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  6. This collection replaces the other Mangajin file ... it has the same pictures
  7. (with some bonus J-Pegs) ... accept this time i didnt rip them ... it was <> so
  8. u can thank him ... his rips were of a higher quality (ther in HiRes for 1) ..
  9. enjoy .. and remember ..this is postcard wear .. if u like it .. send me a
  10. postcard (especially if ur in Japan:) .. the whole demo can be viewed by
  11. downloading the file mangaslide.lha .. its an old Euro demo (circa '89 or so)...
  12. alll pix (accept the .jpg) were drawn by StreetShamen of teh Italian Bad
  13. Boys..:) .. i wanted 2 rip them so i could "Manganeise" my workbench ... make
  14. icons out of them .. us ethem as backdrops .. etc ... Ohh .. and Mangajin! is
  15. actually a japanese po-culture magazine ... if ur intrested..
  16.  
  17. U can contact me at... (in descending preference)
  18.  
  19. jc29@uow.edu.au OR
  20. kaneda@ozemail.com.au OR
  21. kaneda@DIALix.sydney.com.au
  22.  
  23. Other stuff by ME...
  24.  
  25. Japanese Travel Faq  - Amigaguide
  26. Japanese Voice Guide - Amigaguide
  27.  
  28. Jaa
  29.  
  30.  
  31.           \   /\   /        |-------------------------------------|
  32.            \.("")./         |          Michael Mifsud              |
  33.            \*/`'\*/         |      UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG       |
  34.            //|,,|\\         |       Asiaphyle and Anime Fan       |
  35.         ---@-+--+-@-->}--   |-------------------------------------|
  36.             //  \\          "Alita:Battle Angel - R u ready?"
  37.            //    \\                   "Sekaijuu no dare yori kitto"
  38.  
  39. ~
  40.  
  41. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  42. OnePersonUnderAnOath,AnOath2ASerpentAnEvilSnakeInSearchOfBeingAsPowerfulAsGod&
  43. AllGodsGoodHe'llTryToTake!MostOfThePeopleFollowTheSerpentCuzTheSerpentPreaches
  44. AllForSelfButWhyFollowSomeoneForSomethingWhenYou'llGetNothingCauseSerpentsall4
  45. Self?                                       ><>
  46. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  47. ~
  48.  
  49.  
  50.                o   o       o  :   O .    .  o . o  O  .  :.
  51.             o     !  .    o  . o   O  : . o .  o  ! .  . o  o
  52.          o .\/____  O  ______  ! _____\/__  _____ . o _____  .
  53.         O   /\   \\   / ._  \\  /   ///\ \\/    \\ . /   //O
  54.          . /      \\ / //.\  \\/   // ./  \\  __//  /   //   . o
  55.        o  /   ____/// //__/   \\  // o/   // //_/\\/   //  .
  56.       .  /   // ___/    _     // //  /   //  :   //   //o  :o .
  57.       O (   // /   \\  //\    \\ \\_/   //  ____//   // \/__   !
  58.        . \  \\_\/  //  \\ \    \\ :    //  //___/    \\_/\ \\ o
  59.       : o \  : /\ //\   \\/    //     //\  :   \\     :    //  .
  60.         o  \_____//O \___/    //\____//. \____  \\________// O o
  61.          _______________/     \\_____________/   \\_________
  62.         /  No Preservatives Added -- Sealed For Freshness  \\
  63.         \__________________________________________________//
  64.  
  65. ~
  66.               __
  67.              / /\                        "I Am Kaneda"
  68.             / /  \             Sentenced to the Uni Of Wollongong
  69.     __     /_/ /\ \                Penitentionry - No Parole
  70.    /_/\  __\ \ \_\ \
  71.    \ \ \/ /\\ \ \/ /                  jc29@uow.edu.au
  72.     \ \ \/  \\ \  /
  73.      \ \  /\ \\ \ \            Please Note: This message and its
  74.       \ \ \ \ \\ \ \           contents are coated in HP contact
  75.        \ \ \_\/ \ \ \          Poison.  Thank you for your co-
  76.         \ \ \    \_\/          operation.
  77.          \_\/
  78.  
  79. ~
  80.  
