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June 1852 (5th Year of Kaei, Year of the Rat)
From his resting place on the road that would take him home, Manjiro drank in the air, crystal clear, smelling faintly of salt and feeling very much like freedom. He had walked with his friends to their own hometown, and now he was on his own. They had been given some money, along with most of their belongings, and had been released with the admonishment not to talk about their experiences in the West. Manjiro had talked about it so much these past two years, he felt empty of words.