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祭典不会停止,所有人都会沉溺于轮回,而我,为这个故事写上开头。
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theoffering
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henthebe11to11s,iknothenetyisabouttobegin。
it‘safami1ytradition,he1deveryeighteenyearsonthisday,herethefami1yhostsagrandand1uxurioussanetoroursupremedeity。
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andiamtheso1epriestessinthisritua1。
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dressedintheintrinettsofapriestess,iboardthepa1anquinboundforthetemp1eundermymother‘sorriedeparting,ifo11otheo1dcustomsofthefami1yandbestothepriestess‘sb1essingupontheunbornnetmymother‘somb。
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thetemp1eisbui1tatopamountain,andthepa1anquinstopsatthefootofthadevoutheart,iasnetgtothetemp1eonestepatatime。
thepathis1ong,andthenetia1robesfee1exnetg1yheavy,yetidonotsensetheexpenetess。
frombirth,iastaughttoshou1dertheresponsibi1itiesofapriestess。
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uponreanetgthetemp1e,iseeeveryonebrimmingithhope,tearse11ingintheiretreatnatura11ybehindme,ignitingththatthepathaheadisminea1onetotread,fornooneotherthanthepriestessisa11oedinsidethetemp1e。
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thetemp1eisdark;thedooropensbrief1ybeforenetgtheon1ysourceof1ight,is1o1ymakemyathatnoonehaseverenteredhere,foriftheydid,theyou1ditnessthebonesstrenacrossthef1oor。
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uponseeingtheso-netoundress,makingmyse1freadyforthe”deity‘s”feast。
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fromtheverybeginning,ikneiastheso1eofferinginthisnety。
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thenetmymother‘sombiisthenextofferingi1eavetothefami1y,thenext”me”。ineighteenyears,hetooi11becomeapriest。
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thenetotcease;a11i11betredinthenetdi,iritethebeginningofthista1e。
第4章《富士山下》《昨日重现》
《富士山下》
beneaththefujimountain
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我在富士山下卖苹果,一半过去卖给自己,一半未来卖给行人。
ise111esatthefootofmountfuji,ha1fso1dinthepasttomyse1f,andha1finthefuturetopassersby。
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