“The lighting hadn't got any brighter. Yet everything now looked fresh to his eyes. His despair at life had metamorphosed into hope His outlook had changed unrecognizably.
The world hasn't changed, I have ...”
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The world hasn't changed, I have ...”
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“Observing that she was struggling with all her might to do the job of pouring the coffee, Nagare realized that she was still a child - a thought that made him happy.”
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“... My time is up, I must go now, he said. But as he
reached for his cup, she spoke.
'I knew it ... Kiyoshi, is that really you?”
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reached for his cup, she spoke.
'I knew it ... Kiyoshi, is that really you?”
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“People tend to feel happy when spring arrives, especially after a cold winter.
When spring begins, however, cannot be pinpointed to one particular moment. There is no one day that clearly marks when winter ends and spring begins. Spring hides inside winter. We notice it emerging with our eyes, our skin and other senses. We find it in new buds, a comfortable breeze and the warmth of the sun. It exists alongside winter.”
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When spring begins, however, cannot be pinpointed to one particular moment. There is no one day that clearly marks when winter ends and spring begins. Spring hides inside winter. We notice it emerging with our eyes, our skin and other senses. We find it in new buds, a comfortable breeze and the warmth of the sun. It exists alongside winter.”
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