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mascots, stationary, fabrics, and other everyday objects.  Through our exhibit, we hope to demonstrate how a millennium old classic lives and thrives today in contemporary Japan. </p> Milutin, Otilia C. <a href="tel:%28802%29443-5570" class="link-underline">(802) 443-5570</a> omilutin@middlebury.edu <img loading="lazy" src="/events/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/event_photos/12-10-25%20Living%20with%20Genji.jpg?itok=1wEm-if4" alt="The image features the Third Princess, one of the female characters in the tale, with her pet cat. 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mascots, stationary, fabrics, and other everyday objects.  Through our exhibit, we hope to demonstrate how a millennium old classic lives and thrives today in contemporary Japan. </p> Milutin, Otilia C. <a href="tel:%28802%29443-5570" class="link-underline">(802) 443-5570</a> omilutin@middlebury.edu <img loading="lazy" src="/events/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/event_photos/12-10-25%20Living%20with%20Genji.jpg?itok=1wEm-if4" alt="The image features the Third Princess, one of the female characters in the tale, with her pet cat. 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mascots, stationary, fabrics, and other everyday objects.  Through our exhibit, we hope to demonstrate how a millennium old classic lives and thrives today in contemporary Japan. </p> Milutin, Otilia C. <a href="tel:%28802%29443-5570" class="link-underline">(802) 443-5570</a> omilutin@middlebury.edu <img loading="lazy" src="/events/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/event_photos/12-10-25%20Living%20with%20Genji.jpg?itok=1wEm-if4" alt="The image features the Third Princess, one of the female characters in the tale, with her pet cat. 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