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Namari Spa

The waterfall mimics the noise
of brittle-winged cicadas.

The river's slurred vowels
trip tipsily through the stones.

The maples wave across the gorge
as if their leaves know each other.

 

 

 

 

 

Namari Spa is a hot spring resort in the Tohoku region of Japan.

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