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ๅบ |
Foreword | |
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ๆญดๅฒใๅตใไบบ้ใฎๅฑ ใชใ้ใใใใไธ็ใ |
A closed world, without any humans that keep historical records. | |
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ๅฆๆชใฏ้ๅปใฎๅบๆฅไบใๆญชใใฆ่จๆถใใๅนปๆณ้ทใฏไบๅฎใ่ฆใคใใใใจใใชใใ |
Youkai remember distorted versions of past events, so Gensokyo could not face the truth particularly well. | |
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ใใฎๆ็บใใใฃใฆใๅฆๆชใฎๅฎๆ ใๅคใใใใใ ไบบ้ใฏๆฏใใใใ็กใใฃใใ |
Because of that, the humans, not knowing the real facts about the youkai, can only cower in fear of them. | |
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ใใฃใจๅฆๆชใฎ่ฝๅใๅฏพ็ญใๅคใฃใฆใใใฐใไบใๅนปๆณ้ทใฎๅฑ้บใชๅ ดๆใๅคใฃใฆใใใฐใๅฆๆช้ๆฒปใๅพๆใจใใไบบ้ใฎไบใๅคใฃใฆใใใฐใๆฏใใฆๆฎใใใชใใฆใๆธใใฎใซใใจๆใฃใฆใใไบใ ใใใ |
I believe that if humans knew more about youkai's strengths and weaknesses, if they knew beforehand what parts of Gensokyo were most dangerous, if they knew more about those humans who specialize in defeating youkai, then they wouldn't have to live in fear. | |
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ๆใ็จ็ฐๅฎถใฏใไบบ้ใฎ็ๆดปใฎๅฎๅ จใ็ขบไฟใใใใใซใ็พไบๅๅนดใใ็พๅ ซๅๅนดใซไธๅบฆใๅนปๆณ้ทใง็ฎ็ซใฃใๅฆๆชใ็บใใไบใซใใใ |
We, the Hieda family, decided to collect information about Gensokyo's most prominent youkai every one hundred twenty to one hundred eighty years in order to ensure humans' ability to live in safety. | |
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ใใใใใฎใๅนปๆณ้ท็ธ่ตทใใงใใใ |
This is one of such "Gensokyo Chronicles". | |
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ๅๅนดไปฅไธๅใฎ้ฟไธใฎไปฃใใๅงใใฆใใฆใใใงใซ็งใงไนไปฃ็ฎใงใใใ |
This has begun more than a thousand years ago, in Aichi's age. And with me, this is already the ninth generation. | |
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ๅนปๆณ้ท็ธ่ตทใงใฏใๅฆๆชๅณ้ใ่ฑ้ไผใๅฑ้บๅบๅๆกๅ ใๆช่งฃๆฑบ่ณๆใ็ฌ็ฝใซๅใใฆใๅนปๆณ้ทใฎๅฎๆ ใ็บใใฆใใใ |
The Gensokyo Chronicles are divided into a youkai encyclopedia, heroic legends, a guide to dangerous areas, various unresolved materials and a monologue, thus painting a picture of contemporary Gensokyo. | |
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ๅฆๆชๅณ้ใฏใๅฆๆชใฎ็จฎๆๆฏใซๅพๅใจๅฏพ็ญใใพใจใใใใใซ็พๅจๅญๅจใ็ขบ่ชๅใใๅฆๆชใๅๅฅใซ่จ้ฒใใ็ฉใงใใใ |
The youkai encyclopedia describes each type of youkai's characteristics and countermeasures; furthermore, youkai that are known to be active today are each treated separately in detail. | |
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ใใฎๅณ้ใฏใๅนปๆณ้ทใงๅฟ ่ฆไปฅไธใซๅฆๆชใๆใใใใๅๅฏพใซๅผทใๅฆๆชใซๆใๅบใใชใ็บใฎๆ้ใงใใใ |
This encyclopedia should serve as a guide to avoid both fearing youkai that pose little threat and intimidating particularly strong youkai. | |
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ๅฆ็ฒพใๅนฝ้ใชใฉ้ ป็นใซ้ญ้ใใๅฆๆชใใใๅคฉ็ใๅธ่ก้ฌผใจใใฃใๅผทๅใชๅฆๆชใพใงๅ จใฆใใ่ฝๅใๅฑ้บๅบฆใ้ญ้ๅ ดๆใๆ้ใ้ ปๅบฆไปใใง็ถฒ็พ ใใฆใใใ |
It starts with commonly encountered youkai, such as fairies and phantoms, proceeding to powerful youkai such as vampires and tengu, providing a list of abilities, threat levels, the places and times at which they most commonly appear, and how often they're seen. | |
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ๅ จใฆๅณ่ชฌๆใใ |
All of them are illustrated. | |
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้ใฎไบบ้ใซๆใๅฝนใซ็ซใค้ ็ฎใ ใใใ |
It's a most useful item to the human villagers. | |
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่ฑ้ไผใฏใไบบ้ใฎ้ใซไฝใใงใใชใไบบ้ใงใๅฆๆช้ๆฒปใ็ฐๅค่งฃๆฑบ็ญใ่กใฃใใใใฆใใ่ ใฎ็ดนไปใงใใใ |
