‘Well done for all your hard work this year! I’m sending through some new postings, so please take a look,’ it read. The name on the uppermost job vacancy was that of Ms Eriguchi’s mother’s workplace. I sat there looking down at the description, and this time I really did heave a big sigh. Then I swam my fingers through the air, in imitation of Mr Sugai. The time had come to embrace the ups and downs again. I had no way of knowing what pitfalls might be lying in wait for me, but what I’d discovered by doing five jobs in such a short span of time was this: the same was true of everything. You
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