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The instant that the blade tore open his flesh, the bright disk of the sun soared up and exploded behind his eyelids.
The instant that the blade tore open his flesh, the bright disk of the sun soared up and exploded behind his eyelids.
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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