The number of people reblogging this post and then immediately reblogging a "The manga is completely beyond reproach etc"-themed post is driving me nuts. Let's learn reading comprehension together
This is largely why I avoid talking about the series outside of my one-sided weekly chapter posts. The Twitter community is insufferable for exactly this reason + morality policing on steroids, which probably comes as no surprise to anyone. Reddit is also a waste of time since the sub speedran becoming Kagurabachi-themed shitpost/power scaler central.
But every platform has this weird phenomenon where you either have to hold Kagurabachi up as the pinnacle of manga (which it is not), or condemn the author and everyone who likes the work as degenerates who would support Hitlerbot if it became reality. We don't have to be this way.
This isn't Twitter- there's no word count limit here that prevents nuanced takes. And it's okay to be a teensy bit vulnerable when discussing fiction online! There are no real-world consequences to accidentally having a misinformed opinion or anything like that. It's okay to ask questions if you're not sure. It's not an attack on you personally if someone critiques the manga.
The folks who tie enjoyment of fictional content to real-world morality need to take a chill pill though. If you're going to throw around accusations of the author and the fans being pro- or anti- anything as heavy as genocide, you gotta be literate. Not "literate" in the sense that you can read the words on the page, but literate in that you can understand subtext, interpreting authorial intent in good faith, and how the words on the page relate to the panel(s) they're associated with. At least that much is required before the accusations can start.
I confess I admitted defeat trying to translate this chapter in full, kind void. The yap game was too strong.
Editor's Notes
First Page: 迫りくる少国の脅威に対抗すべく、日本はー… [semari kuru shokoku no kyoui ni taikou subeku, nihon wa-...] "In order to counter the threat of Shokoku, Japan..."
Last Page: 成すべき事はー [nasubeki koto wa-] "What needs to be done is..."
Information Bonanza
Another name! Hasumi's given name is 晋作 [shinsaku]: 晋 [shin] - advance, Jin Dynasty (of China); 作 [saku] - make, prepare, build, work (of art), harvest, crop, technique. Our man is The Prepperrrrrrrr
Jokes aside, his name is very traditional and invokes a sense of someone who's hard-working and responsible. Seems to fit. And once again it's the name of a famous samurai in Japanese history: Takasugi Shinsaku [高杉 晋作], a guy who decided that classism was for chumps and formed the Kiheitai [奇兵隊] from samurai and commoners alike in 1863.
Anyway. Remember the legendary talk chapter that was 115? We are back to do it even bigger and better. Play Spot Kudo in the backgrounds if the walls of text get to be too much.
The same pun applies here: when the suits are talking about "ore veins", they are saying 脈 [myaku], which means "vein", "pulse", or "hope". Nice one there, Hokazono.
It's nice to see that Izaru was always a doubter and a hater, though. He's nothing if not consistent.
Realistically speaking, he's the rational asshole that every major organisation needs. He's correct in everything he says here too since only about five people know that Kunishige's the real deal, and only one of them is in this meeting. So of course they choose the more practical route of trying to buy time until a more reliable solution is found.
And that solution's name is...
HIYUKI
At long last, Hiyuki crumbs!
Does the androgynous person in the back with messy hair have a name, and are they single?
She's the long-awaited wielder of Enkotsu (炎骨), or Flame Bone of the Starving. She's also about 19 years old in the present even though the math of her anticipated birth date (late September/early October) and her official one (January 8th) don't match up. Did Hokazono forget? Was her official birthday recorded later after she proved capable of wielding Flame Bone through the tests that were mentioned? Inquiring minds would like to now.
We've known the kanji for Hiyuki's name for ages now, but it's a pretty name so I'm going put it down here anyway. 緋雪 [Hiyuki]: 緋 [hi]: scarlet, cardinal; 雪 [yuki]: snow, snowfall. I think "scarlet snow" is the best character name in the series so far.
As for the Kagari clan, it's spelled 香刈. 香 [ka]- scent, smell; 刈 [gari]- reap, cut, clip, trim, prune. I think it's mostly meant to be a pun on 篝火 [kagaribi], bonfire/campfire/watch fire since the literal meaning is "harvester of scents" or "reaper of smells". Doesn't come across great in English anyway. In my humble and non-professional opinion of course.
