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easily to the original shape. The story ends with the willow tree figure, with the performer slowly packing up the mat after the performance.
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1000:References
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880:Is it the
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609:hayagawari
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810:Nakasendō
741:It's the
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448:さては南京玉すだれ
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988:See also
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545:gomon ga
425:チョイと伸ばせば
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247:Japanese
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273:浦島太郎さんの
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258:アさて アさて
160:Nanjing
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994:Sudare
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433:浮かぶ白帆に
412:阿弥陀如来が
404:阿弥陀如来か
389:東京タワーが
385:東京タワーと
377:鯉ののぼりに
375:端午の節句は
358:蕎麦屋の看板
356:蕎麦屋の看板
352:あまたの宿々
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317:おらが在所の
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