And on every rooftop stood unimaginably tall television antennae. These silver feelers groped about in the air, in defiance of the mountains that formed a backdrop to the town.

“When I finished bathing after dinner, Kumiko was sitting in the living room wit…”

“Sometimes you’re just the sweetest thing. Like Christmas,summer holidays and a …”

“I’ve never once thought about how I was going to die,” she said. “I can’t think…”

“Narrow minds devoid ofimagination. Intolerance, theories cut off from reality, …”