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Ch. 10 - Death in the Bathtub

#84: June - Aug. 2010 (Fiction)
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Ch. 10 - Death in the Bathtub

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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Haruki Murakami

Chapter 10,
Magic Touch / Death in the Bathtub / Messenger with Keepsakes
"Beware those who are always reading books" - The Genius of the Crowd, by Charles Bukowski
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Re: Ch. 10 - Death in the Bathtub

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Tora's prosperous businessman uncle tells him, "You've got to spend your money for the things that money can buy, not worry about profit or loss. Save your energy for the things that money can't buy." I guess that is Murakami's economic philosophy. Taken literally, we can all become busy paupers.
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