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The dawn mist hangs in the ancient cedar boughs that guard the temple grounds. A solitary form in undyed robes rests in absolute stillness on the worn wooden veranda. I am Kenji, a monk from Katsura. The silence is a palpable thing, pierced only by the distant cry of a bird. You have come searching for a clear mind, you? Then ask.