  81.  \_@_/  //                      "Alita Makenaide"
  82. {"._."}//               Sentenced to the Uni Of Wollongong
  83.  ( ^ )//                    Penitentionry - No Parole
  84. ()":"%R
  85. (_)-<|)                          jc29@uow.edu.au
  86.  
  87. ~
  88.    \                       "Nausicaa kaze ni fukarete"
  89.   o/\_                  Sentenced to the Uni Of Wollongong
  90.  <\__,\                     Penitentionry - Life
  91.   ">   |
  92.    `   |                         jc29@uow.edu.au
  93.         \
  94.          \              "Knowledge Precedes Victory" -SunTzu
  95.  
  96. ~
  97.    __  __  __
  98.   / /\/_/\/ /\        AyA - "The Systems the Devils Lasso"
  99.  / /  \ \ \/  \
  100. /_/ /\ \ \  /\ \        Sentenced to the Uni Of Wollongong
  101. \ \ \_\ \_\ \_\ \           Penitentionry - Life
  102.  \ \ \/  \/  \/  \
  103.   \ \  /\  /\  /\ \              jc29@uow.edu.au
  104.    \ \ \_\/ /  \_\/
  105.     \ \ \/_/ /\ \    "He who increses knowledge, increses sorrow" -Prv
  106.      \_\/\_\/\_\/
  107.  
  108. ~
  109.                                                 ''"``
  110.                                                ( o o )
  111. ------------------------------------------.oooO--(_)--Oooo.--------------
  112. "Turn your  face to the  sun                       Michael Mifsud
  113.  and the shadows fall behind               Uni Of Wollongong Penitentiary
  114.  you."                                            jmm28@uow.edu.au
  115.  
  116. ~
  117.       ____
  118.      /  \ \ lexander looked over his empire .. it streched from
  119.     | /\ \ \         one world to another .. its content awesome
  120.     \ \/  \ \        .. then he wept, because he had no more worlds
  121.      \  /\ \_\       2 conquer.
  122.       \ \ \/_/
  123.        \ \_\
  124.         \/_/                                       jmm28@uow.edu.au
  125.  
  126. ~
  127.  
  128. Mikhali Mifsud                         ,-/o"O`--.._      _/(_
  129.                                    _,-o'.|o 0 'O o  O`o--'.  e\
  130. jmm28@uow.edu.au    (`o-..___..--''o:,-'  )o /._" O "o 0 o : ._>
  131.                      ``--o___o..o.''     :'.O\_ ```--.\o .' `--
  132.                                          `-`.,)      \`.o`._
  133. <<la propriété,  c'est le vol>> - p j proudhon        `-`-.,)
  134.  
  135. ~
  136.  
  137. --       __o        /\                    Michael Mifsud
  138.    --   `\ <     /\/  \_    On parole from Uni Of Wollongong Penitentiary
  139. -- ___( )/( )___/                      jmm28@uow.edu.au
  140.  
  141. ~
  142.  
  143.  .    *    _@   .    .              "Superstition brings bad luck"
  144. .  o   ._ </\_   o  *       On parole from Uni Of Wollongong Penitentiary
  145.   .      \/\  '      o                    jmm28@uow.edu.au
  146. o     .    /   .  *                         I Am Kaneda
  147.  
  148. ~
  149.                       \|/
  150.             /\        -O-
  151.            /**\       /|\
  152.           /****\   /\
  153.          /      \ /**\  "The System is the Devils lasso" -NAS
  154.         /  /\    /    \        /\    /\  /\      /\            /\/\/\  /\
  155.        /  /  \  /      \      /  \/\/  \/  \  /\/  \/\  /\  /\/ / /  \/  \
  156.       /  /    \/ /\     \    /    \ \  /    \/ /   /  \/  \/  \  /    \   \
  157.      /  /      \/  \/\   \  /      \    /   /    \
  158.   __/__/_______/___/__\___\_________________________________________________
  159.   On parole from the Uni Of Wollongong Penitentiary ------- jmm28@uow.edu.au
  160.  
  161. ~
  162.  
