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|''Behold the sweetfish river running through my beloved hometown.'' |
|''Behold the sweetfish river running through my beloved hometown.'' |
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|Refers to Kinzo's hometown of |
|Refers to Kinzo's hometown of [[w:Taipei|Taihoku, Taiwan]]. During the occupation of Taiwan, the Japanese lived in Taihoku. "Sweetfish river" refers to the [[w:Tamsui line|Danshui Line]], a railroad that went from Taihoku to the Danshui Harbor. Danshui is Japanese for "freshwater." Sweetfish only live in freshwater. |
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|''You who seek the Golden Land, follow its path downstream in search of the key'' |
|''You who seek the Golden Land, follow its path downstream in search of the key'' |
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|''As you travel down it, you will see a village'' |
|''As you travel down it, you will see a village'' |
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|Refers to a station on the Danshui Line, Sekihai Station. Sekihai Station was once called Kirigan Station, which has the Japanese character for "village" as part of its name. |
|Refers to a station on the Danshui Line, [[w:Shipai metro station|Sekihai Station]]. Sekihai Station was once called {{nihongo|Kirigan Station|唭里岸}}, which has the Japanese character for "village" as part of its name. |
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|''In that village, look for the shore the two will tell you of'' |
|''In that village, look for the shore the two will tell you of'' |
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|Refers to Kirigan Station. Kirigan Station has the character for "shore" in its name. The "two" refer to the namesake of Kirigan Station, also called Kirigan, |
|Refers to the aforementioned Kirigan Station. Kirigan Station has the character for "shore" in its name. The "two" refer to the namesake of Kirigan Station, also called {{nihongo|Kirigan|唭哩岸}}, though written differently. This Kirigan has two characters for "mouth" in it. |
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|''There sleeps the key to the Golden Land'' |
|''There sleeps the key to the Golden Land'' |