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Again and again, the cicada's untiring cry pierced the sultry summer air like a needle at work on thick cotton cloth.

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Yukio Mishima
Age: 45 †
Born: 1925
Born: January 14
Died: 1970
Died: November 25
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City of Tokyo
Mishima Yukio
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