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The pillow comes with six magnets and two suction cups, so. The films title, the pillow book, refers to an ancient japanese diary, the book of observations by sei shnagon, actual name believed to be kiyohara nagiko, from whence the protagonists name in the film. Also, its true that the pillow book is an even better storynovel than ten miles of peach blossoms. It rejects convention and asks the viewer to forget traditions and entrenched assumptions. Buy gifts that support third world countries workers in our online fair trade shop. Nagikos father was a calligrapher, and when she was a little girl he would write his birthday greetings on her face. The book seat will mold itself and shape to sit at any. The book seat book holder and travel pillow purple.
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