Where is Papa, Big Brother? Why can't I see him anymore? Where has he gone to? Did he go away? Is it because I'm so bad, Big Brother?

I'm sorry! I'm so sorry I hit you yesterday! I won't do it again, I promise!

You're not answering me. What's wrong? Mama is crying and I don't want to ask her. And you look sad, too.

Ah!

Something is really wrong. You've never hugged me before. Big Brother, you're crying, too. But you're trying to stop it. Don't apologize, it's okay to cry. You've seen me crying before, haven't you? So why is it wrong to see you cry?

You're smiling, but it's gone now.

Where's Papa, Big Brother? Where is he?

What do you mean he's gone? Will he come back? No?! Why not?

Mama, Mama, Big Brother's lying! He says Papa won't come back!

It's not true!

You're both lying to me! Why isn't he coming back? WHY?! I won't argue with Big Brother anymore, Mama. I won't hide my toys from him and I'll make lots and lots of pinwheels with him�just like Papa did!

Dead? What's "dead"?

What is "heaven"?

Is there where Daddy is? Is there where he'll stay? Why doesn't he stay here with us? I love him. I'll miss him.

I don't want any of us to go away! I don't want anyone else to die!

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Big Brother, where are you going? You have a pack behind your back.

What's wrong? You haven't hugged me since�

Mama, where is Big Brother going? He won't tell me. He only says he'll try to "grease his powers"? Ah�increase, not grease. Is it because he got into that fight last month? It's not what you think Mama, he only fights because they were teasing me. Big Brother didn't like that.

The Ninku? He's going to become a Ninku?

Then, Big Brother, you're not going to Heaven? I don't want you to go away just like Papa did! He didn't come back. What about you? Are you going back, Big Brother?

I love you. Have I ever told you that? No?

Come back, Big Brother.

Come back from the Ninku. When you've greased your powers, you're coming back, right?

Promise me, Big Brother! Promise me this�

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big brodther,

we got your lettir. Mama trois trys to hyde it but she cries evry time she rids your lettirs.

she sais the N-I-N-K-U are going to fite with the empyr. why, big brother? but you will win! because your tere. i now you will. Yuo you must be verry verry strong!

Mama and me miz you. comm back home or i will find you.

i love you, big brother!

lidle sisder sister,

riHoko.