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At that moment the stone wasn't hard or impermeable: it was the back of a great mother lying in wait for shrimp in the river. Ah, poet yet again the temptation of useless metaphor.

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その瞬間、石は固くも不浸透性もありませんでした。ああ、またしても駄目な隠喩の誘惑。

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At that moment, the stone was neither hard nor impermeable. Oh, the temptation of useless metaphor even then again.

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その瞬間、石は固くも不浸透でもありませんでした。ああ、それでもダメな隠喩の誘惑。

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At that moment, the stone was neither hard nor impervious. Oh, but still a temptation of useless metaphor.

INTO JAPANESE

その瞬間、石は固くも不浸透でもありませんでした。おお、しかしそれでも無駄な比喩の誘惑。

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At that moment, the stone was neither hard nor impervious. Oh, but it is still a temptation of useless metaphor.

INTO JAPANESE

その瞬間、石は固くも不浸透でもありませんでした。おお、でもそれは無駄な隠喩の誘惑です

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At that moment, the stone was neither hard nor impervious. Oh, but that is a temptation of useless metaphor

INTO JAPANESE

その瞬間、石は固くも不浸透でもありませんでした。ああ、でもそれは無用な隠喩の誘惑です

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At that moment, the stone was neither hard nor impervious. Oh, but that is temptation of useless metaphor

INTO JAPANESE

その瞬間、石は固くも不浸透でもありませんでした。ああ、でもそれは無駄な隠喩の誘惑

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At that moment, the stone was neither hard nor impervious. Oh, but that is a waste of metaphor

INTO JAPANESE

その瞬間、石は固くも不浸透でもありませんでした。ああ、でもそれは比喩の無駄です

BACK INTO ENGLISH

At that moment, the stone was neither hard nor impervious. Oh, but that is a waste of metaphor