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An inn in Kiso.

cannot get comfortable, the quilt heavy, i lie down to sleep

ochitsukenai futon omotaku neru

1939–1940 · Matsuyama, Issō-an hermitage
Sōmokutō · The Crow (Karasu)

Notes

Headed "an inn in Kiso." The quilt at the travel inn is heavy, and for some reason he cannot settle as he lies down. His body is tired, yet sleep stays far off. The uneasy restlessness of sleeping on the road.

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