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I notice that their slack lime comes in 
^[[cheap]] little straw bags loosely woven containing about 25 or 30 lbs. and is piled up in big heaps in storage shed. They say carbonation is very small 1 to 2%. Examined several possible locations for cell house. [[red underline]] Kondo [[/red underline]] had to leave. So I remained alone. Lunch at factory  On leaving [[red underline]] Tanaka [[/red underline]] took me to his house in Ricksaws. His [[red underline]] son, [[/red underline]] the chemist, [[red underline]] is just married [[/red underline]] since two months. Introduced to his [[red underline]] bride. [[/red underline]] Typically Japanese and very pretty. Pale face. undoubtedly some face-powder. slanting eyes, oval face, small mouth. Seems very bashful and needs encouragement of her husband. Seems taller than her husband the latter very homely. Show me thru all their rooms. Very open. Ceiling low.
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All [[red underline]] laugh [[/red underline]] much because [[red underline]] my head [[/red underline]] reaches ceiling. Matting everywhere. Have to stoop much thru every passage way ^[[altho' I am in my stockings]] - Much laughter on this account. Electric fan and [[red underline]] electric light. Practically no furniture [[/red underline]] except for a [[strikethrough]] screen [[/strikethrough]] simple screen and one or two lacquered trays  Brass fire pot with charcoal. Use of [[red underline]] bamboo for fences [[/red underline]] and enclosures. 
[[red underline]] Paper windows. [[/red underline]] little balconys. 
[[red underline]] Grand mother's [[/red underline]] room. and little 
[[red underline]] Budhist Shrine. [[/red underline]] and incense sticks. Little miniature garden. [[red underline]] Dwarf [[/red underline]] trees. [[red underline]] dwarf [[/red underline]] maples, 
[[red underline]] dwarf [[/red underline]] pines all curved and noted. 
Clean little [[strikethrough]] pon [[/strikethrough]] miniature pond miniature bridge little rockery. Gold fishes, little fountain Little pavilion. where we sit 
Offer [[red underline]] pickled green soya beans. [[/red underline]] Bottle of [[red underline]] Mumm Champagne [[/red underline]] in peculiar very [[red underline]] flat silver cups. [[/red underline]] Cermony of [[red underline]] exchanging cups [[/red underline]] after
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