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Kaoru paid a visit to Uji. He talked with Ukon, the maidservant of Ukifune, and heard from her about what exactly had happened. Ukifune had been caught in an impossible dilemma about what to do and she had thrown herself into the river. Her heart was so fragile. "If I had not left her in this wilderness," Kaoru regretted. He also felt very sorry for Ukifune's mother. He went to sit in the garden, with deep moss for his cushion, and looked at the steep mountains around. He thought of the common pun on the sounds of Uji and "ushi", which meant "gloomy." The life of Uji was gloomy.
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