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The end of the Ninth Month, Kaoru visited Uji. He talked with the nun Benn about his longing for the old days. He heard from her that there was a girl called Ukifune who was a stepsister of Oigimi. She was pretty and resembled Oigimi. Fascinated by these remarks, Kaoru asked her to pass on his message to the girl. Kaoru stayed there overnight. As he prepared to leave in the morning, he gave gifts to the nun and the priests. Viewing the beautiful autumn leaves that covered the earth, he could not leave there easily. He ordered one sprig of ivy climbing the trees to be broken, thinking that even so small a gift would please Nakanokimi.
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