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|''Behold the sweetfish river running through my beloved hometown.''
|''Behold the sweetfish river running through my beloved hometown.''
|Refers to Kinzo's hometown of Taishou, Taiwan. During the occupation of Taiwan, the Japanese lived in Taipei. The Danshui Line is a railroad that goes from Taipei to the Danshui Harbor.
|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''
|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''
|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, which has two characters for "mouth" in it.
|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''