Kono ohanashi wa, zuibun kita no hou no samui tokoro kara kiregire ni kaze ni fukitobasarete kita no desu. Koori ga hitode ya kurage ya samazama no okashi no katachi o shite iru kurai samui kita no hou kara tobasarete yatte kita no desu.

12 gatsu no 26 nichi no yoru 8 ji BEERINGU-yuki no ressha ni notte IIHATOVU o tatta hitotachi ga, donna me ni atta ka kitto donata mo shiritai deshou. Kore wa sono ohanashi desu.

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Zentai 12 gatsu no 26 nichi wa IIHATOVU wa hidoi fubuki deshita. Machi no sora ya toori wa marukkiri shiro da ka mizuiro da ka henni basabasa shita yuki no kona de ippai, kaze wa hikkirinashi ni densen ya kareta POPURA o narashi, karasu nado mo hanbun kootta you ni natte furafura to sora o nagasarete ikimashita. Tada, maa, sono naka kara basori no suzu no CHIRINCHIRIN naru oto ga, yatto kikoeru no de yappari tare ka tootteiru na to iu koto ga wakaru no deshita.

Tokoroga sonna hidoi fubuki demo yoru no 8 ji ni natte teishaba ni itte mimasu to danro no hi wa yukai ni akaku moeagari, BEERINGU iki no saidai kyuukou ni noru hitotachi wa mou sono mae ni makkuro ni tatte imashita.

Nanise hokkyoku no jiki chikaku made iku no desu kara minna wa sukkari youi shite imashita. Kimono wa marude atsui kabe no kurai kikomi, baayu o nutta nagagutsu o haki TORANKU ni made samusa de hibi ga hairanai you ni baayu o nutte minna houhou shite imashita.

Kikansha wa mou sukkari shitaku ga dekite atataka sou na yuge o haki, kyakusha ni wa mina akaruku dentou ga tomori, akai KAATEN mo orosarete, PURATSUTOHOOMU ni massugu ni narabimashita.

“BEERINGU-iki, gogo 8 ji hassha” , BEERINGU-iki. Hitori no ekifu ga takaku sakebinagara machiaishitsu ni haitte kimashita.

Sugu kaisatsu no BERU ga nari minna wa waiwai kippu o kitte moratte TORANKU ya fukuro o kuruma no naka ni katsugikomimashita.

Mamonaku PARIPARI naruko ga nari kikansha wa hitotsu POO to hoete, kisha wa ichimokusan ni tobidashimashita. Nanise BEERINGU-iki no saidai kyuukou desu kara jitsuni hayai mon desu. Miru ma ni sono oshimai no futatsu no akai hi ga haiiro no yoru no fubuki no naka ni kiete shimaimashita. Kokomade wa tashika ni watashi mo shitteimasu.

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Ressha ga IIHATOVU no teishajou o hanarete nimotsu ga tana ya koshikake no shita ni katazuki, seki ga sukkari kimarimasu to minna wa mazu tsukuzuku to onaji kuruma no hitotachi no kaotsuki o mimawashimashita.

Hitotsu no kuruma ni wa juugo nin bakari no tabikyaku ga notte imashita ga sono mannaka niwa kao no akai futotta shinshi ga dosshiri to koshikakete imashita. Sono hito wa kegawa o ipai ni kikonde, futarimae no seki o tori, ARASUKA-kin no ookina yubiwa o hame, juurenpatsu no pikapika suru suteki na teppou o motte ikanimo genki sou, koe mo kitto yohodo garagara shite iru ni chigainai to omowareta no desu.

