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Magareba Magarimiči
Yosuke Inoue
Fukuinkan-Shoten, 1990


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In the book Nagereba magarimichi, we wander along with the main character at dusk through the winding streets of a bluish city, and the remnants of daylight already belong to the night—they suggestively depict dark corners and nooks, the silhouettes in the immediate vicinity take on the form of ghostly beings. Who will I meet around the bend of a winding street? The projection screen of the darkened city presents us with: a giant mole, a rider on a motorbike the size of a skyscraper, ... Personified fear takes on its own, distinct existence. Strange, terrifying.

Around the Corner
Yosuke Inoue 

Kodomo no tomo (Childhood Friend)
number 12

 

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Magareba Magarimiči
Yosuke Inoue
Fukuinkan-Shoten, 1990


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translation
In the book Nagereba magarimichi, we wander along with the main character at dusk through the winding streets of a bluish city, and the remnants of daylight already belong to the night—they suggestively depict dark corners and nooks, the silhouettes in the immediate vicinity take on the form of ghostly beings. Who will I meet around the bend of a winding street? The projection screen of the darkened city presents us with: a giant mole, a rider on a motorbike the size of a skyscraper, ... Personified fear takes on its own, distinct existence. Strange, terrifying.

What might appear on a winding street in a city at dusk? 
A winding street

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Magareba Magarimiči
Yosuke Inoue
Fukuinkan-Shoten, 1990


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translation
In the book Nagereba magarimichi, we wander along with the main character at dusk through the winding streets of a bluish city, and the remnants of daylight already belong to the night—they suggestively depict dark corners and nooks, the silhouettes in the immediate vicinity take on the form of ghostly beings. Who will I meet around the bend of a winding street? The projection screen of the darkened city presents us with: a giant mole, a rider on a motorbike the size of a skyscraper, ... Personified fear takes on its own, distinct existence. Strange, terrifying.

A great toad looms up

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Magareba Magarimiči
Yosuke Inoue
Fukuinkan-Shoten, 1990


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translation
In the book Nagereba magarimichi, we wander along with the main character at dusk through the winding streets of a bluish city, and the remnants of daylight already belong to the night—they suggestively depict dark corners and nooks, the silhouettes in the immediate vicinity take on the form of ghostly beings. Who will I meet around the bend of a winding street? The projection screen of the darkened city presents us with: a giant mole, a rider on a motorbike the size of a skyscraper, ... Personified fear takes on its own, distinct existence. Strange, terrifying.

What might appear on a winding street in a city at dusk? 
Around the corner hangs a great hairy caterpillar

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Magareba Magarimiči
Yosuke Inoue
Fukuinkan-Shoten, 1990


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translation
In the book Nagereba magarimichi, we wander along with the main character at dusk through the winding streets of a bluish city, and the remnants of daylight already belong to the night—they suggestively depict dark corners and nooks, the silhouettes in the immediate vicinity take on the form of ghostly beings. Who will I meet around the bend of a winding street? The projection screen of the darkened city presents us with: a giant mole, a rider on a motorbike the size of a skyscraper, ... Personified fear takes on its own, distinct existence. Strange, terrifying.

What might appear on a winding street in a city at dusk? 
Around the corner loomed a great mole

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Magareba Magarimiči
Yosuke Inoue
Fukuinkan-Shoten, 1990


i
translation
In the book Nagereba magarimichi, we wander along with the main character at dusk through the winding streets of a bluish city, and the remnants of daylight already belong to the night—they suggestively depict dark corners and nooks, the silhouettes in the immediate vicinity take on the form of ghostly beings. Who will I meet around the bend of a winding street? The projection screen of the darkened city presents us with: a giant mole, a rider on a motorbike the size of a skyscraper, ... Personified fear takes on its own, distinct existence. Strange, terrifying.

What might appear on a winding street in a city at dusk? 
Around the corner loomed chimney boys

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Magareba Magarimiči
Yosuke Inoue
Fukuinkan-Shoten, 1990


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translation
In the book Nagereba magarimichi, we wander along with the main character at dusk through the winding streets of a bluish city, and the remnants of daylight already belong to the night—they suggestively depict dark corners and nooks, the silhouettes in the immediate vicinity take on the form of ghostly beings. Who will I meet around the bend of a winding street? The projection screen of the darkened city presents us with: a giant mole, a rider on a motorbike the size of a skyscraper, ... Personified fear takes on its own, distinct existence. Strange, terrifying.

What might appear on a winding street in a city at dusk? 
Around the corner will appear the first star

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Magareba Magarimiči
Yosuke Inoue
Fukuinkan-Shoten, 1990


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translation
In the book Nagereba magarimichi, we wander along with the main character at dusk through the winding streets of a bluish city, and the remnants of daylight already belong to the night—they suggestively depict dark corners and nooks, the silhouettes in the immediate vicinity take on the form of ghostly beings. Who will I meet around the bend of a winding street? The projection screen of the darkened city presents us with: a giant mole, a rider on a motorbike the size of a skyscraper, ... Personified fear takes on its own, distinct existence. Strange, terrifying.

What might appear on a winding street in a city at dusk? 
Around the corner will loom a cyclist

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Magareba Magarimiči
Yosuke Inoue
Fukuinkan-Shoten, 1990


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translation
In the book Nagereba magarimichi, we wander along with the main character at dusk through the winding streets of a bluish city, and the remnants of daylight already belong to the night—they suggestively depict dark corners and nooks, the silhouettes in the immediate vicinity take on the form of ghostly beings. Who will I meet around the bend of a winding street? The projection screen of the darkened city presents us with: a giant mole, a rider on a motorbike the size of a skyscraper, ... Personified fear takes on its own, distinct existence. Strange, terrifying.

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Magareba Magarimiči
Yosuke Inoue
Fukuinkan-Shoten
1990