The crisp autumn morning had arrived over Tokyo in a wash of pale silver and cool mountain mist. Inside the penthouse suite of the Takahashi tower, high above the awakening city, the atmosphere was hushed and serene. The fragrance of freshly brewed roasted barley tea mingled with the scent of white chrysanthemums arranged in an antique ceramic vase upon the cedar dining table. Dr. Arisawa, the clan's chief physician and…
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