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It was a rainy day when I crossed over the Hakone Barrier, and all the mountains were veiled in clouds.

— Matsuo Bashō

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This haiku also translated by Jane Reichhold in Basho: The Complete Haiku (2013) as: misty showers the day one cannot see Mount Fuji it is more attractive

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