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The sea at Kamakura – Extract from No Longer Human

The two of us spent that morning wandering around Asakusa. We went into a lunch stand and drank a glass of milk. She said, “You pay this time.” I stood up, took out my wallet and opened it. Three copper coins. It was less shame than horror that assaulted me at that moment. I suddenly [...]
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