Ayano Tsukimi, a 64-year-old resident of the largely-abandoned village of Nagoro, has sewed around 350 life-size dolls to represent the many townsfolk who have died or moved away since more bustling days when a factory sustained hundreds of residents.
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Ayano Tsukimi, a 64-year-old resident of the largely-abandoned village of Nagoro, has sewed around 350 life-size dolls to represent the many townsfolk who have died or moved away since more bustling days when a factory sustained hundreds of residents.
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