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of a samurai who'd fallen
ill while traveling.
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After a while, they grow close
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and take an oath
of everlasting friendship.
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But the samurai
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must return to his group.
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Se he leaves,
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promising he'll return
the following year, September 9th.
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Time passes.
Chrysanthemum season comes around.
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The morning of the 9th,
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the scholar and his mother
prepare flowers, sake and fish.
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But the samurai doesn't come.
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The scholar's mother
tries to comfort him, in vain.
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He comes outside his house.
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The moon is behind the mountains.
All is dark.
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He's about to go back inside
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when he sees a man in the shadows.
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The samurai has come.
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He shows him inside.
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The samurai seems strangely
sad and quiet.
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He won't eat or drink.
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Suddenly he says
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he no longer belongs to this world.
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On the journey home,
he'd been taken prisoner.
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He couldn't escape.
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So he killed himself
and kept his promise.
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His spirit was carried on the wind.
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Lovely.
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Yes. And the moral is,
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avoid frivolous people
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and surround yourself
with friends you can count on.
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I think the two men in the story