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Submitted to Contest #128
Deirdre and Makoto Yamaguchi sat cross-legged on cushions, facing each other, at the square miniature dining table in their tatami room overlooking their traditional Japanese garden in Tokyo. The scent of freshly lain straw mats underneath them blended with the rich aroma of green tea and soya bean deserts set out. A sense of expectation filled the air. The first cherry blossoms had bloomed in the garden this morning on the tree planted by Makoto’s grandfather after the war. Soon it would be time for ohanami, wher...
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