F-0028 A copied message notebook where only the word in the corner gets no reply
- Circa
- From the autumn of 2003 to the spring of 2007 (as far as the copies go)
- Condition
- partial
- Attribution
- Said to be copies of several volumes of the message notebook that hung in the kitchen. Who made the copies is not known.
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(Copied as the pages appear. Dates are left as written.)
[First notebook. The cover reads “Messages 2003.11-”.]
November 20
The key is in the usual place. If you turn the stove on, open the window a crack.
Two cartons of milk in the fridge. The school handout is on top of the fridge.
got it. I need calligraphy paper by tomorrow
[Small, in the corner] kettle
January 26
Home a little after six. Warm up the curry. Don’t touch the pot - use the microwave.
Stamp the circular and put it in the neighbors’ post box.
passed it on. put the key back in the post box too
[Small, in the corner] oden
May 2
Snack money for the school trip is three hundred yen and no more. Get your canteen out the night before.
Tomorrow I’ll be home late, so eat first.
where’s my gym clothes
Second drawer of the dresser.
[Small, in the corner] morning glory
October 12
The kerosene can goes outside the front door. They come on Monday, so don’t touch it.
Did you wash your sneakers?
washed them
[Small, in the corner] baked sweet potato
[A different notebook from here. The cover reads “2005-”.]
March 14
You can finish the hina-arare crackers.
I filled in the class-visit form. Is it in your school bag?
it’s in
[Small, in the corner] tsukushi
[A different notebook from here. The cover is too faded to read.]
May 19
Boiled firefly squid on the bottom shelf. Have it with ginger soy sauce.
I stamped your pool card.
got it
[Small, in the corner] electric fan
March 5
Call the shop by Thursday about the uniform measurements.
Wash your lunch box and leave it out.
done
[This is as far as the copy goes.]
Filed In
Kanazawa
around the winter of 2004 〜 around the spring of 2007
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