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Pale Blue ParkAuthor: Makino Shinichi
| Original Title | 青白き公園 |
|---|---|
| Author | 牧野 信一 |
| Genre | Modern Short Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | Under a moonlit sky that mirrors platinum and gold, a writer grapples with weaving a tale as elusive as the autumn night’s haze. Torn between reality and imagination, they drift into a world where sorrowful princesses weep for scattered rose petals, ancient pharaohs command loyal soldiers, and a pale blue park shimmers like a forgotten dream. The writer’s muse is fickle—haunted by family tensions over truth-telling in fiction and distracted by friends’ laughter during card games where defeat feels like a cosmic joke. Yet through it all, the moon remains a silent confidant, casting its glow on both the writer’s desk and the fantastical realms they conjure: Assyrian gardens, Nile-side palaces, and whispered secrets between ink and parchment. What begins as a simple story spirals into a labyrinth where history blurs with reverie, and every word risks unraveling fragile bonds—or awakening something far older, lingering in the park’s mist. Will the tale transcend its creator’s doubts, or dissolve like dewdrops at dawn? |
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