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祭典不会停止，所有人都会沉溺于轮回，而我，为这个故事写上开头。
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theoffering
one
whenthebelolls，iknowthecerenyisabouttobegin.
it‘safalytradition，heldeveryeighteenyearsonthisday，wherethefalyhostsagrandandluxurioussacrificialritetohonoroursupredeity.
two
andianbthesolepriestessinthisritual.
three
dressedintheintricatevestntsofapriestess，iboardthepnquinboundfortheteleunderther‘sworriedgaze.beforedeparting，ifollowtheoldcustoofthefalyandbestowthepriestess‘sblessingupontheunbornchildinther‘swo.
four
theteleisbuiatopauntain，andthepnquinstopsatthefootofthehill.withadevoutheart，iascendthestairsleadingtotheteleonestepatati.
thepathislong，andthecerenialrobesfeelexceedinglyheavy，yetidonotsensetheexpectedweariness.
fronbbirth，iwastaughttoshouldertheresponsibilitiesofapriestess.
five
uponreachingthetele，iseeeveryonebriingwithhope，tearswellingintheireyes.theyretreatnaturallybehind，ignitingthecandleinhand.iunderstandthatthepathaheadisnealonetotread，fornooneotherthanthepriestessisallowedinsidethetele.
six
theteleisdarkthedooropensbrieflybeforeclosingagain.holdingtheonlysourceoflight，islowlykewayinside.iswearthatnoonehaseverenteredhere，foriftheydid，theywouldwitnessthebonesstrewnacrossthefloor.
seven
uponseeingtheso-calleddeity，ianbnotsurprised.irelyundress，kingselfreadyforthe”deity‘s”feast.
eight
fronbtheverybeginning，iknewiwasthesoleofferinginthiscereny.
nine
thechildinther‘swoisborn.thatisthenextofferingileavetothefaly，thenext””.ineighteenyears，hetoowillbecoapriest.
ten
thecerenywillnotceaseallwillbetrappedinthecycleofrebirth.andi，iwritethebeginningofthistale.
第4章《富士山下》《昨日重现》
《富士山下》
beneaththefujiuntain
一
我在富士山下卖苹果，一半过去卖给自己，一半未来卖给行人。
isellapplesatthefootofuntfuji，halfsoldinthepasttoself，andhalfinthefuturetopassersby.
二
苹果本就甘甜，我从不多加叙述，那些前来的人们自然会吃下这份无味的甘甜。