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The child Murasaki, who was Fujitsubo’s niece. Musashi was famous for the purple dye extracted from the roots of a grass that grew there.
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The pregnancy of Fujitsubo.
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The events of this chapter are synchronous with those of the last.
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Wine, zithern and song—in allusion to a poem by Po Chü-i.
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Evidently a quotation.