What if a child who died at a very young age appeared just as she was? What if it was the work of a supernatural tanuki? This isn't a reunion. She's not real. But still, I want to cling to it. That lie is kind, yet saddening. A heart-wrenching human drama, from Kawamura Taku.
KAWAMURA Taku
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