  163.       o o o o o o . . .    ======================== ==========================
  164.     o      _____           ||Michael Mifsud       | ||  jmm28@uow.edu.au     |
  165.   .][__n_n_|DD(  ==^^____  ||                      | ||  Uni Of Wollongong    |
  166.  >(________|__|_[________]_||_____________________|_||_______________________|_
  167.  _/oo OOOOO oo`  oo    oo  'o^o                o^o` 'o^o                  o^o`
  168. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
  169.  
  170. ~
  171.                         _______________________
  172. :::::::`:::::::.:`.____|                       |____,'  .':;:::::::::::
  173. ::::::::::.::.:.`. \   |   OH FRABJOUS DAY!!   |   / ,',.:.::::.:::::::
  174. :::.::::.:::. - --  >  |_______________________|  <  -- - ..:.::.::::.:
  175. :::::::::::.::.:,' /_______)"""""""""""""""(_______\ `.::::.:.:::::.:::
  176. ~
  177.  
  178.  
  179.       __     ____         __   ____         __   __        (__==__)
  180.      /\ \
  181.     /  \_\
  182.    / /\ | |
  183.   /  \/ |_|
  184.  / /\ ./_/
  185.  \ \/ |_|
  186.   \__/_/
  187.  
  188.     ____         __
  189.    /  \_\       / /\
  190.   / /\ |_|     / / /
  191.   \ \/ /_/_   / / / \ \/  \ \   /   |/ / /  / | U.T.||
  192.    \  __ \_\ /_/ /   \  /\ \_\ / /|   / /  *  ||----||
  193.     \ \ \/_/_\_\/     \ \ \/_// / |  / /      ^^    ^^
  194.      \ \_\ /_/\        \ \_\ /_/ /|_/ /
  195.       \/_/ \_\/         \/_/ \_\/ \_\/
  196. ~
  197.       __
  198.  "   / /\f only you could see what I've seen with your eyes."
  199.     / / /
  200.    / / /
  201.   /_/ /
  202.  _\_\/
  203. /_/\
  204. \_\/
  205.  
  206. ~
  207.    _____          .__                   /\    I Am Kaneda
  208.   /  _  \   _____ |__| _________       / /  Michael Mifsud
  209.  /  /_\  \ /     \|  |/ ___\__  \     / / University of Wollongong
  210. /    |    \  Y Y  \  / /_/  > __ \_  / / "An army of lions led by sheep
  211. \____|__  /__|_|  /__\___  (____  / / / will always b defeated by an army of
  212.         \/      \/  /_____/     \/  \/ sheep led by a lion"
  213.  
  214. ~
  215.  _____  _____
  216.  |    \/    | //++======================================================++
  217.  |           // || >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mikhali Mifsud <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<||
  218.  |       \\ //  ||     >>>>>>>>>>>      Kaneda    <<<<<<<<<<            ||
  219.  |   |\/| \//   || "Strategy is when, in going out with a desirable lady||
  220.  |   |  |   |   ||  u take with u a bottle of wine. Tactics is getting  ||
  221.  |   |  |   |   ||  her 2 drink it"
  222.  |___|  |___|   ++======================================================++
  223.  
  224. ~
  225. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  226.   Michael Mifsud             _/                  _/ <<Ic n'y das de plus
  227.                             _/  _/          _/  _/  profonde solitude que
  228.    I Am Kaneda             _/    _/      _/    _/  celle oy shm si ce n'est
  229.                           _/      _/  _/      _/  celle d'un Tigre daws La'
  230. "<quotless>"             _/    _/      _/    _/  jungle peut-etre>>
  231.                         _/  _/          _/  _/
  232.  jc29@uow.edu.au       _/                  _/   -Le Samourai "BookOfBushido"
  233.                       _/                  _/
  234. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  235. ~
  236.                            ______________________
  237. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  238.            __                                              __
  239.         __/\_\       .          Michael Mifsud            /_/\__
  240.      __/\_\/_/   _--_|\      Wollongong University        \_\/_/\__
  241.     /\_\/_/\_\  /      \ Sydney, NewSounthWales, Oz       /_/\_\/_/\
  242.     \/_/\_\/_/  \_.--.*/   jc29@wumpus.uok w.edu.au       \_\/_/\_\/
  243.        \/_/\_\        v                                   /_/\_\/
  244.           \/_/                                            \_\/
  245.  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  246. ~
  247.  