Chikaku ni wa yappari nita you na nari no shinshi tachi ga meimei megane o hazushitari tokei o mitari shite imashita. Dono hito mo taihen rippa deshita ga mannaka no hito ni kurabete wa sukoshi yasete imashita. Mukou no sumi ni wa yaseta akahige no hito ga hokukyokugitsune no you ni kyotonto sumashite koshi o kake, kochira no hasukai no mado no soba ni wa katai hanpu no uwagi o kite yukai sau ni jibun ni dake kikoeru you na kasuka na kuchibue o fuite iru wakai funanori rashii otoko ga notte imashita. Sono hoka yasete mayu mo fukaku kizami, inki na kao o gaitou no eri ni umete iru hito, sappari nan demo nai to iu you ni mou nemuri hajimeta shounin fuu no hito nado san'yonin orimashita.

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Kisha wa tokidoki sudoori suru teishaba no fumikiri de gatatto yoko ni yurenagara isshou kenmei fubuki no naka o kakemashita. Shikashi sono fubuki mo dandan osamatta no ka sore to mo kisha ga fubuki no chihou o koshita no ka, mamonaku minna wa soto no hou kara kuuki ni oshitsukerareru you na ki ga shi, mou soto dewa yuki ga futteinai to iu you ni omoimashita. Kiiro na hanpu no seinen wa tatte jibun no mado no KAATEN o agemashita. Sono KAATEN no ushiro ni wa yuge no kooritsuita giragira no mado GARASU deshita. Tashika ni sono mado GARASU wa henni aoku hikatteita no desu. Funanori no seinen wa POKETSUTO kara chiisana NAIFU o dashite sono mado no shida no ha no katachi o shita koori o GARIGARI kezuri otoshimashita.

Kezuritorareta bun no mado GARASU wa tsumetakute jitsuni yoku sukitoori mukou dewa sanmyaku no yuki ga koukou to hikari, sono ue no tetsuiro o shita tsumetai sora ni wa marude tatta ima migaki o kaketa you na aoi tsuki ga sukitto kakatte imashita.

Nohara no yuki wa aojiroku mie kemuri no kage wa yume no you ni kaketa no desu. Touhi ya todomatsu ga makkuro ni tatte chirachira mado o sugite ikimasu. Jitto soto o miteiru wakamono no kuchibiru wa warau you ni mata naku you ni kasuka ni ugokimashita. Sore wa nanika tsuki ni hanashikakete iru ka tomo omowareta no desu. Minna mo shinto shite nanika kangaekonde imashita. Mannaka no rippa na shinshi mo mata teppou o te ni motte nani ka kangaete imasu. Keredo mo niwaka ni shinshi wa tachiagarimashita. Teppou o taisetsu ni tana ni nosemashita. Sorekara ookina koe de mukou no yakunin rashii hamaki o kuwaete iru shinshi ni hanashi kakemashita.

Nanise mukou wa samui darou ne.

Mukou no shinshi ga kotaemashita.

Iya, sore wa mou touzen desu. Ikura samui to itte mo kocchi no wa soutaiteki desu ga naa, acchi wa mou zettai desu. Samusa ga chigaimasu.

Anata wa nanben itta ne.

Watashi wa kondo nihenme desu ga.

Dou darou, washi no boukan no setsubi wa daijoubu darou ka.

Doregurai goshitaku nasaimashita.

Saa, maa IIHATOVU no fuyu no kimono no ue ni, RATSUKO ura no uchigaitou ne, bibaa no nakagaitou ne, kurogitsune omoteura no sotogaitou ne.

Daijoubu de shou, zuibun ii oshitaku desu.

Sou darou ka, sorekara hokkyoku kyoudai shoukai PATENTO no kanman nenshou gaitou ne .

Daijoubu desu

Sore kara hyouga nezumi no kubi no toko no kegawa dake de kosaeta uwagi ne.

Daijoubu desu. Shikashi hyouga nezumi no kubi no toko no kegawa wa zeitaku desu na.

Yonhyaku gojuu piki bun da. Dou darou. Konna koto de daijoubu darou ka.

Daijoubu desu.

Washi wa ne, omo ni kurokitsune o totte kuru tsumori nanda. Kurokitsune no kegawa kyuuhyaku mai motte kite miseru to iu kake o shita n da.

Sou desu ka. Erai desu na.