...Are they really going to send out an infant though? It's great that Hiyuki will be able to wield Enkotsu and all, but she'll also not even be at the identifying shapes stage of development yet. I guess the plan would be to jingle keys in front of her and tell her to bring Rikuo out to play or something...? It seems pretty desperate even if they are buying a year's worth of time to make this work.
Which is why everything comes back to Chiaki and Kunishige.
Chiaki...
Yeah. She's going through it, alright.
TL quibble.
"The me that is Princess Soga... isn't important... to me..." sounds clunky and awful. It's a tough thing to translate naturally, yes, but this is supposed to be a professional product.
It comes from the discrepancy between the text in the dialogue box and the Ruby in the first bubble
Dialogue: 曽我の姫は… 私にとって… 大事じゃない…
Ruby: いまのわたしは… 私にとって… 大事じゃない…
In the blue text, she's saying "Princess Soga..." and in the pink text that was over top, she's saying "The me right now"... so we know she's not happy with her station and how she needs to present herself to fill the role of "Princess". The wide-eyed girl who admired the Princess became one herself and found out how hellish it really is. How powerless and constrained she is as an individual despite being so incredibly important to Japan as a whole. Chiaki's identity as Princess Soga isn't important to her.
So I think it would have sounded more natural as:
"Princess Soga"... isn't important... to me...
Putting it in quotes is the most direct way to make the implications loud and clear without the jank. But if you don't trust the audience, then it could be:
"Who I am now... isn't important... to me..." or "The identity of 'Princess Soga'... isn't important... to me...
That just says it flat-out while keeping the the same deep sadness of Chiaki realising that giving herself up is best for everyone... except her. Chiaki herself isn't important enough to get a say in things since she's the princess who acts for everyone else's sake. No matter what though, you really get the sense that she'd give it all up to be able to touch Kunishige and see her "commoner" friends again.
And another TL note. "Sogo" is a typo; Shiba's given name is Togo (登吾). Azami being "Sou-chan" (probably because he's a few years younger than the others) is really cute though. And at least one of these characters refers to their friends by their first names! Good job, Chiaki!
Look at those menacing ne'er-do-wells goofing around and getting into normal kid stuff. It's great that Chiaki got to experience that stuff before becoming the most important figurehead in the country. She might regret being the girl who gazed dreamily at the princess in her youth, but it wasn't her fault. She was just a kid from an unimportant branch family that didn't have many expectations placed on her.
Kunishige's handwriting really was awful.
So by the time she's ascended and ratted out, she's of two worlds: the ordinary one she grew up in, and the walled garden she's in now.
WARNING: long yap ahead
I get the accusations of misogyny and why there's a lot of strong opinions about Chiaki and how this arc is playing out. Kagurabachi has a lot of strengths but it's treatment of women in general is not one of them. We have way too many dead moms and a general dearth of women's stories compared to the massive effort put into the guy's.
That said, I don't think Chiaki is necessarily part of this issue so far. A prince in the same position as her would have the same obligations and the same feelings, and probably take the same actions.
Is it annoying to see a woman's story at last and it's her being forced to chose between her family/duty and a man? Yeah, not gonna fight that one. But I will argue that this situation isn't being told in a misogynistic way.
The very first thing we learned about Chiaki this arc was that she is in an incredibly powerful position. We are shown that the government and powerful clans hang on her every word; that the fate of the nation is in her hands. She could lie and get someone falsely accused. She could cause catastrophe with a single unclear phrasing. Japan's safety and security hinge on her!
Then we see her being an ordinary girl with a crush on her childhood friend. Now we are seeing how she's mistreated and how much pressure her mom is putting on her- and why. Surprise surprise, the Soga clan sucks at treating their princesses like people and are absolute asses about bloodline purity. We already saw this with the Sazanamis so we know it's not just to be cruel to Chiaki. Hokazono is commenting on how strict adherence to traditional values and systemic practices isn't healthy for the individual again.
Chiaki knows she's going to be replaced as soon as possible and the main branch of the family will be glad for it. Her mom's aware too and that's why she's hysterically demanding so much perfection. Chiaki's situation is absolutely shit and she can't do a thing about it. If the reader is angry, then that's intended! Get pissed that this woman is treated like a tool instead of a person!
