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Kaoru paid his visit late in the year. The snow was deep. Kaoru asked to open the chapel where the Eighth Prince practiced and, clearing the dust away carefully prayed to Buddha. "Beneath the oak I meant to search for shade. Now it has gone and all is vanity." Numerous eyes were upon him as he stood leaning meditatively against a pillar. The young maidservants were moved by his handsome face.
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