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Sometimes cleaning it up’s not enough.

You need a clean break. Sweep it away, and get tough.

Kandi left Sri Lanka in the midst of its brutal civil war 15 years ago. He works in Shinjuku as a tote for hostess clubs. He wants to start a business back home some day with his Japanese wife and daughter.

There are roads that run beneath the city streets,

Where the demons draw shadows from the deeps of our sleep.

Where dolls and dreams are glazed, displayed,

And lay in wait to be taken away.