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The Lotus Monster Book

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<strong>The</strong> children screamed… and then laughed as a boy wearing<br />

a demon (oni) mask and a red hapi coat climbed out of a tiny<br />

boat and stood before Quinlan.<br />

He removed the mask and laughed, “Konichi wa, Quinlan.<br />

I am not a terrible fish dragon, and I am not a terrible<br />

kitsune. I am definitely not a terrible tanuki, but I’ve been<br />

working in our lotus field. What do you imagine I am?”<br />

‘You are Toshi’s big brother and my friend, and you are<br />

definitely not a monster.” With that, Quinlan ran over to Ichiro<br />

and gave him a big hug. Everyone laughed and cheered,<br />

and finally sat down to their lunch.<br />

<strong>The</strong> End

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