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Hearing that the prince Niou had seen Ukifune, Nakanokimi hid Ukifune in the cottage at Sanjo, where Kaoru came for the first time. He sent the nun Benn beforehand as a go-between. His visit upset the people, who were unprepared. It was raining hard. The watchmen called out in strange East Country accents. Seated at the edge of the rainy veranda, Kaoru recited a poem just like a song, Saibara: "So long in the rain at the eaves of your eastern cottage." The remarkable fragrance of Kaoru came in on the cool breeze.
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