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On New Year's Day, on his way to the morning festivities at court, Genji went to the west wing to see Murasaki. She had already taken out her dolls. When Genji asked, "As New Year comes, do you feel grown up?" she answered, "Inuki has broken this, I am repairing it". Inuki was the girl who had let the sparrow out. The nurse, Shonagon, told her, "This year you must try to be more grown up. You should not play with dolls after the age of ten". Murasaki still looked childish.
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