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if he can make their daughter better, he tricks the god of death by spinning the body around while he sleeps. Later the god of death shows him that he had traded his lifespan (represented as a candle) for the girl's, who was soon to die, and tells him that he might be able to live longer if he can
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Kisegawa. The men are angry and start making threats to him. When he finally finds her with her special client, she makes the client pay for the men's refunds, as well as his own refund, asking for him to
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