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Later he passed the room of Omi-no-kimi who was at a backgammon contest. Rubbing her hands, she was tattling off her prayer at a most wondrous speed. Omi was pretty and had beautiful hair. But a narrow forehead and a torrential way of speaking canceled out her good points. To-no-Chujo reprimanded her to slow down her speech. Replying that the speed was in her nature, she showed no sign of shame. It made Chujo uncomfortable to realize that he might have been looking at his own mirror image.
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