So this chapter, she used the only agency she had to prioritise what means most to her: protecting Kunishige. She didn't refuse for the honor of her clan or Japan. She didn't accept for the safety guarantees and breathing room it buys the government. Chiaki accepted being handed over the Mikaboshi clan like a pawn because she wants to ensure the well-being of the one she loves despite how often she's told she's not supposed to.
I think what I'm trying to say is that showing Chiaki having a thing for Kunishige isn't to tie her to a man for narrative relevance. Given her position, she doesn't need Kunishige in her life at all any more. He could be more like Shiba and Azami, the childhood friends she used to play with before her fate changed forever. But she holds on to her affection for him and the time they used to spend together anyway.
Chiaki used to admire the princess and maybe want to be like her. She didn't realise how good she had it as a nobody to the clan until she was somebody and suddenly everything about her life was dictated to her. Now that she's the princess some other girl is adimiring, she gets it. She fully understands everything about what her actions and decisions mean and that's why she chose to symbolically burn the letters Kunishige sent her through Shiba: she's no longer Chiaki but Princess Soga.
So it's no surprise that she admitted that "Princess Soga" wasn't important to her and agreed to go to the Mikaboshis as a bargaining piece. Whatever her mom's plan is to cling to power, Chiaki doesn't give two whits. She doesn't care about that status and would probably be glad to be rid of it. That's the whole point of showing her relation to Kunishige in the first place.
And I mean, of course she has a crush on Kunishige... we know she's Chihiro's mom. The ideal scenario is that it's mutual between them, right? No assault or manipulation involved?
So yes it's distressing that she's putting herself in a position to be assaulted and used, of course that's upsetting. We are meant to be worried about her and anxiously waiting for whatever Kunishige's got planned.
But we should cheer for her too. She decided her fate on her own terms, and it wasn't for the "right" reasons according to her status and duty. She chose love instead. The silly crush that will lead her to have a son that's loved so much he will share half her name.
All that's left to do right now is hope she keeps a stiff upper lip and keeps managing the situation as she wishes. She's not some helpless damsel that needs to be saved here (though of course she probably would be glad to be bailed out so long as Kunishige could stay safe).
Honestly speaking, I'm on Team Ship Chiaki's Mother Off to the Mikaboshi Instead since she cares so goddamn much about appearances and tradition. What a horrible mother to be the worst about treating Chiaki as a "thing" instead of a person. Support your daughter while she's in that snake pit! She seriously needs at least one person who remembers she's a human being in there and it should be you! The Kyora/Sazanami parallels are strong here. Or maybe I have psychosis from missing Hakuri so much, hard to tell.
Anyway, I'm just gonna let Hokazono tell the story and see what happens. Peace and love and Happy Pride, dear void. Remember that resistance also means staying alive when others wish you would quit life. You deserve to be here, so stay safe and see you next week.
The usual- more information to answer old questions while raising new ones. Let's take a look, dear void.
Editor's Notes
First Page: スゲーおにぎり！ [sugeee onigiri!] "A *huge* onigiri!"
Last Page: 静かに始まるー [shizuka ni hajimaru...] "Quietly, it begins..."
Yapfest under the cut.
Kunishige and the Big Onigiri
Subaru's style of teaching" sounds like nonsense, man. Give Kuni his money back! Or a guaranteed supply of food.
It's very cool that we see Kunishige was always aware of the potential dangers of the weapons he was making. He wants to make the "ultimate sword" but also doesn't want anything he makes to end up in the wrong hands. Quite the conundrum for him. But he's sticking true to his deeply held beliefs and starving himself as a result. Classic Kagurabachi character behaviour.
Kunishige's got his head on pretty straight for a 20-year-old, even if his naïveté still shows through. He doesn't want the business of making weapons for slaughter to be glorified. He understands that weapons shouldn't be held up and celebrated, lest the public become too used to their presence in life. If he wasn't also out to make the ultimate katana no matter what, he could be the perfect moral weapons maker. No wonder the results of the war hung so heavily on him.
This is a clear rebuke against the military industrial complex if I've ever seen one. It's relevant to hot topics going on right now in Japan too, so it's actually a rather loud statement for an author of a series aimed at teenage boys. Think of the people those weapons are pointed at before the dollar signs!
And then, with the context of what Kunishige said about how he's not comfortable with crafting weapons being glorified...
