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CONTENTS

Foreword CRANIA DAVIS 9

Introduction JOHN L. APOSTOLOU 13

"The Flood" KOBO ABE 21

"Cardboard Box" RYO HANMURA 28

"Tansu" RYO HANMURA 40

'�Bokko-chan" SHINICHI HOSHI 47

"He-y, Come on Ou-tl" SHINICHI HOSHI 52

"The Road to the Sea" TAKASHI ISHIKAWA 58

"The Empty Field" MORIO KITA 62

"The Savage Mouth" SAKYO KOMATSU 74

"Take Your Choice" SAKYO KOMATSU 85

"Triceratops" TENSEI KONO 104

"Fnifmum" TAKU MAYUMURA 121

"Standing Woman" YASUTAKA TSUTSUI 130

"The Legend of the Paper Spaceship" TETSU YANO 144

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