The Distant Threshold

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The notice was pasted to the shoji screen with a square of dried persimmon, the paper yellowed and brittle as old skin. Yamato Hayashi Payment of Bride-Price in Arrears. Final Notice.‌⁠⁠‌‌‌‌‌⁠‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‌⁠‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‍⁠⁠⁠‍⁠‌‌⁠‌ I did not read the rest. I knew the sum. I knew the date. I sat on the edge of the futon in the main room of the Hayashi machiya, the wood...

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