Until about a montting translations t I -to-be translated Murakami s stories. Most of t, and I t maybe I sry somettle longer. I started paging t;Lexington no Yuureiquot; (ton Gs), and it seemed like tories t one, called Koori Otoko (ts a tle story, and I dont knoe o make of it. Ill be curious to see s fairly long, Im going to divide it up into pieces, and serialize it over a couple of days. Enjoy!

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    the Ice Man

    I married the Ice Man.

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    t day, tly t to teria to get luncting in top of a page of t day  gree, and  tly as ter outside the window, reading his book alone.

    On ternoon of te excuse and didnt go out to taying beel, I  for an afternoon skiing, ted like a g to, and trange, dank smell mixed in . It racking snoo tel on ttom of ts and tting by t s