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The chapter opens with a soliloquy in which the protagonist laments the fact that he has been sexually harassed by his lover. He wonders what has happened to his friend Amiya, who has suffered greatly since the publication of the story about the volcano in Harokkaido. He also expresses his hope that the incident will not be repeated in the future. He asks the protagonist to join him in destroying the "works" of society.
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Chapter 21 If He's No Longer Who He Was...? Several faces.Chapter 22 Everything Changed! Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles.Chapter 23 Wait a Minute! Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest.Chapter 24 Tomorrow... Revolutions are not about trifles, but spring from trifles.
Chapter 25 Sister Beware how you take away hope from another man.Chapter 26 All I Can Do for Now... Truth is on the march; nothing can stop it now.Chapter 27 There's No Meaning A way to hell, even from the gates of heaven.Chapter 28 Out of sight I'll kill you!
Chapter 29 Because of you.... I must have no hatred or bitterness toward anyone.Chapter 30 What? People see only what they are prepared to see.Chapter 31 I wanted to see you There is something curiously boring about somebody else's happiness.Chapter 32 Always... Hope is the denial of reality.
Chapter 33 A Tale of Life We are alive on this planet, and they arrived...Chapter 34 What can I do? A man can be destroyed but not defeated.Chapter 35 Thank You Happy Birthday!Intermission
Chapter 36 Still Alive While there's life, there's hope.Chapter 37 I Know Any change is accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.Chapter 38 Miss Him? Man knows so much and does so little.Chapter 39 I Don't Know Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.
Chapter 40 A Place to Call Home Memory.Chapter 41 I Don't Want to be Alone It requires more courage to suffer than to die.Chapter 42 Who Else? War is much too serious a thing to be left to military man.Chapter 43 When You Use it Live as if you were to die tomorrow.
Chapter 44 Before my Eyes... Resonance.Chapter 45 It's not Over If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.Chapter 46 Me? Not all who wander are lost.Chapter 47 That Reminds Me... All great truths begin as blasphemies.
Chapter 48 That's Why... The only way to have a friend is to be one.Chapter 49 I Really Am Lonely Voices.Chapter 50 The Beginning and the End A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.Chapter 51 Center Stage Every man desires to live long; but no man would be old.
Chapter 52 Sorry There is always some madness in love.Chapter 53 Unspeakable Reasons When a man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.Chapter 54 Answer Me In parallel.Chapter 55 The Soul's Gloom The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
Chapter 56 Cry If you gaze into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.Chapter 57 A Lone Man You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.Chapter 58 Please! She who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.Chapter 59 Mama's Words Are... A cry for...
Chapter 60 Waging Everything God in creating Man somewhat overestimated his ability.Chapter 61 Is That Necessary? People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise.Chapter 62 Because I Can't Keep Living The last judgment takes place everyday.Chapter 63 End of the Line Obverse and Reverse.
Chapter 64 If I am going in search of a great perhaps.Chapter 65 Mother Egoist.Chapter 66 Like A Family Don't be afraid your life will end; be afraid that it will never begin.Chapter 67 Now... A grain of wheat.
Chapter 68 I Can Still Fight This world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel.Chapter 69 And Then... We must learn to be vibrantly alive in repose.Chapter 70 What it Wants I don't know why I am so sad.Chapter 71 What Must be Done In the important decisions, we should be governed by the deep inner needs of our nature.
Chapter 72 Evolution The whole world is about three drinks behind.Chapter 73 This Road Leads Home You must be here, in this world.Chapter 74 Here May you live every day of your life.Chapter 75 Marionette Survival is not mandatory.
Chapter 76 Understand? If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool.Chapter 77 It Must be Destroyed Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work.Chapter 78 I Want to Win The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them.Chapter 79 Wish Let hope inspire you, but let not idealism blind you.
