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13th January 2005, 12:47 PM
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Location: Houston, TX, USA
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It seems that some of the respect accorded to the japanese sword has to do as much with features of being "friendly" to the "Western" mind as with using properties; defineable testing, organized classifying system, records and papers, a deep (though often exaggered even so) love for high high polish, at least a dash of elitism, and tireless self-promotion.....
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