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                | Here is a collection of my personal stories, 
                    extracted from my journal, 1998-1999. (If you were a resident 
                    of Samurai House, and would like to post a story, please email 
                    it to me (jindai99@yahoo.com) and I will add it here. ) |   
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                | My 
                    first evening in the legendary gaijin house. |  |  
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          | Those 
              loud-speaker election vans   |   
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          | A 
              lesson on Canadian & American pronunciation |   
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          | No 
              date please, I'm sick. |   
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          | Translating 
              for Mitaka Fire Department on the phone. |    |  |