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the worm one hundred years ago, in japan's mountainous yamagata prefecture, the mostly farming population needed ways to sustain themselves during the long, snowed-in winters. some, like the sato family, kept silkworms among the rafters of their homes. in , they broadened their activities by raising sheep
himself facing an onslaught of cheap yarn and clothing from overseas, which put many yamagata spinneries out of business. but sato put his own stamp on the business by diversifying into high fashion, and making sato seni a byword for exquisite yarn. finer, softer, more luxurious though he might not keep sheep...
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