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Name: Mornings Without Mii
Rating: 5.0 (7 reviews)
Author: Mayumi Inaba

Mornings Without Mii

by Mayumi Inaba

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Feb 2025, 192 pages

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- Biography & Memoir
- East Asia (except China)
- 1980s & '90s
- Uplifting
- Dealing with Loss
- Adult-YA Crossover Nonfiction
- Books in Translation
- Asian Authors
- Books About Animals
- Nature & Environment
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Kitten tiny
Claws see-through like egg white
Ears moving listening
Eyes moist limpid
The faint smell of liquor in the neighborhood night
You've come from far away
Welcome hello
Me human you cat

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