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Original Title	過渡人
Author	豊島 与志雄
Genre	Modern Short Fiction
Author Type	Male Author
Summary	Yajima, a powerful managing director, has meticulously built a life of wealth, influence, and unwavering stability. Yet, as his meticulously ordered world enters a spring of "pale days," a profound disquiet begins to stir within him. He senses a slackening grip on life, a cooling of his very soul, and unsettling "holes" appearing not just in nature, but deep inside himself. This quiet unease is amplified by the desperate return of a disgraced former employee, Sasao, and the keen, almost challenging gaze of his eldest son, Hideo. As Yajima grapples with the stark contradictions of his past actions and the unsettling reflections of his own aging, he confronts the impending dissolution of his perceived reality. Is this the terrifying prelude to a truth that will redefine everything he believes about himself and his carefully constructed world?