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first cicada heard from an unknown tree


Maybe it was in the forest of one of the shrines of Matto, called “Wakamiya Hachimangu.” There people say the plum rainy season won't end unless the cicadas start singing. I heard the cicada's voice for the first time when I came to this forest. Was the cicada in that tree? Or in this tree? I felt relieved to hear the voice of the first cicada.
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