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NO. 071

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Scratch Marks

I had a dream. It was dusk—or maybe dawn. I couldn't tell for sure, but the sky around me had a faint whitish haze. I was standing at the entrance of a house I had never seen before. It had frosted glass sliding doors, the kind my elderly relatives used to have. To the left of the door was an old-fa…

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Scratch Marks
NO. 070

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The Back Seat of the Car Ahead

This is a story about an ordinary day coming home from work. I live out in the countryside and commute by personal car, driving along a mountain road every day. Unlike in the city, the streetlights he…

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The Back Seat of the Car Ahead
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NO. 069

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Open It

I have a habit of checking my mailbox as soon as I get home. Usually, there's nothing in there, or maybe a promotional flyer from a car dealership, but one day, I found a plain envelope. Inside was a …

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NO. 068

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The True Nature of a Pretty Girl

I used to date a gorgeous girl from my class. Her name was Okada, and she was really smart. We got close after ending up on the same student committee and chatting during meetings. There was always so…

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The True Nature of a Pretty Girl
NO. 067

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The Ultimate Stigmatized Property

It was last night when Sakuraba called me. He told me he’d moved into a new rental apartment and asked if I wanted to come over this Sunday. It was going to be our first time catching up since college…

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The Ultimate Stigmatized Property
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