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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