practicality

The scene opens on a wood-beamed room, with tatami mats and paper-screened walls. It looks a lot like the interior of the Dojo, actually, though not like any room in particular. From the current vantage point, it looks like a number of women are seated neatly around a low table - you see the backs of long-sleeved, flowery kimono, and fancy up-dos. Some of the shoulders inside those kimono look rather broad for women...

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