She
placed the heavy looking plate on the table.
“You
can use the soy sauce on the table there.”
The
whole plate was heaped high with colourful seaweed, on top of which was an
entire squid. Its body was translucent, clear through to the seaweed below. Its
silvery metallic-looking eyes were unfocussed and stared into space. Its legs
alone were still writhing, as if they could escape the plate.
“The
legs and whatever else you leave we’ll make into tempura or deep-fry for you,”
the waitress explained.
From
Villain by Shuichi Yoshida.
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