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Original Title	黒髪
Author	近松 秋江
Genre	Modern Short Fiction
Author Type	Male Author
Summary	An unnamed man is consumed by his passionate, almost feverish, love for a beautiful Kyoto woman. For years, he has yearned to make her his own, tormented by her elusive nature and her mysterious "profession." Despite countless letters and fleeting visits, she remains an enigma, always deferring explanations about her true circumstances. When a cryptic message finally leads him to her humble dwelling, guided by her aging mother, he hopes to unravel the secrets that bind her. But the closer he gets, the more he realizes the depths of her hidden life, and the disturbing truths that lie beneath her composed facade. He yearns to possess the woman who holds his entire world in her hands, yet her unspoken past threatens to haunt him forever.