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| Original Title | 第二邪宗門 |
|---|---|
| Author | 北原 白秋 |
| Genre | War & Social Literature |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | Amidst a scorching urban inferno, a city of brick and sulfur throbs with relentless heat. Statues of forgotten gods loom over desiccated fountains as figures writhe in delirious dances—guitarists play recklessly, drunkards gulp firewater, and blind men laugh over split watermelons. The air shimmers with agony, pierced by screams from leaden pipes and the roar of madness-driven automobiles. Yet beyond this purgatory lies a haunting duality: verdant ginkgo groves tremble under pale skies where a lone wanderer traces endless paths with a sorrowful fiddle, while abyssal pools and voiceless twilight realms harbor spectral women and murmuring skulls. Crimson lanterns glow in valleys thick with dread, and silent processions await unknowable revelations. Through feverish symphonies of camphor and ozone, decaying substations hum with death’s electricity. This is a world where beauty festers alongside decay—a tapestry of surreal visions that entwine primal longing with existential despair, inviting readers into landscapes where every shadow pulses with unspoken mythologies and every silence echoes unresolved yearning. |
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