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flopped down in the grass — my loincloth has dried

gorori to kusa ni, fundoshi kawaita

1939 · The last long journey
Sōmokutō · Heart for the Road (Tabigokoro)

Notes

While the washed loincloth dries, he lies flopped in the grass. It's dry — good enough. On a journey with few possessions, even the drying of a single loincloth is an event of the day. A carefree stretch of summer time.

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