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| Original Title | 森の暗き夜 |
|---|---|
| Author | 小川 未明 |
| Genre | Children's Literature |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a house swallowed by an ancient forest, a Woman toils under the watchful glow of a lamp, her life a monotonous rhythm of work and silence. But one fateful night, a stranger's plea shatters her solitude, drawing her into a world she never knew existed—a world where the forest whispers secrets, and eerie, crimson-feathered birds build nests of ominous darkness. As the seasons turn, a fragile life enters her desolate existence, bound by unseen ties and plagued by the forest's creeping dread. The night comes alive with the buzzing chorus of bloodthirsty swarms, mirroring a terror that blooms within her own heart. When tragedy strikes, the forest demands its due, and the Woman finds herself trapped between the tangible and the spectral. The dark night of the forest is far from over. |
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