Chapter 6
Page 1
“Hmm?”
Page 2
“Do you want to..
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go to the Rebirth Festival with me?”
Page 3
“…Did something happen on Long Island in the past?”
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“Not really, actually I haven’t ever been there…”
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“Just, many guests have asked about the island, so…”
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“Then this time go with me.”
Page 4
“You must have felt it before, right?”
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“I’m not too sure either,
it’s almost like someone is calling me…”
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“Ever since I came here,
or, for at least a while before then,
it’s been like this…”
Page 5
“I don’t quite get it,
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…what do you feel is calling out to you?”
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“If I could explain it clearly, I wouldn’t be standing here now…”
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“These few days, haven’t you been guiding me as well?”
Page 6
“Then,
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After going to that island, do you feel you can get an answer?
Is it really so simple?”
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“To put it bluntly,
Lodestone Mountain is merely an object to project one’s personal desires?”
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“and the Rebirth Festival is just a traditional ritual.”
Page 7
“Its earliest significance was for reminding the tribe to
treasure the land they lived on,”
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“and also to rediscover the connection between
humans and the environment,
that runs deep through all living things on Earth.”
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“The other things are just formalities.”
Page 8
“Blindly pursuing something out there, yet just evading the roots of--”
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“You- putting on a clear and logical front,”
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“but you haven’t seen it with your own eyes, have you?”
Page 9
“You always display a calm erudition, maintaining an
open stance towards everything.”
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“In the end, aren't you just choosing to withdraw
into a familiar place because you're afraid?”
Page 11
“Each person has their own ways,”
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“I don’t have to prove anything to you.”
Page 15
“You’re back.”
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“Yea.”
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“How have your days been recently?”
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“Good.”
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“It’s rare to meet a friend at your age, gotta treasure this encounter, you know.”
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“…Nn, he’s quite an extraordinary one.“
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“Meir, come here a sec.”
Page 16
ka-chack
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“Hmm— I recall it should be here…”
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“Ah! Found it.”
Page 17
“Still remember this? It’s dad’s white hemp clothes.”
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Huh?
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“Harvey’s larger, this would fit Icek better.
You can just use mine.”
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“Wait…”
Page 18
“I know, someday you’ll go there, it’s just a matter of when.”
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“...Why,”
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“Didn’t we already decide not to mention this anymore?”
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“Meir, you realize it too, right?”
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“The things around you are no longer the same now.”
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“What did Harvey see at that time?
Something huge enough to point his life in a new direction entirely—”
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“You’ve always wanted to know too, haven’t you?”
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clank . . .
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