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From: unagim@aol.com (Unagi M)
Date: 03 Sep 2000 16:16:03 EDT

Word comes to the happy savage that one seeks understanding of decision of certain daimyo concerning challenge between hatamoto and other daimyo.

The happy savage takes an inkpot to the dueling place and paints the kanji characters down one ringpost with swift agressive black strokes.

small dogs yap at night
yap pillow yap talk yap no
yap clouds yap no rain
flash of steel night is quiet now
clouds come rain falls this is bliss

Unagi leaves brush and inkpot and makes of way back to compound where stew is thicker and more rich with meat tonight.