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The Imperial Concubine was fully aware of her own beauty, and she tended to be attracted by any force, such as religion, that treated her beauty and her high rank as things of no value.

The Imperial Concubine was fully aware of her own beauty, and she tended to be attracted by any force, such as religion, that treated her beauty and her high rank as things of no value.

Approximate author period: c. 1944 AD · modern

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Yukio Mishima
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Approximate author period: c. 1944 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Yukio Mishima: documented activity in 1944. Wikidata Q134456, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134456 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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