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“Prayers were also composed in this style in order that the mystic feeling embodied in the manner of addressing the kami…might be transmitted intact to future generations. This was especially necessary because the new, short and, to Japanese ears, somewhat harsh Chinese words without melody, which had been introduced from the mainland and had modified the Japanese language, were not deemed suitable…”