ABSTRACT
For a moment Fumiko had the feeling that she could return to the deep, free world in which she had been until a moment before, but after all she could not go back to sleep any longer. Wanting to get up, she pushed away the light cover with one hand. But she could not shift her position further. She was concerned with the change her body might feel when she moved. Pressed by the warm darkness, she stayed in the same position, lying on her side, bending her body slightly like a bow, and keeping her legs together completely all the way to her toes.
