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By Eric A. Kimmel

A samurai who can't get paintings due to his acceptance for being the bearer of undesirable good fortune is of the same opinion, regardless of his misgivings, to guard a state from a bad dragon. . . . A lazy younger guy, rejected by way of his family members and eager to repair his strong identify by means of studying the abilities of a samurai, turns into the servant of a sensible instructor who doesn’t communicate to him for 3 years. . . . A courageous lady is going opposed to culture, learns the methods of the samurai, and turns into well-known for her braveness and ferocity in conflict. . . . In bright tales full of motion and humor, Eric A. Kimmel brings to lifestyles the fiercely honorable “knights of outdated Japan.”

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