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Message: <blockquote data-quote="doghead" data-source="post: 1089518" data-attributes="member: 8243">22nd of the 8th Month | On the RoadThe road south is passes through some of Karatsu's best farmland. But even  to you it is obvious that it has not been well maintained. The ditches that carry the water are largly overgrown, collapsed in places, and the condition of the small bridges that cross the irrigation channels occassionally give you cause for concern. Fields border most of the road. Those farmers close to the road pause briefly to  form a line and bow. Those further off they just watch you cautiously but without stopping. Occasionally there is a farmhouse, or a cluster of buildings forming a little village. Like everthing else, they are run generally down and shabby.For the first couple of hours the way is open and flat. After that it starts to close in in places and raise and fall a little. The raod largle follows the river, but on occasion the two part ways when the river bends around in a lazy loop.The sky is blue and clear except for a couple of whispy clouds. By mid-morning it has already become quite warm and you can see the wisdom in the wide straw hats that the farmers are wearing. With the last traces of the rainy season humidy still hanging around, it is going to be a sticky days journey, no matter how easy you take it.OOC: Could you let me know what you are wearing and carrying, and anything else you think is important. IC would be good, but OOC is fine.</blockquote>

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