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That evening, the Third Princess was taken with severe pains and at sunrise was delivered of a boy who was named Kaoru. The ceremonies were of the utmost dignity. But the coldness of Genji hurt her deeply. When her father, the Suzaku emperor, came to see her, she asked him to administer vows. The news that the Third Princess had become a nun pushed Kashiwagi nearer death. He passed away asking Yugiri to take care of his wife, the Second Princess.
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