184."But your father stopped killing when he was told they had been exiled to China because of their opposition to the war.After that,your parents fell in love with each other.The opposition by the patriarchs at both sides did not stamp out the love between your parents.It was through love,the eternal subject in the human society; your parents overcame estrangement and hostility,and even overcame the innate hatred between the two sides at war.
185."They loved each other so deeply that they also overcame the opposition of their parents on both sides.They loved each other so deeply that there was the birth of you.
186."The original intention was for the sake of your mother when your grandpa brought her back to Hiroshima,he was afraid of the love between your parents could not last long,and there would be tragedy in their future life.He had planned to separate them for a while by taking your mother back to Hiroshima,and he would let it be if he could separate them forever.But he didn't expect they would meet the nuclear explosion not long after they arrived in Hiroshima.
187."But your grandpa did not intentionally separate your parents.It was true that he did not immediately give his consent to the love between your parents,but he didn't reveal any information on your father to local police.He showed his ****** good and love to people,his character of neutrality."
188."As for mother," Mieko continued,"Nobuko,who was beautiful and kind,fell in love with guitar player Bacon,their common pursuit of music brought them together.But when Nobuko found her beloved man was a killer at the Hiroshima tragedy,she chose to leave him tacitly.But such departure was not because of hatred,she left him to give her love to Hiroshima.
189."Later,she was affected with nuclear radiation.In order not to cumber with my father,she chose to leave tacitly once again.Afraid that I would become a burden to my father,she consigned me to orphanage.Wasn't such love the greatest one?Wasn't it the deepest one?
190."My father once misunderstood,underwent misery and had resentment in his mind,but he came to understand at last,and come to know the utmost love that Nobuko had for him,although it was at the last moment of his life.
191."Therefore,I've realized that both you and I are the special mixture of love and hatred,good and evil,right and wrong,and union and separation.Meanwhile,I've profoundly thought of that the unity between you and me has exceeded the confinement of love between our parents,and contained feelings of more countries.Do you know what I mean by saying so,Kyuutarou?" Mieko drew his hand gently over her gradually raised belly,"Can't you perceive it?It's so anxious to come to this world,can you feel it,Kyuutarou?This annoying kid,your son is kicking at me again."
192."Kyuutarou," Mieko continued,"In the face of the advent of our son,shall we hate each other and fool ourselves like before?Shall we..."
193.Kyuutarou was deeply moved by Mieko,his tears rolled down from his eyes.Finally,he murmured in a low voice,"We cannot but choose a new way to live different from the last generation,and we cannot but substitute hatred and hostility for love and harmony." That night,they became reconciled; and they were much satisfied each other.
194.After the communion that night,Kyuutarou and Mieko were back to their usual life which was calm and sweet.
195.When he got home off work,Kyuutarou voluntarily helped Mieko with her business as before,and again,Mieko seized tools out of his hands and asked him to sit and have a rest.Customers again talked about the young couple enviously.
196.Now it was the end of the year.Kyuutarou was awarded by the company because of his excellent work; and Mieko moved into hospital more than 20 days ahead of her delivery.
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197.The day before the eve of the New Year,Kyuutarou collected his toothbrush,toothpaste and some other daily articles and put them into a handbag,getting ready to accompany Mieko in hospital when he was soon off work.
198.Just at this moment,a member of his previous action group phoned him.The man on the other end of the line told him that three members were arrested when they took by surprise American seamen who made troubles at a public house.So far,16 of the 19 members in the organization had been taken away by the police.
199.He suggested Kyuutarou traveling out for a little while.Kyuutarou asked,"Why?I've quit from the organization and its leadership for long,I've nothing to do with such things now." But the other end replied that they had not elected a new leader,so Kyuutarou was still the head of the organization.At these words,Kyuutarou felt confused and nervous.
200.It was the same hospital where Kyuutarou was born,the same place which reminded Kyuutarou of his miseries,although enormous changes had taken place.Every time when he stepped in,Kyuutarou would be haunted with indescribable sentiments.Mieko lay in bed quietly.Seeing his arrival,she greeted him merrily,"What good things have you brought me?What fresh things told me?"
201.Kyuutarou took a small beautiful silk figure out of his bag,passing it into Mieko's hand.He said passionately,"I'd send you a small beauty every day,and hope you'll be as beautiful as she is,forever." Mieko replied with a joke,"I'm growing into an old woman.Let's hope our kid to be beautiful."
202.That night,Kyuutarou left the hospital very late.After he got home,he began to write something.He wrote the whole night until the daybreak.
203.Before he left home,Kyuutarou swept the house outside and in before he locked the shop door and left for his office.But when he turned around,he found a police car and four policemen on motorbikes were waiting on the road in front of the door.The policemen read a warrant for arrest,and the charge was that Kyuutarou violated peace law and organized and fomented the violation of the peace law.The police car took Kyuutarou away to a prison.