"...Something seemed to pass through the crowd after security had been cleared and we moved over the Niju-bashi, the special bridge which marked the entrance to the palace grounds which only ever felt the feet of ordinary mortals on this and one other day every year. A hush rippled through the crowd, as though we were entering a great cathedral open to the sky, and the excitement grew..." -selection from "The Samurai" excerpted from The Selected Short Stories of Sarah A. Chrisman
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