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 - a genre of [[poetry]].
   - Originally from [[Japan]].
   - with [[31]] syllables!
-    - (I like that number.)
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+    - (I like that number.)
+   
+My first [[tanka]]:
+
+Gone gone
+Gone beyond
+Everybody gone 
+to the other shore
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