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If I didn’t let myself sink deep enough, my body would feel as if it were floating, and my head would spin. My mind would inevitably be overrun with various thoughts. |
If I didn’t let myself sink deep enough, my body would feel as if it were floating, and my head would spin. My mind would inevitably be overrun with various thoughts. |
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− | My job right now. My plans for the future. If my thoughts stop with that then it’s fine, but if I inadvertently come up |
+ | My job right now. My plans for the future. If my thoughts stop with that then it’s fine, but if I inadvertently come up a new story, then it’s no use. I will not be able to sleep for a while. |
In that case, I will be lying on top of my bed in a strained posture, and if I don’t commit into writing the things struggling inside my head one after the other in the notebook always by my side, they might disappear. Once I have finished everything, the sun would have completely risen. My exhausted brain felt admiration to whoever said the words, ‘Writers work throughout the day.’ |
In that case, I will be lying on top of my bed in a strained posture, and if I don’t commit into writing the things struggling inside my head one after the other in the notebook always by my side, they might disappear. Once I have finished everything, the sun would have completely risen. My exhausted brain felt admiration to whoever said the words, ‘Writers work throughout the day.’ |
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I felt like I have the right to be lazy after completely finishing a story which has taken me so much time. I flopped onto my bed. |
I felt like I have the right to be lazy after completely finishing a story which has taken me so much time. I flopped onto my bed. |
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− | + | Thud! My body rebounded, and slowly but surely, began to sink. My whole body felt heavy, and I don’t want to move anymore. Even so, I moved my hand very slightly to remove my long hair which was blocking my breathing. It’s still a bit too early for me to succumb to an eternal sleep. |
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That’s right. I’ll go and have my hair cut tomorrow. My hair has grown so much after being neglected for some time. |
That’s right. I’ll go and have my hair cut tomorrow. My hair has grown so much after being neglected for some time. |
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That cheeky motorrad Hermes, I wonder where he is and what he is doing right now? |
That cheeky motorrad Hermes, I wonder where he is and what he is doing right now? |
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− | I wonder what he would say if he sees me right now, completely settled down in one country, and |
+ | I wonder what he would say if he sees me right now, completely settled down in one country, and a popular female author? |
That’s right. I’ll go and have my hair cut tomorrow. |
That’s right. I’ll go and have my hair cut tomorrow. |
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With a tensed expression, the human spied with great caution towards the grove before her. |
With a tensed expression, the human spied with great caution towards the grove before her. |
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− | “Hey, I don’t know who you are, but I think it’s a good idea if you stop,” the motorrad said, but the human did not answer. She kept her persuader positioned and her eyes gleaming, trying not to miss anything that |
+ | “Hey, I don’t know who you are, but I think it’s a good idea if you stop,” the motorrad said, but the human did not answer. She kept her persuader positioned and her eyes gleaming, trying not to miss anything that moves. |
“Well, people may have their own circumstances, but to attack Kino, of all people…,” the motorrad spoke again. |
“Well, people may have their own circumstances, but to attack Kino, of all people…,” the motorrad spoke again. |
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Inid remained prostrate, and while keeping the persuader’s sight aligned with her gaze, |
Inid remained prostrate, and while keeping the persuader’s sight aligned with her gaze, |
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− | + | “For becoming a pirate. The pirates controlling this area have a custom. There is a test for anyone who wants to become a pirate, to be given on their fifteenth birthday. On that day, you have to attack the first person you caught sight of, and steal their belongings. Kill if you have to. If you can’t do this, you can never become a pirate your whole life.” |
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“Oh, I see. But what if your opponent is abnormally strong? What if they fight back?” |
“Oh, I see. But what if your opponent is abnormally strong? What if they fight back?” |
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“Kill me! Are you going to leave it like this?! You bastard! Take responsibility and kill me!” |
“Kill me! Are you going to leave it like this?! You bastard! Take responsibility and kill me!” |
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− | Still ignoring Inid, Kino went to the woods and retrieved her other persuader. The automatic hand persuader was tied to a tree branch, a long string attached to the switch of the laser sight. Kino removed the string and put |
+ | Still ignoring Inid, Kino went to the woods and retrieved her other persuader. The automatic hand persuader was tied to a tree branch, a long string attached to the switch of the laser sight. Kino removed the string and put it back in the holster behind her waist. |
When she returned, Kino found Hermes chatting with the downcast Inid. |
When she returned, Kino found Hermes chatting with the downcast Inid. |
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I continued to cry as I listened to the motorrad leaving, as I boarded the ship, and until we reached our hideout. |
I continued to cry as I listened to the motorrad leaving, as I boarded the ship, and until we reached our hideout. |
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− | Everyone was so kind. No one criticized me, laughed at me, or tried to hide their disappointment with smiles. I felt like killing anyone who would do so, but everything |
+ | Everyone was so kind. No one criticized me, laughed at me, or tried to hide their disappointment with smiles. I felt like killing anyone who would do so, but everything well in the end. |
Even so, I went to an uninhabited island on my own without asking permission. It was a small island without any food or water. I spent about fifty days there alone. |
Even so, I went to an uninhabited island on my own without asking permission. It was a small island without any food or water. I spent about fifty days there alone. |
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− | Ever since, I would check every single person who comes into the country |
+ | Ever since, I would check every single person who comes into the country, but no motorrad called Hermes, nor a traveler called Kino ever appeared. |
I would surely welcome them if ever they did come. |
I would surely welcome them if ever they did come. |