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A Small Sound With Every Bend: Living With Nousaku's KAGO

A first-person observation of living with Nousaku's 100% pure tin KAGO since 2024—reshaping it by hand for daily needs and listening each time for its faint "tin cry."
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Choosing a Color, Choosing a Mood: Living with Tsugaru Vidro

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