On the seventh night the bell rings at the top of the steps and does not stop ringing.

Aoi gets there before you, because Aoi always gets there first, and she is the one who turns the body over.

It is you. It is always you. She screams your name at a face that is already wearing it.

Then it is morning, and the bus driver says the name of the village like it is a question.

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