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something to scare away the demons, and asking what noise he might make. In a few days Genji would see the child no more; and sadly he recited the verse: 'Whilst I in heedless grief have let the days go by, together now the year and my own life are ebbing to their close.' He gave orders that the New Year ceremonies should be performed with more than usual splendour, and saw to it that the princes and Court officers who came to the palace. should receive such presents and bounties as never before.[1]

  1. ↑ The next chapter begins with the words: 'After Prince Genji's death. . . .
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