" Since the shadow belonged to a very old man, it toured easily? So when Kiyoshi started running, it began to gasp and wheeze in the most theatrical way. Then it verbally attacked him.
‘The dammed thing’s always threatening me,’ Kiyoshi grumbled. ‘Accused me of trying to kill it, says it’ll send me to hell. "

― Hiromi Kawakami , People From My Neighbourhood