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"Kafka on the Shore" was my introduction to Haruki Murakami. It was wonderful and I was forever connected. It was years ago now. Loved so many of his books over the years. And now It's time to give thanks for "Hard-Boiled-Wonderland At The End Of The World." I'm 76. I've worked for almost forty years with dying folks and those experiencing catastrophic loss. These last few years my fairly constant companion, death, has come intimately into my own life. Dear ones, close, have died. And I too have little deaths often, as my body, and worse, my mind loses this, that, and sometimes the other thing. So I began the book examining my own grief and mulling through the past, balancing, opening, letting go. As I read, each chapter seemed to keep pace with my moment, sometimes leading, sometimes following. I spend so much of my time speaking to balance and rhythm as it relates to lifecycles. And here I was in a gentle dance with the words, the specifics of story and memory, and a sense, somehow, of healing. As with all of his books, I hated for the words to end. But this time, I felt not a sense of loss as I read the last line, but a feeling of peace. I would like to thank Haruki Murakami for all his books, but would especially like for him to know how powerfully "Hard-Boiled-Wonderland At The End Of The World" interacted and affected my moment. Thank You. Bill Schaefer www.sena.org www.quicksilvertimes.blogspot.com