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Niou went secretly to Uji with his secretary. In the middle of the night, he entered the house and had a look at the interior through a crack in the shutter. As he suspected, there was Ukifune. She lay vaguely gazing into the light, her head pillowed on one arm. There was an unmistakable resemblance between the girl and his lady Nakanokimi. According to the talk of some women who were sewing, it seemed that the mother would come the next morning to take her sightseeing. One of them, called Ukon, said, "I’m sleepy. Leave the rest for tomorrow," gathering up the half-sewn garments and hanging them over the curtain rack.
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