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Autumn in Okinawa

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First the wind starts to get stronger, thick and heavy; rolling through the kibi fields like a brush in tangled hair. Then you begin to notice that night time is creeping in earlier and earlier with each day. By the time dinner has been made the last crests of pink and red are falling down the horizon. You become hesistant to enter the ocean, your nipples tighten and goosegumps round up your arms as you stare at the water before  a Saturday morning swim, but you dive in anyways, and once fully submerged, with the blood circulating through your core, you wonder why you were hesitant in the first place. Children begin coming to school with jackets tied around their waists and the amount of kyu-shoku left over increases - indication of the number of students at home resting a cold away. The large tents and colorful strings of multi-nation flags are packed safely away. With the distractions of sports festivals and track meets out of the way five day weeks once again begin to make regu