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Deep in sorrow at the death of Oigimi, Kaoru stayed at Uji. In the evening the moon rose in a sky that was clear after the heavy snow. When he rolled up the curtains, the bell rang at the monastery in the mountains. In the brilliant moonlight, the mountains were reflected in the icy river as in a mirror. In unbearable sadness at losing Oigimi, he would like to have looked for a way to kill himself. He envied the Boy of the Himalayas (the Buddha in a former life), who was allowed to sacrifice himself for the sake of learning.
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