How many times can we go back to chapter 1 with fresh sadness? Stop it, Shiba. Kunishige never wanted that kind of recoginition to begin with. He was just doing what he felt he was qualified to do in a time of crisis.
And now we know the origin of Kunishige putting himself forward as Japan's best bet to win the war through Enchanted Blades. It was because of Chiaki, the outcome of the Irishima talks, Mashiro's death, Shiba's guilt, Subaru's advice, his own goals.
Everything.
I wonder if he'd choose differently after the Seitei War played out.
Kunishige's never flinched from embracing responsibility at least. If anything, he might take a bit too much on to himself- but we need to see how the rest of this plays out to get a better idea of exactly how Akemura's betrayal happened.
Lastly, something interesting pointed out by a Twitter user:
DeepL translation of Thai: "Is it the same sword?"
Big ouch right in the feels if true. Post-war Kunishige does seem like the type to keep a reminder of the weight on his shoulders around.
What's Old is New
How about them surprise Kamunabi sightings, though?
The Kamunabi doesn't exist yet, obviously- we are seeing the Sorcery Bureau here. But having some old insiders of that board probably made it easier to set up a new wing of the government to manage sorcerers.
Ichiki, Izaru, Kasen, and Giraffe Neck are all experienced bureaucrats from the old regime...
Azami (!!!), Eye Patch, and Kudo are part of the old corps (possible cameo from the Kamunabi bidder guy talking about the horrors of Magatsumi during the Rakuzaichi too!)...
...Which only leaves Ear Lobes and Yatsuru to fill in later. They're not the only glimpses we got though!
Indirect still counts. For those that don't know since it's been over a hundred chapters since it was last mentioned, 怪魑 [kaichi] is the move that Kazane didn't get to use against Sojo in chapter 16.
I am not adding that half ass "Demon Monster" translation to this blog.
So apparently it's a consumable whose usage is tightly controlled? What exactly is it?! The name's not much help since it means something along the lines of "mystical spirit"; 怪 [kai] means "mystery/wonder" and 魑 [chi] means "mountain spirit". Is it a summon? A temporary spirit energy manifestation? Tell me! IT'S BEEN OVER TWO YEARS AND A HUNDRED CHAPTERS!
And of course we got more crumbs about Enkotsu and the Kagari clan. Apparently it takes immense strength to handle "Rikuo" correctly and they didn't have Hiyuki yet, so they had to sit things out. No point in saving Japan by destroying it, after all.
But I wonder how it ties into this moment I've been hanging on to since Chapter 29:
The last panel with the flame backdrop feels like Hiyuki might have been pressured to work with the government as a form of atonement for her clan not being able to help during the war. Kagurabachi is at it's finest when it's exploring how legacies and familial piety affects people. We'll see, though.
...Alright. I've avoided it for long enough, I guess.
The Elephant in the Room
So, yeah... people are surely going to be normal and rational about this bit. Surely.
There's no doubt left about Chihiro's heritage- he's Kunishige's son through and through. His eyes, how he appears at about the same age, he's definitely his father's son. And all signs clearly point to Chiaki being his mom. We just have to see how the (apparent) tryst between her and Kunishige happened.
There are valid observations that Chiaki is just the latest woman being forced to choose between duty to her clan and the man she wants in her life. Family and men: the only two options in a woman's life in far too many stories.
Chiaki being forced to choose between her clan's needs and her own wants sucks, yes. We are supposed to empathise with the no-win situation she's in. We are supposed to be upset that she lack autonomy despite holding a prestigious position! She's bound by duty just like Kyora was but she didn't expect to be there- it was a total fluke after the previous seer died unexpectedly. Hokazono is not framing her situation as a positive one:
She's under maximum pressure to give up on what she wants to put the clan first and foremost. It's a classic tragic romance plot where the princess wants the commoner but must marry into royalty for the sake of duty- not misogyny. And given how Chihiro came to be, I think we can rest assured that Chiaki chooses to prioritise herself over the Soga clan. Again, not misogyny.
I understand why some folks are disappointed in this development, but it's not evidence of blatant misogyny in my opinion. I don't think Hokazono believes that women belong in the home rearing children with the likes of Hiyuki, Sumi, and Kiri running around. It might be an unfortunate manifestation of unconscious misogyny though.
