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            Meeting With The MobIn which we meet a gentle old man in a park who turns out to be a retired mafioso. 
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            Castle DayA day trip with Jo-Anne to see what castles we could see. 
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            Beer On SticksThe regular Sunday sojourn to Ogiya for beer and yakitori with Nova teachers. 
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            Evangelism And EquestrianismAnother religious encounter, though again a lack of hard-sell. And the strangest pamphlet ever. 
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            Self-CongratulationsIn which I am able to find my keys using only the power of Japanese, but then fail to order dinner in the same tongue. 
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            Two Certainties In LifeIn which I am hit up for taxes, and lose yet another set of keys. Sigh. 
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            Great Balls Of FireCormorant fishing is a tradition in Gifu, so a bunch of Gaijin headed out to see what it was like. 
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            The B’s KneesA birthday to remember, with karaoke, burgers and awesome music. 
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            One Year Older, Still An IdiotIn which I celebrate a birthday in Japan by failing to have the correct change for public transport. 