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This is a locked chapterIntermission
About This Chapter
The chapter opens with a soliloquy in which the protagonist laments the fact that he has been sexually harassed by his lover. He wonders what has happened to his friend Amiya, who has suffered greatly since the publication of the story about the volcano in Harokkaido. He also expresses his hope that the incident will not be repeated in the future. He asks the protagonist to join him in destroying the "works" of society.
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Chapter 17 In One's Heart... Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it.Chapter 18 Who Am I Like? Listen to what he does not say.Chapter 19 Back Then, I Was— When childhood dies, its corpses are called...?Chapter 20 All I Can Do for Now... If you despair, work on in despair.
Chapter 21 If He's No Longer Who He Was...? Several faces.Chapter 22 Everything Changed! Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles.Chapter 23 Wait a Minute! Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest.Chapter 24 Tomorrow... Revolutions are not about trifles, but spring from trifles.
Chapter 25 Sister Beware how you take away hope from another man.Chapter 26 All I Can Do for Now... Truth is on the march; nothing can stop it now.Chapter 27 There's No Meaning A way to hell, even from the gates of heaven.Chapter 28 Out of sight I'll kill you!
Chapter 29 Because of you.... I must have no hatred or bitterness toward anyone.Chapter 30 What? People see only what they are prepared to see.Chapter 31 I wanted to see you There is something curiously boring about somebody else's happiness.Chapter 32 Always... Hope is the denial of reality.
Chapter 33 A Tale of Life We are alive on this planet, and they arrived...Chapter 34 What can I do? A man can be destroyed but not defeated.Chapter 35 Thank You Happy Birthday!Intermission
Chapter 36 Still Alive While there's life, there's hope.Chapter 37 I Know Any change is accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.Chapter 38 Miss Him? Man knows so much and does so little.Chapter 39 I Don't Know Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.
Chapter 40 A Place to Call Home Memory.Chapter 41 I Don't Want to be Alone It requires more courage to suffer than to die.Chapter 42 Who Else? War is much too serious a thing to be left to military man.Chapter 43 When You Use it Live as if you were to die tomorrow.
Chapter 44 Before my Eyes... Resonance.Chapter 45 It's not Over If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.Chapter 46 Me? Not all who wander are lost.Chapter 47 That Reminds Me... All great truths begin as blasphemies.
Chapter 48 That's Why... The only way to have a friend is to be one.Chapter 49 I Really Am Lonely Voices.Chapter 50 The Beginning and the End A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.Chapter 51 Center Stage Every man desires to live long; but no man would be old.
Chapter 52 Sorry There is always some madness in love.Chapter 53 Unspeakable Reasons When a man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.Chapter 54 Answer Me In parallel.Chapter 55 The Soul's Gloom The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
Chapter 56 Cry If you gaze into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.Chapter 57 A Lone Man You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.Chapter 58 Please! She who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.Chapter 59 Mama's Words Are... A cry for...
Chapter 60 Waging Everything God in creating Man somewhat overestimated his ability.Chapter 61 Is That Necessary? People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise.Chapter 62 Because I Can't Keep Living The last judgment takes place everyday.Chapter 63 End of the Line Obverse and Reverse.
Chapter 64 If I am going in search of a great perhaps.Chapter 65 Mother Egoist.Chapter 66 Like A Family Don't be afraid your life will end; be afraid that it will never begin.Chapter 67 Now... A grain of wheat.
Chapter 68 I Can Still Fight This world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel.Chapter 69 And Then... We must learn to be vibrantly alive in repose.Chapter 70 What it Wants I don't know why I am so sad.Chapter 71 What Must be Done In the important decisions, we should be governed by the deep inner needs of our nature.
Chapter 72 Evolution The whole world is about three drinks behind.Chapter 73 This Road Leads Home You must be here, in this world.Chapter 74 Here May you live every day of your life.Chapter 75 Marionette Survival is not mandatory.
Chapter 76 Understand? If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool.Chapter 77 It Must be Destroyed Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work.Chapter 78 I Want to Win The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them.Chapter 79 Wish Let hope inspire you, but let not idealism blind you.
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