Frost fills the camp in the pure autumn air;
Files of geese pass the moon at midnight.
The mountains of Echigo merge with the scenery of Noto.
Still, still, on this campaign I think of home.
—Uesugi Kenshin, quoted from The Bushido Code: Words of Wisdom and Advice From Japan’s Greatest Samurai
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