  248.  
  249.  ---- / / / ------------ Michael Mifsud <*> -------- jc29@wumpus.uow.edu.au -
  250.  ____/ / /
  251.  \ \/ / / "They came at us out of nowhere. We never had a chance. The sky was
  252.   \/_/_/   full of stars and every star an exploding ship -- one of ours."
  253. ~
  254. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  255. <Basho>
  256. ON THE ROAD To NARA
  257. Because of early spring, this nameless hill Is
  258. knee-deep in the gauze of morning still.
  259. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  260. ~
  261. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  262. <Buson>
  263. THE SPRING SEA
  264. All day, with gently undulating swell,
  265. The spring sea rose and fell, and rose and fell...
  266. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  267. ~
  268. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  269. <Buson>
  270. UNFATHOMED
  271. Without a sound, the white camellia fell
  272. To sound the darkness of the deep stone well
  273. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  274. ~
  275. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  276. <Buson>
  277. SOWN WITH GOLD
  278. How far these fields of rape in blossom run:
  279. East to the moonrise, west to the setting sun!
  280. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  281. ~
  282. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  283. <Issa>
  284. ONE SENSE Of BEAUTY
  285. On white plum-petals that were pure and sweet,
  286. The Nightingale now wipes its muddy feet.
  287. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  288. ~
  289. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  290. <Shiki>
  291. SPRING CALM
  292. The Inland sea at twilight: star by star,
  293. The lamps shine out on islands, near and far
  294. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  295. ~
  296. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  297. <Shiki>
  298. AT THE FERRY
  299. Through the spring rain a ferryboat is oared,
  300. paper umbrellas,high and low, aboard.
