ONLY IN JAPAN CAN RICE BECOME LICE 
AND PEOPLE WHO WORK SO HARD AS SAMURAI ROBOTS BY DAY
BECOME EXHAUSTED CREATURES CONFINED TO RABBIT HOLES AT NIGHT.
ONLY IN JAPAN WILL THE DEVIL'S TONGUE BE SLURPED
WITH SUCH GUSTO OR 'SHOW-YOU' BE EATEN WITHOUT BLINKING AN EYE.
YES, ONLY IN THIS LAND OF A THOUSAND ENIGMAS
WILL YOUNG PEOPLE PRETEND TO BE 'WET' WHILE THE BEST-SELLING BEER
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