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Then four years went by uneventfully. The reign was now in its eighteenth year. On the occasion of his illness, the emperor withdrew to his crown prince. The son of the Akashi princess became the crown prince. The dream of the Akashi people had nearly been accomplished. Genji went on pilgrimage to thank the god of Sumiyoshi with the Akashi people and Murasaki. It was late in the Tenth Month. The refrain of the Kagura music " Thousand years" continued in front of the shrine covered by a flowered tapestry, which was spread against the evergreen pines for the whole night to summon limitless prosperity for Genji.
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