  301. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  302. ~
  303. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  304. <Shiki>
  305. ROMANCE
  306. Evening in spring: The fox's phantom played
  307. A young and gallant prince in masquerade.
  308. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  309. ~
  310. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  311. <Ho-Ho>
  312. A MUSICAL EVENING
  313. The geisha's pose is shadowed on the screen
  314. Beside a willow sapling, fledged with green.
  315. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  316. ~
  317. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  318. <Ho-Ho>
  319. A SHELTER OF LEAVES
  320. A sparrow, springing on this bamboo-cane,
  321. Chirps at the downward sound of steady rain.
  322. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  323. ~
  324. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  325. <Ho-Ho>
  326. A sparrow, springing on this bamboo-cane,
  327. Chirps at the downward sound of steady rain.
  328. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  329. ~
  330. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  331. <Onitsura>
  332. And so the spring buds burst, and so I gaze,
  333. And so the blossoms fall, and so my days...
  334. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  335. ~
  336. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  337. <Hokushi>
  338. BURNT AWAY
  339. Onto the ashes wher my cottage burned,
  340. The cherry-blossoms scatter, unconcerned.
  341. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  342. ~
  343. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  344. <Basho>
  345. Sensitive
  346. The Butterfly, lifted on the spring wind's billow,
  347. Alights eleswhere upon the swaying willow.
  348. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  349. ~
  350. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  351. <Anon>
  352. PRISONER CONDEMNED TO DEATH
  353. Ah, nightingale, with half your song expressed,
  354. I leave for the next world - to hear the rest.
  355. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  356. ~
  357. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  358. <Oto>
  359. THE CATCH
  360. I Shook my net where without whitebait seemed to thresh:
  361. A shoal of moonbeams slithered through the mesh.
  362. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  363. ~
  364. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  365. <Issa>
  366. RETURN OF THE DISPOSSESSED
  367. The same old village: here where i was born,
  368. Every flower I touch - a hidden thorn.
  369. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  370. ~
  371. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  372. <Issa>
  373. BONDAGE
  374. The caged bird gazes at the butterflies
  375. Beyond the bars with longing - watch its eyes!
  376. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  377. ~
  378. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  379. <Kikaku>
  380. The Happy beggar, whom the passer loathes,
  381. Wears earth and Heaven as his summer clothes.
  382. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  383. ~
  384. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  385. <Ho-Ho>
  386. The ARTIST
  387. His brush abruptly leaps and flicks and switches:
  388. Swiftly across the paper swim three fishes.
  389. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  390. ~
  391. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  392. <Ho-Ho>
  393. BEING AND BECOMING
  394. The sun set on the swamp with orange glare
  395. A ball of gnats revoloving in the air.
  396. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  397. ~
  398. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  399. <Buson>
  400. BY THE MERE
  401. An evening breeze across the reedy bankes:
  402. Ripples around the blue-grey heron's shanks.
  403. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  404. ~
  405. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  406. <Buson>
  407. UNREGARDED DIADEM
  408. Dew on the brambles delicately worn
  409. At sunrise: one clear drop on every thorn.
  410. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  411. ~
  412. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  413. <Basho>
  414. NO RESPITE
  415. Feast of the Dead: but even on this day,
  416. Smoke from the burning-ground is blown away.
  417. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  418. ~
  419. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  420. <Issa>
  421. INTO THE SHINING SEA
  422. The sunlit dews dry up and disappear;
  423. This world defiles: they would not linger here.
  424. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  425. ~
  426. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  427. <Kikaku>
  428. THE LIGHT OF TRANQUILITY
  429. The frenzied dash and dart of dragonflies
  430. Is stilled: a crescent moon begins to rise.
  431. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  432. ~
  433. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  434. <Ho-Ho>
  435. SEASIDE SKETCH
  436. A gloomy downpour, pierced by shafts of light;
  437. Out on the glittering sea, the sails are white.
  438. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  439. ~
  440. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  441. <Shido>
  442. CRESCENTS
  443. A new moon's silver fin ascends the dark,
  444. As waves engulf the crescent-bladed shark.
  445. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  446. ~
  447. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  448. <Ranko>
  449. DETACHED
  450. The withered reeds break off, and day by day go drifting down
  451. the stream that flows away...
  452. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  453. ~
  454. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  455. <Kishu>
  456. SILENT TRAVELLER
  457. The autumn sun goes down.  Without a cry,
  458. A crow has flown across the orange sky.
  459. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  460. ~
  461. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  462. <Joso>
  463. ANOTHER WORLD
  464. The teal duck surfaced: its astonished eyes
  465. Fresh from the world that underwater lies.
  466. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  467. ~
  468. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  469. <Buson>
  470. THE LONELY ONE
  471. Ah, on the fallen leaves before my gate,
  472. How far his footsteps sound for whom i wait!
  473. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  474. ~
  475. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  476. <Buson>
  477. DEMONIC
  478. How the boisterous howls of winter swell,
  479. Pelting pebbles against the temple-bell.
  480. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  481. ~
  482. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  483. <Buson>
  484. A SAMURAI AT THE INN
  485. Out of the flurried snow he entered: "Board And bed!"
  486. he growled; and then flung down his sword.
  487. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  488. ~
  489. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  490. <Tairo>
  491. SOLAR KINSHIP
  492. Swooping down to my gauntlet from the sky,
  493. The sun is mirrored in the falcons eye.
  494. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  495. ~
  496. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  497. <Ho-Ho>
  498. INTERCHANGE
  499. The sea: a silver flash without a sound;
  500. But a dry surf of leaves along the ground.
  501. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  502. ~
  503. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  504. <Ho-Ho>
  505. LATE WINTER
  506. So many white plum-petals fall and die:
  507. Can it be spring already in the sky?
  508. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  509. ~
  510. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  511. <Boncho>
  512. THE GOLDEN EGG
  513. Bare camphor branches, black against the west:
  514. The sun is setting in an eagle's nest.
  515. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  516. ~
  517. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  518. <Shoha>
  519. EVERY DAY IS A GOOD DAY
  520. What happiness to wake, alive agin,
  521. Into this same grey world of winter rain!
  522. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  523. ~
  524. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  525. <Meisetsu>
  526. THE ONLY TRACE
  527. The travelling monk has vanished in the mists; but
  528. still his little silver bell persists.
