Author: Dazai Osamu

Translated by: YAMAMOTO Yuji

Original title: "Seihin-tan"

Bibliographical information: Dazai Osamu, Dazai Osamu Zenshu, 4th vol., Tokyo: Chikuma Shobo, 1989.
Checked by: Joel Castellanos

Dazai's copyright has expired, but Joel Castellanos and Yuhma retain the copyrights for checking and translating the original text respectively. (Thank you, Joel.) If you find any mistakes in the text, please report them to Yuji. Thanks.

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