Shounen manga has come quite a long way in how it represents women, but we are still not quite at a point where we can escape old-fashioned ways of depicting them. The stories we grow up with still influence us as adults whether we acknowledge it or not and it takes active effort to confront our own biases to ignore them.
If Hokazono was truly misogynistic though, I'd expect to see less emphasis on Chiaki's role in national matters and more on her emotional turmoil. You know, the tropes of a sheltered girl bemoaning her fate to marry for duty instead of love. Nominally important because she's a princess and can thus bear royal children and nothing else. She'd be staring out the window with yearning while the wider political SNAFU unfolds without her involvement. At most, we'd see someone else reading the summary of what she saw off screen.
Instead we are seeing her struggle with the prophecies she's forced to accept. Chiaki is collapsing under the strain of what's to come. She's got bigger fish to fry than pining for Kunishige. The fate of Japan is quite literally on her shoulders through the visions the government and sorcerer clans rely on. We are seeing her as the pillar of societal cohesion, not a love-struck noblewoman. Romance is something she also struggles with, but it's pretty secondary right now.
I do think that this demand from the Mikaboshi will influence how and why she decides to choose Kunishige. But we have so much more to see with this subplot so it's just way too early to start getting worked up over her lacking agency at the moment.
Choosing Kunishige is going to be Chiaki showing agency anyway. It's going to be why Chihiro exists and part of why Kunishige's sense of responsibility is so heavy. That's her defying expectations and going with her heart! And Kunishige's not letting her hold the romance up alone since she's a huge factor in why he's volunteering for the enchanted blade experiments!
Honestly, what did you expect from Chiaki when we know she's Chihiro's mother? Not have a crush on Kunishige? Not have a romantic subplot?
Lastly, Chiaki's story involves a woman choosing between duty or romance. But she's the only one in the story so far!
Char's mom sacrificed herself so her child could live.
Hinao runs her own information exchange business.
Shiyumi was part of an elite unit and died in battle.
Hiyuki is a singularity on par with a nuclear weapon that's tightly constrained by the government.
Ice Lady was betrayed by her former partner, but it was Hakuri's words -her jailor's- that convinced her to go out like she did.
Tamaki is one of the top four strongest fighters in the Sazanami clan.
Sumi is completely equal with Moku and Ro and got to do the sick Akira slide reference.
Yatsuru is in the top 3 of the Kamunabi, recognised as truly elite in terms of knowledge in skill.
Inori got fed up with Samura, divorced him to raise Iori by herself, and was hard on him about being a good parent right up until the very end.
Iori is an ordinary girl who's grieving her dad but not giving up the fight.
Kiri wants to kill her misogynistic pig of a grandfather with the sword he said she'd never be able to handle.
Toto is an oddball that backs up the front line when things go south.
Uran gives no shits and freezes people to death.
Not all of these are positive or ground-breaking rep. I won't pretend they are. Especially when there are so few women in Kagurabachi compared to men. Especially especially since their stories don't get nearly as much focus as the men's. But Kagurabachi isn't a misogynist's wet dream.
Uran is the only female character designed for traditional "male gaze" fan service. The rest are portrayed with dignity and allowed to be reasonably dressed while kicking ass alongside their male peers. Even Uran isn't someone who exists just to titillate; she's one of the three that killed Kunishige and doesn't shy from a fight. Might be the bare minimum, but it's a hell of a lot better than when I started getting into anime and manga.
It's really unfortunate that a lot of the stories for women in Kagurabachi so far have revolved around being mothers or important to men. But when it comes to kicking ass, they aren't being paired off with a villainous female counterpart to have a side-show fight while the Big Boys do the real thing nearby. Everyone is working side-by-side to get shit done as equals.
I don't know what I'm ranting about any more so goodbye and see you next week, dear void.
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i feel like the youth should be reminded that the point of shipping is not for a ship to become canon. the point of shipping is to collect all the canon crumbs like starved mice, run away cackling and make some fun little scenarios with them just for the hell of it.
Unexpected break week for Kagurabachi means a new project, I guess. Even though it's definitely going to take longer than a day (maybe even a week) to finish.
