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                                                                 “My existence is a constant venture.”
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                                  ͖ˌ݂ԫڗɽ     dவԬ   ˜ᚮቾᕩᕨ™                                            — Izumi KatoIzumi Kato
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        ஗ɓᄴீ׼ٙᑛᇫჀ႟        dቃ࿊႒⟣ৎͿ      d࿴ிЧʃˮɿ஗ɽɛࡁႬ              rather, they are depicted in human form. It could be
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        ˴Ѝ  dߎ eၠމᓃၢ    d༕ᙑ͛նٙɧ၇စᜊ        fՉʕ   d௰̸ᗙ̬ٮФ          my attention is not the individual, but the essence of
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        ࢝ٙ୚ڗҖ൥     dν୚ߤʱ൓ڋϓٙߝߣ         dᕙЍʝ໾ٙၠЍ୚ߤၾߎ              e x i s t en c e i t s el f . ”
                                                                 existence itself.”
        ЍА၍ஹഐഹ͎᜗ᔘ੭dрɢආʷϓۨfϾ୅ͦЇ̛dᏃՅկկᄥ
        ЍА၍ஹഐഹ͎᜗ᔘ੭        dрɢආʷϓۨ      fϾ୅ͦЇ̛     dᏃՅկկᄥ
                                                                                                     — Izumi KatoIzumi Kato
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        ήd̋ᖸݰ˸๰ͣᓃ̈ᕐ଻dΎତνΝڋ༾˰ޢٙୋɓ༸Έ੹f˸
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        ฮලכᖭٙԒ᜗ฮఏ૿ӗᓛᘚٙڋ͛াኳfΎ޶೥͍ࠦʕd࠶ٶٙ
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                                                                 perspective, establishing his unique position within Japan’s
        І್ޢ൴ɛٙหޡʘɢd౤፴˰ɛᏐࣛՍᕿϞᑹ՚ʘːdϤЪ͵Ԋ                            p e r s p e c t i v e ,  e s t ab l is h i n g  h is  u n i qu e  p o s i t i o n  wi t h i n  Jap an ’ s
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        ช dၾɧ༸ሯዎٙଉЍҖϓᒻ׼࿁ˢ            dᙕᙑəӊɓϓڗࣛՍԢ೻຦               dominated by cartoon
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        ᖸݰܝԸٙڐ྅      ˜तᄳ™ၾᎉ෧      dϘಂЪۜһءࠠՍ೥͛նආ೻            d    which states, “The Tao
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