r,fornoapparentreason,donutizedaswell.AftergraduatingfromJouiversity,andbeginningtoworkforJapanAirlines,shewasinthelobbyofaSapporohotelonedayonabusirip,whenshesuddenlydonutized.Mymotherstayedathomedayafterdayandcriedherlifeaway.Icallmysisteronthephoneonawhile,justtoseehowshesdoing.

    "Youstilldo?"mydonutizedlittlesistersays."Theterofourhumaenceis..."

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    Antithesis

    byMURAKAMIHaruki

    translatedbyOSAKABEYoshio

    Apicturecardatlastarrivedfrommyuncle.WedidnothearfromhimsincehehadgooBorneolastSeptembertocattithesis.Althoughithadanordinarydesignwiththatusualhouseonstiltsanduttrees,theletteritselffromtheuncle,famousforpoorletterwriter,isquiteamazing.

    “Unfortunately,Antithesis,wecallitabigone,disappearedretlyeveninthisplace,”hewrote.Itslettersareshakysieito.

    “NativessaidtheyhavenotseenAntithesisof8meterclassforyears.Icaughtomonthwithfivemeterstwenty-fivelong.Obviouslyamiddleclass,butacctothemit’seventhemiracle.Quitemygrief.RegardingthedecreaseofAntithesis,someonesaysit’scausedbylessvolicashandanothersaysit’sduetothegeothermalge.Butnooneknowsdefinitereasons.Ifthinggoohis,I’llgobacktoJapanbyJune.”

    Anoldpictureofmyuncle,posinginfrontofthetwelveandahalfmeterAntithesiscarriedbynatives,washunginmyroom.Myunclefoundthesuper-bigfishin1966anditwasofficiallyrecordedasthebiggestAntithesiscaughtin1960’s.Atthattime,hewasintheprimetimeastheAntith