Acknowledgements
Preface
Part One
We Sail to America
I Begin
The Calm Before the Storm
Deception and Dismay
My Birthday
Dark Clouds are Everywhere
Conditions Worsen
Sand Falls Through the Hourglass
Everything Worries Me
We Say Goodbye
Part Two
On My Own
Together Again
Seven Hundred Kilometres, More Goodbyes
A Major Catastrophe
A Bad Situation Becomes Worse
The Truth is Revealed
Our Secret is Safe
Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow
A Token of Friendship
The World of Garlic
Part Three
Japan is on the Horizon
The Earth Moves
Nature’s Violent Display
The War is Coming
The Americans Strike
The Emperor Speaks
Occupation
The Time of My Life
Fate Intervenes
Another Story Begins
Epilogue
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