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The kimono, haori, and girdle, and even the long hanging sleeves, have only parallel seams, and the
The kimono, haori, and girdle, and even the long hanging sleeves, have only parallel seams, and the
The kimono, haori, and girdle, and even the long hanging sleeves, have only parallel seams, and the
The kimono, haori, and girdle, and even the long hanging sleeves, have only parallel seams, and the
The kimono, haori, and girdle, and even the long hanging sleeves, have only parallel seams, and the
The kimono, haori, and girdle, and even the long hanging sleeves, have only parallel seams, and the
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