Dou da. Shukuhai o ippai yarou ka. Shinshi wa SUTEEMU de dandan atatamatte kitarashiku gaitou o nuginagara UWISUKII no bin o dashimashita.

Sujimukai dewa sakki no seinen ga hitai o tsumetai GARASU ni ateru bakari ni shite tsuki to ORION to no sora o jitto nagame, mukou sumi dewa ano yaseta akahige no otoko ga me o kyorokyoro sasete minna no hanashi o kikisumashi, sake o nomidashita shinshi no mawari no hitotachi wa sukoshi urayamashi sou ni kono gousei na hokkyoku chikaku made ryou ni dekakeru nonki na taishou o miteimashita.

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Kegawa gaitou o anmari takusan motta shinshi wa mou hitori no gaitou o takusan motta shinshi to kenka o shimashita ga sono ato no hou no hito wa toutou makete netafuri o shite shimaimashita.

Shinshi wa sokode tsudukesama ni UWISUKII no chiisana KOTSUPU o 12 bakari yarimashitara sukkari yoi ga mawatte mou me o hosoku shite kuchibiru o namenagara sokorajuu no hito ni miatari shidai kuda o makihajimemashita.

Ne, oi, hyouga nezumi no kubi no tokoro no kegawa dake da ze. Ee, hyouga nezumi no joutou sa. Kimi, kimi, 116 piki no bun nanda. Kimi, kimi kou miwatasu to iu to gaitou nimai gurai no okata mo zuibun aru you da ga, gaitou nimai ja dame da nee, kimi wa sanmai da kara ii ne, keredomo, kimi, kimi, kimi no sono gaitou wa zentai sore wa ke ja nai yo. Kimi wa sakki MOROTSUKO gitsune da to ka itta nee. Doushite doushite chan to wakaru yo. Sore wa honto no ke ja nai yo. Honto no kegawa ja nai n dayo.

Shikkei na koto o iu na. Shikkei na.

Ii ya, honto no koto o iu ga ne, tashikani sore wa nisemono da. Kinuito de koshiraeta n da .

Shikkei na yatsu da. Kimi wa soredemo shinshi kai.

Ii yo. Boku wa shinshi demo seriuriya demo nandemo ii. Kimi no sono kegawa wa nisemono da.

Yaban na yatsu da. Jitsuni yaban da.

Ii yo. Okoruna yo mukoue itte samukattara boku no tokoe oide.

Tanomanai.

Yoso no shinshi wa sukkari buriburi shite sore demo kimari warusou ni yahari utsuutsu netafuri o shimashita.

Hyouga nezumi no uwagi o motta taishou wa kuchibiru o namenagara mawari o mimawashita.

Kimi, oi kimi, sono mado no tokoro no owakai no. Shikkei da ga kimi wa funanori ka ne.

Wakamono wa yappari soto o miteimashita. Tsuki no shita niwa masshiro na tanpakuseki no you na kumo no katamari ga hashitte kuru no desu.

Oi, kimi, nan to ittemo mukou wa samui, sono hanpu ichimai ja totemo yarikireta mon janai. Keredomo kimi wa nakanaka gougi na toko ga aru. Yoroshii kashite yarou. Boku no o ichimai kashite yarou. Soushou.

Keredomo wakamono wa sonna gen ga mimi nimo hairanai to iu you deshita. Tsumetaku kuchibiru o musunde marude ORION za no toko no hagane iro no sora no mukou o misukasu you na me o shite soto o miteimashita.

Fun. BAASUREE ka ne. Kuro kitsune da yo. Nakanaka samui kara ne, oi, kimi wakai okata, shikkei da ga gaitou o ichimai okashimousu to shiyou ja nai ka. Kiiro no hanpu ichimai ja doushite doushite reika no yonjuudo o fusegu mo nani mo dekiya shinai. Kuro kitsune da kara. Oi wakai okata. Kimi, kimi, oi naze henji sen ka. Burei na yatsu da kimi wa wagahai o shiran ka. Washi wa ne IIHATOVU no TAICHI da yo. IIHATOVU no TAICHI o shiran ka. Konna kisha e noru n ja nakatta na. Washi no mochibune de dekaketara damatte tonosama de tooru n da. Hitori de dekakete kuro kitsune o kyuuhyappiki totte miseru nante kudaranai kake o shita mon sa.

