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“A Mariner book.”;Tokyo's Inspector Shunsake Honma investigates the case of a woman who may have murdered another in order to take her identity. A tale of credit cards and debt and rampant consumerism in today's Japan Tokyo's Inspector Shunsake Honma investigates the case of a woman who may have murdered another in order to take her identity. A tale of credit cards and debt and rampant consumerism in today's Japan

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Lucy E. Cosmehas quoted3 years ago
The calendar said it was spring, but the trees in the park didn't know it yet.
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Lucy E. Cosmehas quoted3 years ago
"He said there are people in this world who can never be happy with what other people do."

"Yes?"

"And when they see something they don't like, they just go and smash it. Then, later, they come up with a reason. So if Tazaki gives some excuse about why he killed Blockhead, we don't have to listen. It doesn't matter what he says, only what he did."
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Lucy E. Cosmehas quoted3 years ago
So why does a snake shed its skin, he says?"

"A snake?"

"Yeah. It takes a lot of effort to do that. So why does it-do it?"

Tamotsu jumped in ahead of Honma. "So it can grow another."

Tomie cackled. "Wrong. So it can grow legs. The thing is, snakes get on okay without legs, but they look around and see everybody else has them. So they get the idea they've got to have them too.
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