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The period of childhood is a stage on which time and space become entangled.

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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
Kimitake Hiraoka
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