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Chapter 78: The Dance of the Sword-masters
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Yamato lay on the ground with his arms stretched in front of him. Sasaki turned, looked at the city in the distance. His step is light, but firm. He walks, without a thought about the world. There is no one stronger and faster than he is. He knows this. Yamato was considered a great sword-master, he easily defeated him. The road was new, made in the first days of the new empire; it changed a lot of things mostly for the better. The distance between towns was drastically shortened. Sasaki walked. The forest was quiet, calmly quiet. The large trees with their crowns made a perfect shade. Outside, of the shade, the temperate was warm, too warm, even for those who are used to it. He walked slowly, enjoying the shade. It was his way of relaxing. The trees were perfectly aligned like they were making columns for an amphitheater. Sasaki looked at one of the trees, he remembered than one; all those years ago he climbed to see the emperor's army that marched through
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