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Easthies and his Knights squad showing up in the anime finally has gotten me thinking again about how tragically ironic they all are. Of the ones we've glimpsed the backstories of, it seems like every one of them is in some way a failure of the system, people who've slipped through the cracks and been hurt in some way, who because of those circumstances are now forced to uphold the very system that left them behind in the first place. Utowin is the most obvious example; he's the Pointed Cap equivalent of a high school dropout who enlists the minute he turns 18. The Pointed Caps in general and his mentor in specific were completely unable to accommodate his needs as a student, and because of that he essentially falls out of the practice of magic. But, because he still needs to play a part in the magical world, he becomes a knight, because that's the only thing he felt like he could reasonably do.
Luluci is something of a different story. On first look you might want to say that the system worked for Luluci. The Knights, specifically Easthies and Vinnana, who hold a lot of power over the Pointed Caps' justice system, sided with her, after all. But beyond punishing the individual who assaulted her and her friend (which as I recall isn't even directly depicted, only implied), there's no active effort to reform the apprenticeship system that put Luluci and her friend into harm's way in the first place. Just like Utowin, Luluci, unable to exist in normal witch society due to her trauma within that system instead becomes a Knight and now upholds that same unjust system that allowed her to be hurt.
Of course, Galga is kind of the most stark example. Unlike the other two aforementioned, the struggles he faces only come about after he becomes a Knight, but it's a similar story. As it stands in the current storyline, Galga's story is about him and Atwert dealing with the consequences of what Ininnia did to him and the Knights' complete unwillingness to help him in a meaningful way. Galga was the victim of an incredibly violating crime that completely altered the course of his life and the best the Knights can do is send him into exile, destroying his life even further because there's nothing better in place to deal with cases like him.
(Side note: I hate Atwert's English name, I miss when he was Atuardo or however the fan translations transliterated it.)
I don't recall off the top of my head it Etlan and Ekoh have any backstory written right now but I wouldn't be surprised if they had a somewhat similar story to Utowin.
And then we come to Easthies. Oh my god Easthies. Unlike the others we really don't know all that much about his past, but his relationship with the Pact paints such a strong contrast with the rest of his squad. Easthies, for all intents and purposes, is the Pact. To him, it is the ultimate moral code, from which nobody should ever stray, even if straying from it would do immense good, because any action outside of the Pact is the start of a long, steep, slope that leads to the return of war magic and the age of strife it created. He is so zealous to the pact that when Vinnana, his literal boss and the arbiter of the Pact in the Pointed Caps' society bends the rules even slightly, he opted to go on a complete rampage to erase the idea from as many people as possible. And being their direct superior, Easthies is probably the greatest force keeping the rest of his squad on the Pact. In this way he comes to embody the perpetual abuse that the system doles out to the people on the fringes, the edge cases who are hurt for no reason because the system is working as intended for most. He does this directly to the Knights that work under him, as the Pact more broadly does to everybody with stories like them.
Rating/Ship: E/HakuHiro
Character(s): Chihiro, Hakuri, Char
Tag(s): Hurt/Comfort, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Hand Job, Sexual Inexperience, Frotting, Post-Coital Cuddling, Porn with Feelings, Chihiro PoV
Word Count: 4.1k
Summary: Comfort for a rough past comes in many forms- peaceful ordinary days, silly playtime, and occasionally something a bit more… intimate.
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Days like today grew few and far between, but they still happened, and it pained Chihiro all the same to see the one he held so dearly in so much pain.
Hakuri nestled into Chihiro’s arms. “I’m just so tired,” he cried. “I want it to all go away… but..”
Chihiro combed his fingers through Hakuri’s hair, thinking of the right words to say to make it all better. He silently placed a kiss on his head.
A warm smile, as Hakuri blushed and pulled him tighter.
“Shall we go rest in our room?” Chihiro asked.
Hakuri nodded before Chihiro stood up and slowly helped him to his feet.
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A Round Robin project written in four parts by myself, @entenoi, and everblueocean!! We hope you enjoy it!
witch hat atelier is great because in the first few chapters it looks like its really just going to be a cute magical girl story about hope and friendship but then you keep reading and its about how fascist societies fabricate a social structure to divide how power and information is disseminated and what life is like as a disabled person in that society. and then its also still about hope and friendship, but if hope and friendship could kill you.
Sure thing. The vibe of the whole thing was basically in the form of an official report, which the official EN captured while adding elaboration where necessary.
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