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of the vicissitudes of three lives.
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While you chant it,
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the attendants of the funeral offer
incense for the dead.
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Next, "The Sacred Letter of
White Bones."
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It may be I or you who
departs first.
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It may be today or tomorrow.
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All men are mortal.
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They go to the world beyond
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sooner or later.
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Youth in the morning may turn,
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to white bones in the evening.
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They're still wet.
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We must wait longer.
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The Emperor announces
the surrender of Japan:
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"Considering the situation,
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"we must terminate this war..."
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The water flowed down shining.
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Fishes swimming upstream.
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That's all I remember about
that day:
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August 15, 1945.