Keep in mind that Yakushima is a place of extremes: the mountains wring every last drop of moisture from the passing clouds and the interior of the island is one of the wettest places in Japan.

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Remember when you were a kid and it's a cloudy day and you lie back in the grass and watch the clouds passing by and changing form and you're trying to see if they're characters or animals or other shapes?

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