The heroic legends are introductions to humans not living in the Human Village who engage in youkai extermination and incident resolution. | |
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ๅบๆฌ็ใซไบบ้ใฎๅณๆนใงใใใๅฆๆชใฎ่ขซๅฎณใซๅฐใฃใใใใใใซ่ผใฃใฆใใ่ ใซ็ธ่ซใใฆใฟใใจ่ฏใใ ใใใ |
They are essentially allies of humans, so if you're being harassed by youkai, you may be well served by consulting with one of the humans described here. | |
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่ฌใๅคใไบบ้ใๅคใใใใใฎ่ฌใซใคใใฆใใใใคใ่งฆใใฆใฟใใ |
There are many mysteries about most of these humans, but I have tried to shed some light on the mysterious points as well. | |
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ๅฑ้บๅบๅๆกๅ ใฏใๅนปๆณ้ทใฎไธปใชๅ ดๆใซไปใใฆใฉใฎใใใชๅฑ้บใใใใใฉใใใฃใๅ ดๆใชใฎใใ่จ่ฟฐใใใ |
The dangerous areas guide is a list of key locations in Gensokyo, describing each and giving a sense of how dangerous they are. | |
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ใใใซ่กใใซใฏใฉใใใๆบๅใๅฟ ่ฆใชใฎใใไบๅ็ฅ่ญใจใใฆ่ชญใใงๆฌฒใใใ |
If you want to know what kind of preparations are needed in order to go to one of those places, please read this guide beforehand. | |
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ไบบ้ใฎ้ใใๅบใไบใใใๅ ดๅใฏใใใ่ชญใใง้ ใใใใ |
When an occasion asks for you to leave the Human Village, please read it carefully. | |
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ๆช่งฃๆฑบ่ณๆใฏใ่ณๆใจใใฆไธๅฎๅ จใช็ฉใๅนปๆณ้ทใซ็ธๅฎนใใชใ็ฉใๆฐ่ใ็ญใๆใใงใใใ |
The unresolved materials are articles with incomplete information, articles that are in conflict with Gensokyo's reality, newspaper articles, and other inserts. | |
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ใใใฏใใใใ็บใใฆ่ณๆใซๆธใ่ตทใใไบๅฎใงใใใ |
I intend to start gathering material and finish writing those. | |
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็ฌ็ฝใฏใ็งใไนไปฃ็ฎใฎ้ฟๆฑใๆฌใ็บใใใซๅฝใใฃใฆๆใฃใไบใๅนปๆณ้ทใซไปใใฆๆใไบใๆธใใ็ฉใงใใใ |
The monologue consists of thoughts that I, Hieda no Akyuu, had when compiling this book, as well as my written thoughts about Gensokyo. | |
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่ชญใใงใ่ชญใพใชใใฆใ่ฏใใใ่ชญใใง่ฒฐใใใจๅฌใใใ |
It is fine either if you read it or not, but I would be glad if you did. | |
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ๅนปๆณ้ท็ธ่ตทใฏใใฎๆฌใงไนๅ็ฎใจใชใใ |
With this book, the Gensokyo Chronicles have reached their ninth volume. | |
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้ๅปใฎๅนปๆณ้ท็ธ่ตทใใใๆฐใใ้ขจใๅนใ่พผใฟใคใคใๅบๆฅใใ ใไป้ขจใซใใถใคใณใ็ดใใ้ฅใใซ่ชญใฟใใใๅ ๅฎนใจใชใฃใฆใใใจๆใฃใฆใใใ |
A new wind of change has swept through Gensokyo since the previous volumes of the Gensokyo Chronicles; I believe that the new volume has been greatly redesigned in the contemporary style, and has much easier to read contents. | |
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ๅคๆธใฎๆงใซ่ชญใฟใซใใ็ญๆๅญใงใ้ฃ่งฃใชๆ็ซ ใๅซใ ใใๅนปๆณ้ท็ธ่ตทใฏ่ชญใฟใใใชใใใจใใไบบ้ใซใ่ชญใใง่ฒฐใใใจๆใฃใๆฌก็ฌฌใงใใใ |
I wanted people who find it difficult to read old-style writing, or who wouldn't read the Chronicles because of all the difficult sentences, to read it too. | |
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ใใใงใฏใๅนปๆณ้ท็ธ่ตทใใใ่ชญใใงใ็ด ๆตใช่ฒดๆนใซๅฎๅ จใชๅนปๆณ้ทใฉใคใใใ |
Now, please read these Gensokyo Chronicles, and may you have a wonderful and safe life in Gensokyo. | |
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ไนไปฃ็ฎ้ฟ็คผไนๅฅณใ็จ็ฐ้ฟๆฑ |
Hieda no Akyu, the Ninth Maiden of Are | |
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