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Tuesday18 October 20162746 days and 17 hours ago

For 30 years my master has crafted his nightingale floors. None finer; put just a little weight on them, heavier than a sigh but lighter than a footfall, and the bird will sing. And I am learning the art. No assassin in this time of assassins can master a Matsuo floor, they say. Joists and bearers, swings of wood and sound, they carry swe

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Stephen Kimber

From the story 'The maker of Uguisu-bari'

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