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Haruki Murakami: The Wind-up Bird Chronicle (unabridged)

Read by Rupert Degas

  • Release Date: 28th Aug 2006
  • Catalogue No: NAX41812
  • Label: Naxos AudioBooks
  • Series: The Complete Text
  • Length: 26 hours 4 minutes

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Contents

Haruki Murakami: Wind-up Bird Chronicle (The)

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BOOK 1: The Thieving Magpie - June and July 1984

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This caught me off guard. 'Why is that?' I asked.

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I was loading groceries into the refrigerator when the phone rang.

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Why had Kumiko been frequenting such a place?

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Then she took a box of Hope regulars from her pocket …

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Right over there is where the cats go through,' she said …

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Are you asleep?' the girl asked …

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At home, I took in the washing and prepared a simple dinner.

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Chapter 2: Moon and Eclipse of the Sun

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It was shocking to me, too, to realize that in six long years …

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Kumiko took a long, slow breath, held it in a while, and let it out.

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Chapter 3: Malta Kano's Hat

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When the phone rang at 2.30, I was napping on the couch.

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I opened the wardrobe and looked for my polka-dot tie.

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There was something strange about her eyes.

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I nodded, but this was simply a physical movement of the head …

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I felt relief on hearing this.

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Chapter 4: High Towers and Deep Wells (Or, Far from Nomonhan)

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For about a year after we were married, Kumiko and I …

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Instead of a flower arrangement or a calligraphic scroll …

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He went on talking about Nomonhan for another hour.

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Chapter 5: Hooked on Lemon Drops

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I finally reached the vacant house.

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Hey,' said someone. I snapped my eyes open.

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I touched my hairline. Maybe she was right.

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We cut through the yard and walked around…

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Chapter 6: On the Births of Kumiko Okada and Noboru Wataya

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What she did then was to shut herself off from the outside world.

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It was shortly after I had married his daughter that I heard …

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In front of the cameras, he played the role of Man of Few Words.

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I had felt awkward in his presence from the start…

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Chapter 7: The Happy Cleaners

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So this was Creta Kano.

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Chapter 8: Creta Kano's Long Story

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I nodded. 'All the time she was wandering through the world …'

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Whenever I bumped into something, it would leave a bruise …'

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When I heard this, after all I had endured over the years…

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Unfortunately for me, however, the wall turned out to be …'

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But then one night, when I was propositioning men …'

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Chapter 9: Culverts and an Absolute Insufficiency of Electricity

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Your voice is strange,' she said. 'What’s wrong?'

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But you're getting married next week'

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Mr. Wind-up Bird!' came a voice from the garden.

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We stopped off at the company's Shimbashi office …

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Chapter 10: Magic Touch

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You mean like ghosts?'

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I sat on the sofa and used some scissors to cut the envelope open.

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I took the money from the envelope and put it in my wallet.

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Now the people in the district are dying to have my brother run.'

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Chapter 11: Enter Lieutenant Mamiya

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Sorry,' I said, 'but I'm pretty busy right now.'

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I have been in Tokyo two weeks altogether on this trip …'

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He took a sip of green tea.

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Chapter 12: Lieutenant Mamiya's Long Story: Part I

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I was chosen to be the commanding officer of the escort…

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We proceeded to the Khalkha River and followed it to the south.

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We were setting up camp that evening …

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As I said earlier, Honda had absolutely no combat experience…

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The sun rose the next morning…

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When we reached the ford, just before dusk …

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Chapter 13: Lieutenant Mamiya's Long Story: Part II

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A short time later, one of the Mongolian soldiers came out …

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He removed his gloves and put them in his coat pocket.

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Fine,' said the Russian. 'Fine.'

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Before long, the entire skin of Yamamoto's right arm had come off …

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They set me on a horse and lashed me to the saddle.

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I believe that I lost consciousness from the impact, for just a moment.

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How much time went by after that I do not know.

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At this point in his story, Lieutenant Mamiya looked at his watch.

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We reached the bus stop and waited.

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When Mr. Honda told me on the bank of the Khalka River …'

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BOOK 2: Bird as Prophet - July to October 1984

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I waited until 9.30 and dialled Kumiko's office.

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Just after 1 o'clock, the phone rang.

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I decided to make spaghetti for lunch again.

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To the owner, I said only that I had forgotten my receipt.

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Chapter 2: No Good News in This Chapter

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Poor Mr Wind-up Bird,' she said.