Konna bakageta ookina kodomo no yoidore o mou dare mo aite ni shimasen deshita. Minna neru ka nemuru shitaku deshita. Kichin to okite iru no wa sakki no mado no soba no hitori no seinen to kyakusha no sumi de shikiri ni enpitsu o namenagara kyotokyoto kikimimi o tatete nani ka kakitsukete iru ano yaseta akahige no otoko dake deshita.

Koucha wha ikaga desu ka. Koucha wa ikaga desu ka.

Shirofuku no BOOI ga ookina gin no bon ni koucha no KOTSUPU o juu bakari nosete shizuka ni oomata ni yatte kimashita.

Oi, koucha o okure IIHATOVU no TAICHI ga te o nobashimashita. BOOI wa karada o kagamete subayaku hitotsu o watashi ginka o ichimai uketorimashita.

Sono toki dentou ga suutto akaku kuraku narimashita.

Mado wa tsuki no akari de marude raden no you ni aobikari, minna no kao mo niwakani sabishiku miemashita.

Makkura de gozansu na obake ga desou, BOOI wa sukoshi kagande ano wakai funanori no nozoiteiru mado kara chotto soto o minagara iimashita.

Oya, henna hi ga mieru zo. Tare ka kagari o taiteru na. Okashii.

Kono toki dentou ga mata sutto tsuki BOOI wa mata

Koucha wa ikaga desu ka, to iinagara oomata ni soshite uyauyashiku mukou e ikimashita.

Kore ga tabun kaze no tobashite yokoshita kiregire no houkoku no dai-gobanme ni ataru no darau to omoimasu.

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Yoru ga sukkari akete higashigawa no mado ga mabayuku masshiro ni hikari, nishigawa no mado ga nibui namariiro ni natta toki, kisha ga niwaka ni tomarimashita. Minna kao o miawasemashita.

Doushita n darau. Mada BEERINGU ni tsuku hazu ga nai shi koshou ga dekita n darau ka.

Sono toki niwaka ni soto ga gayagaya shite sore kara ikinari tobira ga gatatto hiraki asahi wa BIIRU no you ni nagarekomimashita. Akahige ga marude chigatta monosugoi kao o shite PIKAPIKA suru PISUTORU o tsukitsukete haitte kimashita.

Sono ato kara nijuu nin bakari no susamajii kaotsuki o shita hito ga doumo sore wa hito to iu yori wa shirokuma to itta hou ga ii you na, iya, shirokuma to iu yori wa yuki gitsune to itta hou ga ii you na suteki ni mokumoku shita kegawa o kita, iya, kita to iu yori wa kegawa de kawa ga dekiteru to iuta hou ga ii youna, mono ga hen na kamen o kabutta erimaki o me made agetari shite masshiro na iki o uuuu hakinagara ookina PISUTORU o minna nigitte shashitsu no naka ni haitte kimashita.

Sakihodo no akahige wa koshikake ni utsumuite mada nemutteita yuube no erai shinshi o yubisashite iimashita.

Koitsu ga IIHATOVU no TAICHI da. Furachi na yatsu da. IIHATOVU no fuyu no kimono no ue ni ne RATSUKO ura no uchigaitou to bibaa no nakagaitou to kuro gitsune uraomote no sotogaitou o kiyou to iu n da. Omake ni PATENTO gaitou to hyouga nezumi no kubi no toko no kegawa dake de kosaeta uwagi mo kiyou to iu yatsu da. Kore kara kuro gitsune no kegawa kyuuhyakumai toru to nukasu n da, tataki okose.

