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Book One : Nikushimi Prelude: The End Of Innocence The bright little Ataru sat happily, having finished his studies.  The evening sun beamed in through the window onto him and he matched the golden light with his smile.  He was proud to be gifted as he was.  He saw his scholastic gift metaphorically; he always thought of some grand mountain waiting to be climbed when he was given work, and when it was done, he would cherish the cloudless sky that could be seen only by those who had scaled nature's monument. His parents, too, admired his gift.  He had already surpassed their understanding of the scholarly arts.  A more nurturing environme