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Before drinking his last cup of saké Ryoji Uebara had written:
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"I have always thought that Japan must live free in order to live eternally.
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It may seem idiotic to say that today, under a totalitarian regime.
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We kamikaze pilots are machines, we have nothing to say,
except to beg our compatriots to make Japan the great country of our dreams.
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In the plane I am a machine, a bit of magnetized metal
that will plaster itself against an aircraft carrier.
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But once on the ground I am a human being
with feelings and passions.
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Please excuse these disorganized thoughts.
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I'm leaving you a rather melancholy picture,
but in the depths of my heart I am happy.
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I have spoken frankly, forgive me."