you have to look

             [H.M., kafka on the shore]

"This time the scream was audible.  Maybe the cat's tongue hadn't been fully paralyzed, or perhaps it was a special kind of scream that only Nakata could hear.  An awful, bloodcurdling scream.  Nakata closed his eyes and held his trembling head in his hands.

"You have to look!" Johnnie Walkier commanded.  "That's another one of our rules.  Closing your eyes isn't going to change anything.  Nothing's going to disappear just because you can't see what's going on.  In fact, things will be worse the next time you open your eyes.  That's the kind of world we live in, Mr. Nakata.  Keep your eyes wide open.  Only a coward closes his eyes.  Closing your eyes and plugging up your ears won't make time stand still."

Nakata did as he was told and opened his eyes."

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