among the dead is a continuation of the paths walked by the living. He passes through it with the same aimless step.

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