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| Original Title | 畑の祭 |
|---|---|
| Author | 北原 白秋 |
| Genre | Modern Short Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | Beneath a searing crimson sun, a cliffside village pulses with life as farmers toil in golden wheat fields ripe for harvest. Hoes clang rhythmically against soil while sweat-drenched laborers banter about bumper crops and restless seas below. Yet an eerie stillness lingers—waves crash violently against jagged rocks as if echoing unspoken tensions. The land itself seems alive: wheat sways hypnotically, cicadas drone from bean stalks, and sudden summer storms ignite surreal visions—a horse erupts into flames, old women chant up crumbling slopes, and twilight transforms fields into liquid light. Between backbreaking labor and moments of raw vulnerability—tears shed over unyielding broad beans, naked farmers wrestling with existential dread—the villagers persist, bound to earth’s cycles. Mystical undercurrents blur reality: jeweled insects gleam like sacred relics, graveyards shimmer silver, and midnight eels writhe through dew-laden grass as if chasing divine ecstasy. This is a world where human grit collides with nature’s sublime fury, where every seed sown holds both promise and peril beneath an ever-watchful sun. |
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