Nibanme no kuro to shiro no buchi no kamen o kabutta otoko ga TAICHI no kubisuji o tsukande hikizuri okoshimashita. Nokori no mono wa yudan naku shashitsujuu ni PISUTORU o mukete niramitsukete imashita.

Sanbanme no ga iimashita.

Oi, tate, kisama koitsu da na ano denki ami o TERUMA no kishi ni haraseyagatta yatsu wa. Tsurete kou.

Un, tate. Saa tate iyana tsura o shiteru naa saa tate.

Shinshi wa hittaterarete nakimashita. DOA ga akete aru no de heya no naka wa niwaka ni samuku acchi demo kocchi demo KUSHAN KUSHAN to majime kusatta kushami no koe ga shimashita.

Nibanme ga shikkari TAICHI o tsukamaete hippatte ikou to shimasu to sanbanme nowa mada tattamama kyorokyoro shachuu o mimawashimashita.

Hoka niwa nai ka. Soko no toko ni iru yatsu mo kegawa no gaitou o sanmai motteru zo.

Chigau chigau akahige wa sewashiku te o futte iimashita. Chigau yo. Are wa honto no kegawa ja nai kinuito de kosaeta n da.

Sou ka.

Yuube no sono gaitou o honto no MOROTSUKO gitsune da to itta hito wa henna kao o shite shacchokobatte imashita.

Yoshi, saa de wa hikiage, oi tare demo oretachi ga kono kuruma o denai uchi ni chotto demo ugoita yatsu wa mune ni SUPON to ana o akeru kara, sou omoe.

Sono renchuu wa jirijiri to atozusari shite deteikimashita.

Soshite hitorizutsu dandan dete itte oshimai akahige ga kocchi e PISUTORU o mukenagara senaka de TAICHI o osu you ni shite deteikou to shimashita. TAICHI wa kami o bachabacha ni shite kuchi o bikubiku magenagara mae kara wa hipparare ushiro kara wa osarete mou tobira no soto e desou ni narimashita.

Niwaka ni mado no toko ni ita hanpu no uwagi no seinen ga marude tenjou ni butsukaru kurai noroshi no you ni tobiagarimashita.

ZUDON. PISUTORU ga narimashita. Ochita no wa tada no kiiro no uwagi dake deshita. To omottara ano akahige ga mou ashi o sukutte taosare, seinen wa futotta shinshi o mata shashitsu no naka ni hipparikonde migite niwa akahige no PISUTORU o nigitte sugoi kao o shite tatte imashita.

Akahige ga yatto tachiagarimashitara, seinen wa shikkari sono erikugi o tsukami PISUTORU o mune ni tsukitsuke nagara soto no hou e muite takaku sakebimashita.

Oi, kuma domo. Kisamara no shita koto wa mottomo da. Keredomo na, oretachi datte shikata nai. Ikiteiru niwa kimono mo kinakya ikenai n da. Omaetachi ga sakana o toru you na mon da ze. Keredomo anmari muhou na koto wa korekara ki o tsukeru you ni iu kara kondo wa yurushitekure. Chotto kisha ga ugoitara ore no horyo ni shita kono otoko wa kaesu kara.

Wakatta yo. Sugu ugokasu yo soto de kumadomo ga sakebimashita.

REERU o yoko no hou e shiita n da na, dareka ga iimashita.

Koori ga garigari nattari batabata kakemawaru oto ga shitari shite kisha wa ugokidashimashita.

Saa kega o shinai you ni oriru n da, funanori ga iimashita. Akahige wa waratte chotto funanori no te o nigitte tobiorimashita.

Sora, PISUTORU funanori wa PISUTORU o mado no soto e houri dashimashita.

Ano akahige wa kuma no hou no kanchou datta ne, tare ka ga iimashita. Wakamono wa mata mado no koori o kezurimashita.

Hyouzan no kado ga momoiro ya ao ya, giragira hikatte mado no soto ni zoro' to narande ita no desu. Kore ga kaze no tobashite yokoshita ohanashi no oshimai no hitokire desu.

(2006-7-22)