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Thehourhandontheclockhadalreadypastten.
Thesoundofthewindblowingtothewestoutsideintheblackdarknesscouldbeheardbyeveryonesittingtheretogetherinacircleintheroom.
Leavesrustledinthegarden,thepanesofthewindowrattledslightly,andthewindroseupinashrillwhistlebeforeblowingawayintothenight.
Thatwasaspecialtypeofwave,acolossus,thelikeofwhichI'
veneveragainseen,"
themancontinued.
Thatwaveonlymissedfinishingmeoffbyhair'
sbreadth.
Butinsteaditdrankupthemostessentialpartofme,andtransportedittoanotherworld.
IttooksuchalongtimebeforeIwasfinallycompletelyrecovered.
Somuchprecioustime."
TheSeventhManlookedtobeinhismid-fifties.
Tallandgaunt,hehadaprofusionofwhiskersaroundhismouth,andtherewasasmallbutdeepwoundbyhisrighteye,thatappearedtohavebeenmadebyaknifestroke.
Hishairwasshort,andhadbristlytouchesofwhitehereandthere.
Hisfaceseemedtobeartheexpressionofamanwhosuddenlydoesn'
tknowquitewhattosay,exceptthatheseemedtohavewornthisexpressionconsistentlyforalongtime,andtherewassomethingquitefamiliaraboutit.
Heworeacheerlessblueshirtunderagreytweedjacket.
Heoccasionallytookthecollarofhisshirtintohishand.
Nooneknewhisname.
Therewasprobablynobodywhoknewanythingabouthim.
TheSeventhMancoughedquietly.
Allotherwordsdroppedawayintosilence.
Withoutsayinganything,everyonewaitedforhimtogoon.
Inmycase,itwasawave.
Ofcourse,Ican'
tsayanythingabouthowitiswithotherpeople.
Butinmycaseitjusthappenedtobeawave.
Ihadnoadvancewarning.
Suddenlyitwasjustthereinfrontofmeoneday:
thatfatalforcepresentingitselfintheshapeofanenormouswave.
IgrewupinSPrefecture,inthistownbythesea.
ItwassuchanowheretownthatevenifItoldyouthename,itprobablywouldn'
tmakeanimpressiononyou.
Myfatherwasengagedasamedicalpractitionerthere,andatfirstIhadarelativelyuntroubledchildhood.
IhadoneveryclosefriendforaslongasIcouldremember.
HisnamewasK.
Helivedinthehousenextdoortoours,andwasayearbehindmeinschool.
Wewalkedtoschooltogethereveryday,andwhenwereturnedhomeintheafternoonthetwoofusalwaysplayedtogether.
Wemightaswellhavebeenbrothers.
Thoughwewerefriendsforaverylongtime,neveroncedidanykindoftroublearisebetweenus.
Iactuallyhadarealbrother,butbecausehewassixyearsolderthanmewedidn'
thavemuchincommon,andtospeakfrankly,therewasn'
tmuchlovelostbetweenus.
ItwasbecauseofthisthatIfeltmorefraternalloveformyfriendthanIdidformyrealbrother.
Kwaspaleandslight,andhadthedelicatefeaturesofagirl.
Healsohadaspeechimpediment,andcouldn'
ttalkwell.
Whenstrangersmethimforthefirsttime,Iimaginetheygottheimpressionthathewasretarded.
Andsincehewasn'
tverystrong,Ifrequentlyfoundmyselfactingashisprotectorbothatschoolandafterschoolwhenwewereplaying.
AnybodycanseerightawaythatI'
maprettybigguy,andfairlyathletic.
ThethingthatIlikedmostaboutbeingwithKwashiskindnessandthebeautyofhissoul.
Therewasabsolutelynothingwrongwithhismind,buthisimpedimentledhimtohaveacademicproblems,andgoingtoclasswastroublesomeforhim.
Hewasexceptionallygiftedatdrawingpictures,though,andwheneverhetookupapencilorhispaints,hecreatedsuchexquisitepicturesexudingsuchvitalitythatevenhisteacherwasblownaway.
Hefrequentlywonprizesincompetitionsandreceivedcommendations.
Ifhehadgrownupunpreturbed,Ithinkthatheprobablywouldhavemadeanameforhimselfasanartist.
Hewasparticularlyfondofpaintinglandscapes,andwenttotheshoreincessantlytodrawthesea.
Ispentcountlessdayssittingnexttohim,watchinghisnimblehandguidethepenciloverthepaper.
Thewayhecouldbringsuchlife-likeshapesandcolorsoutofthepurewhiteofthepaperinaninstantimpressedmedeeply,andwastrulyamazing.
WhenIthinkaboutitnow,itwasreallynothingshortofgenius.
OneyearinSeptember,theregionwhereIlivedwasbesetbyafiercetyphoon.
Accordingtothereportontheradio,thiswasgoingtobethebiggesttyphoontheareahadseenintenyears.
Schoolwasquicklydismissed,andalltheshopsintownwereclosedandshutteredtight.
Myfatherandbrothergotoutthetoolboxandbeganputtingupstormdoorsaroundthehouse,whilemymotherbusiedherselfinthekitchenpreparingonigiriasemergencyrations.
Bottlesandcanteens