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FouT THE ENFLAMED CITY<br />
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Yo'hil,a MiLhit\tii oec.;t \407)<br />
1he giri was injured on tlre chcsr and<br />
covercd rvith blood. Shc had no shocs on her<br />
laet. Still able to think clcarll, shc articlccl<br />
the nan)' splintcred things on thc r.o:Ld and<br />
trudgcd towards hcr homc u irerc hcr- Iimil1.<br />
was lvaitirrg lol her.<br />
Passing throush .\laroba ser:tion, the girl<br />
and I calre to the arca t:al1cd Kojin-m:rtii<br />
Akebono-cho. On both sides ofthe roao Lnert:<br />
lvere templcs. Lvervn'herc rvas a sca of firc.<br />
No road lvas opcn for us anvmore except 1or<br />
a nalr-orv patit and that was barelv passablc.<br />
Thc clothcs rvhich vue earlicr lred dipped in<br />
watcr had already driecl so nruch tlrat thcv wcrc<br />
aln o.r rt .lr' ouinr ^r L, rrnin{ I I crc rr. .<br />
no time to losc. We clippcd our clothcs in ihc<br />
rvatcr that u,:rs sloled in an air-raid slrclter. and<br />
dashcd through the fircs despcratt,l,v.<br />
"Atvlul1y<br />
hot I Is rhis the cnd of rnv<br />
lil.. .'.. UL Lorl 1.. llel1, nrr : l n.ui r.ur.d<br />
and praycd.<br />
lVhen u'e managcd to comc to a safer<br />
pl:rcc, rrc looked bar:k at tire path Ic had<br />
dashcd through. It u'as rhe rnost liightful<br />
scene I liad cver rvitnessed in rlv lifc. Yct<br />
cvcn at this safcr placc, I lbund rnanv dead<br />
uorli,. .r inq irr rlre.r,'-raicj .hrl.-r. rrndr rrllcrr<br />
trccs, and everytv<strong>here</strong>.<br />
Whcn vue finally arrived at the girl,s homc<br />
at Nakal'ama scction, the darkness o1'thc surnmer-'s<br />
night rvas alrcadv fallilg upon us.<br />
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