1:35:00
Miho died as well.
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Thus did Hanshiro Tsugumo
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find himself utterly alone in the world,
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having lost every last person
he had ever cared about.
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Master Tsugumo,
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does that conclude your story?
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Yes, I suppose so.
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There's just one more thing.
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May all those here listen carefully
to what I'm about to say.
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No matter how grinding
his poverty and hunger,
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for a samurai to present himself
in someone else's entryway
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and declare that he wishes
to commit harakiri there
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is an unspeakable act
that can in no way be excused.
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However...
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the manner in which
the House of Iyi handled the matter...
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surely left a great deal to be desired.
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If a samurai risks shame and ridicule
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to beg for a day or two's grace,
he must surely have good reason.
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A simple inquiry
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as to the reason for the request
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would have told so much...
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yet with this many
witnesses present...
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not a single one among you
had the consideration to ask.
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His wife lay gasping for breath,
on the very verge of death,
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while his beloved son burned with fever,
in dire need of a doctor.