It was a little after nine at night, I put both my hands on my chest, closed my eyes and said as follows:

Mr. Kinpachi Miyamoto, Mr. Kinpachi Miyamoto although I had not met you yet.
I am Masuo Sekiguchi of Kiryu city. I am going to visit you tomorrow morning leaving here by first train for Tokyo.
Please repair my violin, Mr. Miyamoto, Mr. Miyamoto callinng his name again and again concentrated my mind with all my might for about 30 munutes and went to sleep.

On that night I dreamt a dream that I enterd in his room and I sat on upper seat while Mr. Miyamoto occupied lower seat.
He was a little man of 50 years old. The dream was very short and I sank into deep sleep again.
I woke when my mother called me, the time was 5 a.m. My breadfast was already on the table. I ate hot noodle and plenty of soup which gave me warmth all over my body. Mother prepared two pocket warmers to keep myself warm during my trip and plenty warm cloths that I can wear together with　heavy muffler, for oudoor was blowing strong west wind, but my mother got up at 4 to prepare my meals, because we had no electric nor gas heater then in our town. Mother worried of my physical condition that I may not be able to take a trip to Tokyo. Of course my physical condition was so weak and delicate because of loss of blood and cold feeling was beyond your imagination,

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I have been concentrating my mind toward Mr. Miyamoto from the time I left home andwas looking at the direction of Tokyo without paying attention to other thinngs and kept on thinking Mr. Miyamoto.
The train arrived at Tokyo after four hours and I had to transfer to private electric line to Tamagawaen depot where I should get off, but unfortunately I missed the depot and in the meantime electric line stopped at certain depot where every passenger was getting off and I found myself alone in the depot, I found that was the terminal of the line. There ws no passenger in theterminal. I stood up in the dept absent minded because of disappointment.

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In the meantime while I was wondering what to be done a flash light came to my mind and that was mother's strong voice "I should have my violin repaired" and the mother's strong voice gave me a flesh encouragement.

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I took electric line again to Tamagawaen depot

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Meantime arrived at his home and at the entrance gate I noticed both Japanese and Roman character name plate. On my way to through the garden there was a little vestibule. I pushed door bell. Within a short time door was opened, there appeared a little man about 50 years old. I at once recollected my dream last night, he was identical person I saw in my dream and bowed at him.
He said I came just in time, he arrived from Osaka few minutes ago and had no time to sit down yet. He said if I came 5 minutes earlier you were told I am out for Osaka, and said please come in and directed me to the parlor and Mr. Miyamoto followed me.
I thought myself walking along the porch, what a modest man he is! I am a country young fellow of pale and sickly looking with queer robe on, yet he had no discrimination against me.

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