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Chapters 1-4

• The Master or Shusei is quite small, weighing less than 70 pounds.

• He is married and has no children.

• Otake is a man of 30 with a wife and young children, as well as go students who live in his house with him.

• In Chapter 2, Kawabata describes the anguished appearance of Otake at the end of the game, as well as the Master's calm, emotionless demeanor after his defeat.

• This is contrasted in Chapter 4, as the action shifts to the beginning of the game when the two opponents share a pleasant social evening together, unaware of the "signs of discord" that will arise.

Chapters 5-8

• The Master is in poor health and wishes to take more time between sessions.

• Otake is reluctant for reasons that will be made more clear once Kawabata begins to describe the events surrounding the game itself.

• The Master's appearance is frail, especially in...

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