Yui had it all--the beloved daughter of a feudal lord, an unearthly beauty that moves men to write sonnets, and a heart of gold. Only, she wishes for one thing.
To overcome the illness that eats her soul day by day. She folds paper cranes each nigh...
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"Without using force, poetry moves heaven and earth, makes even the unseen spirits and gods feel pity, smoothens the bonds between man and woman, and consoles the heart of fierce warriors."
Excerpt from: Ki no Tsurayuki, kana preface, in Kokin wakashu, ed. Kojima Noriyuki and Arai Eizo.
