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Something passed by, chanting as it went. Wondering what it could be, he pushed the shutter open a little and peered out. It was an oni with a horse’s head, standing as tall as the eaves. Terrified, he shut the shutter and retreated to the back of the room. Then the oni pushed up the lattice, thrust its face inside, and said, “You had a good look, didn’t you? You had a good look, didn’t you?” He drew his sword and waited with the woman beside him, ready to strike if it came in. But it merely said, “Look well—look your fill,” and went away. He was frightened, wondering whether this might be the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons. After that, he never again stayed in the viewing pavilion on Ichijō.