Mr. Taguchi, an office worker, had an urge to see steam engines and disappeared for three months. When he had spent all his money traveling from town to town and returned, a local newspaper interviews him for a piece. The newspaper recounts a narrative it put together while searching for him, but he finds that the details contradict his experiences. Confused, he reluctantly agrees to write notes for them based on their story.

A collection of short stories filled with tranquility and sorrow, depicting daily lives of people.

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