  529. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  530. ~
  531. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  532. <Basho>
  533. LAST POEM
  534. Though on a journey I have fallen ill, My dreams on withered
  535. moorland wander still
  536. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  537. ~
  538. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  539. <Basho>
  540. BY THE OWARI SEA
  541. Over foam-flecked waves in the falling night, the wild
  542. ducks' cries are dying, dim and white.
  543. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  544. ~
  545. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  546. <Basho>
  547. ENVOI
  548. The winter sun, rising with blood-red light behind them - ah, how rare
  549. and sad a sight!
  550. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  551. ~
  552. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  553. <Shiki>
  554. WINTER NANDINA
  555. White with hoar-frost lies the garden bed,
  556. On which one berry drops, a lively red.
  557. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  558. ~
  559. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  560. <Shiki>
  561. URGENT
  562. Eleven horesmen riding through a night
  563. Of swirling snow: none looks to left or right.
  564. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  565. ~
  566. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  567. <Issa>
  568. BESIDE THE TEMPLE GATE
  569. The giant guardians stand in darkened stalls;
  570. Their legs are bare, where icy moonlight falls.
  571. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  572. ~
  573. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  574. <Issa>
  575. SIGNIFYING NOTHING
  576. Between the washing-bowls at birth and death,
  577. All that I uttered: what a waste of breath!
  578. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  579. ~
  580. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  581. <Kyoko>
  582. A PRISONER
  583. Between the bars, the dove has stretched out one
  584. Grey wing, to warm it in the winter sun.
  585. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  586. ~
  587. \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\
  588. <Jokun>
  589. THE BROKEN RESOLUTION
  590. Another year departs: the bell is tolled.
  591. -And I intended never growing old!
  592. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\
  593. ~
  594.         .-~~-.--.
  595.        :         )                      \\//\\/THE THREE LOVELIST THINGS\//\\//
  596.  .~ ~ -.\       /.- ~~ .                I have seen moon and blossoms; now i go
  597.  >       `.   .'       <                To view the last and lovelist; the snow.
  598. (         .- -.         )               \\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//<Rippo>
  599.  `- -.-~  `- -'  ~-.- -'
  600.    (        :        )           _ _ .-:
  601.     ~--.    :    .--~        .-~  .-~  }
  602.         ~-.-^-.-~ \_      .~  .-~   .~
  603.                  \ \'     \ '_ _ -~
  604.                   `.`.    //
  605.          . - ~ ~-.__`.`-.//
  606.      .-~   . - ~  }~ ~ ~-.~-.
  607.    .' .-~      .-~       :/~-.~-./:
  608.   /_~_ _ . - ~                 ~-.~-._
  609.                                    ~-.<
  610.  
  611. ~
  612.                                 .     .
  613.                            ...  :``..':
  614.                            : ````.'   :''::'   \\\///MORE THAN FORGIVENESS\\\///
  615.                           ..:..  :     .'' :   Plum-blossoms give their frgarnce
  616.                        ``.    `:    .'     :   still 2 him whose thoughtless
  617.                            :    :   :        : hand has broken off their limb.
  618.                             :   :   :         :\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\ <Chiyo>
  619.                             :    :   :        :
  620.                              :    :   :..''''``::.
  621.                               : ...:..'     .''
  622.                               .'   .'  .::::'
  623.                              :..'''``:::::::
  624.                              '         `::::
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  626.                                           `::
  627.                                            :::.
  628.                                 ..:.:.::'`. ::'`.  . : : .
  629.                               ..'      `:.: ::   :'       .:
  630.                              .:        .:``:::  :       .: ::
  631.                              .:    ..''     :::.'    :':    :
  632.                               : .''         .:: : : '
  633.                                :          .'`::
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  635.                                              ::
  636.                                              ::
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  640.  
  641.  ~   ___
  642.   _(___)_
  643.  ()'   `()          WWWWW
  644.  .' o o `.          |o o|                 ..----..     (+)(+)
  645.  :  _O_  :          | O |     _www_     .': o  o :`.  /      \
  646.  `. \_/ .'  .oo__   |(")|    /-o-o-\   .':   ()   :`. \ -==- /
  647.   .`---'.  : -=~)) / \X/ \ (|   -   |).' :-======-: `. \    /
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  650. Kaneda ----------------------------------------------------- jc29@uow.edu.au
  651. ~