The Master Puppeteer | Setting
The story is set in Osaka, Japan, during the famine of 1783-1787. Because the effects of the famine have been so severe, the citizens of Osaka have grown desperate and seem dehumanized. They loot and burn buildings in the city as they struggle to survive.
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