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Tale #12

Navi

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Alpha

The camera my owner gave me.
I can't get good at using it if I keep it in the drawer.
I keep thinking up good ways to NOT use it, though.
I carry it just like it was a treasure, don't I ? Even though it's so
light...

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Alpha

Oh! That leather pouch...
I made it for the gun, but it was a little too loose...
Not bad at all!
All right!
Today I'll do photography!

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Alpha

Don't you look cool ?

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Alpha

I should try and do this more often.
There's so much scenery around I'd like to capture.
Not quite.

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Alpha

Ojisan!

Ojisan

Oh...
There ya are.

Alpha

Yeah...
Er...would you mind posing for me a minute ?

Ojisan

Mm ?

Alpha

Just...
Act natural.

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Alpha

S-sorry.
I'll try some other time.

Ojisan

Ah, well.

Alpha

There was just something missing...

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Alpha

Good!
Well, maybe some other time.

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Alpha

I must have hundreds of exposures...
But I can't even seem to find one picture to take...
When did I get so stingy ?

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Alpha

There's a lot of good pictures.
But.
I'd like to get at least one...
Good picture today.

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Alpha

The great northern ruins...
I'll get the evening view from here.
The line of streetlights poking out of the sea against the silhouette of
Enoshima.
That moment, with a wisteria filter...

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Alpha

I didn't take the picture.
Why not ? I guess I got caught up in it all.
I can still taste the moment.

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Alpha

I guess today really wasn't centered around the camera after all.
I'm gonna take pictures! I thought, but couldn't take anything.
And maybe that's a good thing.

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Alpha

That impulse snapshot of my scooter I took on the way out is the only
picture I took today.
But, I'm happy with that picture.
The number of remaining shots is more than it felt like.
My memory of today's scenery is as fresh as when I was there.

Tale #12: Closing