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Where are we?' I asked. Creta Kano didn't answer.

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Creta Kano again. Two wet dreams in a short interval …

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Hmm, that's hard for me to say.

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Chapter 3: Noboru Wataya Speaks

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She called me a week ago and said she had something to discuss …'

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Noboru Wataya pushed his untouched glass of iced tea aside.

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Noboru Wataya went on staring at me…

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Chapter 4: Divine Grace Lost

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Outer Mongolian troops had thrown me into a deep, dark well …

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In any case, I am grateful for the chance to have met you …

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I did not see what she meant.

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Chapter 5: Views of Distant Towns

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When I did wake up, I took a knapsack from the drawer.

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I sat on the edge of the well curb and listened.

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Chapter 6: Inheriting Property

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Kumiko, though, was fascinated.

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I was living in Asagaya at the time, in a one-room apartment …

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Chapter 7: Recollections and Dialogue on Pregnancy

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In fact, though, I did not want Kumiko to have an abortion.

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Kumiko thought about this for a while, rubbing her stomach …

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I stayed on the move for a very long time.

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Chapter 8: The Root of Desire

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I wandered up and down the corridor until I passed …

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I went back to the living room, opened the new bottle of whisky …

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Chapter 9: The Well and Stars

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I looked up again at the stars.

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Hey down there! Mr Wind-up Bird!', shouted May Kasahara.

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Chapter 10: May Kasahara on Death and Evolution

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I mean…this is what I think, but…people have to think seriously…'

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And so now you're crushed, Mr. Wind-up Bird …

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Chapter 11: Hunger as Pain

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To divert my attention from the intense pain of these hunger pangs …

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I decided to take a different look at things.

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But she didn't respond. It seemed there was no-one there any more.

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I went to the toilet and took a long pee with my eyes closed.

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Why this need arose in me so suddenly, why it happened …

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There was always something very close and delicate between us …

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Chapter 12: Discovered When Shaving

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Malto Kano fell silent once again.

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Walking back down the alley to my house …

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No bad memories you associate with the place, then?'

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I thought about calling the old property agent …

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Chapter 13: Creta Kano's Story Continued

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Does that hurt, Mr. Okada?'

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As I told you before …'

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At last, the man stopped moving his fingers.'

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Chapter 14: Creta Kano's New Departure

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I was still officially a student …'

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What could Noboru Wataya have possibly wanted from Malta Kano?'

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This, then, is how I have spent the twenty-six years of my life.'

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Creta Kano bit her lip.

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Chapter 15: The Only Bad Thing That Ever Happened in May Kasahara's House

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Great bikini,' I said.

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You know, Mr. Wind-up Bird …'

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When she said this, she touched the wound next to her eye.

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Oh, forget it. But you know, Mr. Wind-up Bird …'

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Chapter 16: The Simplest Thing

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Every day, I would take the train to Shinjuku at 10 o'clock …

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But what the secret was, what had been concealed there …

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At first I kicked and beat him out of sheer terror …

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BOOK 3: The Birdcatcher - October 1984 to December 1985

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Early October saw the death of the uncle of Noboru Wataya …

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Sometimes I climbed the garden wall and went down…

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Old Mr Ichikawa looked at me in a way that showed I had aroused …

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Chapter 2: Waking from Hibernation

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I repeated the routine every day, as I had done the previous summer …

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Chapter 3: What Happened in the Night

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But no one woke up, the man went on digging without a break …

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Chapter 4: Buying New Shoes

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Before long, the Haydn came to an end - an abrupt and messy end.

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The room was so utterly still that when I held my breath …

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I finally understood as I was undressing.

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Chapter 5: A Place You Can Figure Out If You Think About It Really, Really Hard

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I'm in the mountains again, in another place surrounded by a wall …

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Chapter 6: Nutmeg and Cinnamon

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The woman showed up a little after 3 o'clock.

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Let’s have dinner,' she said. 'Can you eat?'

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Was there a reason for that?' She ignored this question.

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Chapter 7: The Mystery of the Hanging House

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Tight Security and Secrecy

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Chapter 8: Down in the Well

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Now a single wall is the only thing separating me …

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Chapter 9: The Zoo Attack (or, A Clumsy Massacre)

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Everyone knew this to be the truth …

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The director handed the lieutenant a list of animals …

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We always sat across from each other at the same table …

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I took a long time to explain, little by little …

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The Chinese workers said to the vet …

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The transport ship cut its engines as ordered …

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Chapter 10: So, Then, the Next Problem (May Kasahara's Point of View: 2)

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I told you before how I got out of that high-class hotel …

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Chapter 11: Is This Shovel a Real Shovel? (What Happened in the Night: 2)

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Chapter 12: M's Secret Cure

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Chapter 13: The Waiting Man

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Finding it difficult to speak, I simply nodded.

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After patting his knees several times with outstretched palms …

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First of all, Dr Wataya is not opposed to the idea of reconsidering …'

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In addition to which, it's going to cause Noboru Wataya …

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Chapter 14: Cinnamon's Strange Sign Language

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Cinnamon never spent a day at school,' said Nutmeg.

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The Residence was not a big house, and it had minimal furnishings.

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I told Cinnamon the story of the submarine and the zoo …'

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Chapter 15: This Could Be the End of the Line (May Kasahara's Point of View: 3)

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Life is so strange, though.

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Chapter 16: The World's Exhaustion and Burdens

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Don’t worry,' he said, with a laugh. 'The tax man won't …'

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Maybe I shouldn't say this to you, Mr Okada, but you're ready…'

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Chapter 17: The Fitting Room

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Nutmeg continued her work for more than seven years…

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Chapter 18: A Stupid Tree Frog Daughter (May Kasahara's Point of View: 4)

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I don't have any idea what's happening to me …

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Chapter 19: The Subterranean Labyrinth

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Nutmeg had told me that Cinnamon had customized every inch …

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Chapter 20: Nutmeg's Story

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Nutmeg went on to compile a magnificent record …

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You’ve probably heard his name,' Nutmeg said.

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Not long after she sold the company …

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Chapter 21: The Mystery of the Hanging House: 2

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Chapter 22: Jellyfish from All Around the World

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That is just one manifestation.

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Chapter 23: Counting Sheep

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Ishiwara was of the opinion that Japan should not turn …

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Chapter 24: The Signal Turns Red

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If it comes out that his brother-in-law is involved in something …'

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Chapter 25: Triangular Ears

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Chapter 26: The Wind-up Bird Chronicle No. 8 (or, A Second Clumsy Massacre)

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Not that he was a passive creature, indeed, he was more decisive …

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Four hours later, the soldiers were back with the mule and wagon …

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When the four Chinese had finished throwing the bodies …

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Now only the young Chinese prisoner with the number 4 …

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I've been ordered to beat this guy to death …'

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At that very moment, the young Chinese batter in uniform …

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Chapter 27: Cinnamon's Missing Links

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His stories employed 'wind-up bird' as a key phrase …

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Chapter 28: You Just Can't Trust a House (May Kasahara's Point of View: 5)

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You know as well as I do what the place was like after that …

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Chapter 29: A Vacant House Is Born

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Chapter 30: Malta Kano's Tale

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Malta Kano put the receiver down on the table …

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I took a machine gun bullet during the fierce battle …

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Whenever the number of deaths increased to the point …

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This educated prisoner was none other than the Russian officer …

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One time, in an offhand manner, I asked him about the convicts …

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Another day when I was walking by the station, that big sergeant …

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And what do you want in return?' I asked.

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Chapter 31: The Bat Vanishes

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While concentrating all my attention on the sound, I fell asleep.

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The door was open.

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Chapter 32: The Job of Making Others Use Their Imaginations

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The work environment steadily deteriorated as a result…

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For some inexplicable reason, he appeared to have complete …

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My plan was to kill Boris.

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I have known for a long time that you wanted to kill me …'

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Chapter 33: A Dangerous Place

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And the broadcast returned to the studio …

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Who could have turned out the lights?

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Chapter 34: The Light of a Firefly

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Strictly speaking, I didn't come here to see you.'

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You didn't know exactly what had happened to your sister …'

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She followed this with a long silence, as if checking the truth.

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Chapter 35: Just a Real Knife

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Again, without warning, the knife came.

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I leaned my back against the wall and told myself, it's OK …

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Chapter 36: The Story of the Duck People

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So then you know what I did? I got naked. Don't ask me why.

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Chapter 37: Two Different Kinds of News

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It took me a while to absorb these facts as facts.

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Chapter 38: The Wind-up Bird Chronicle No. 17 (Kumuko's Letter)

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Chapter 39: Goodbye

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