Birdsong is suddenly heard when a sea shell is held up to a girl's ear. In a fishing village still reeling from a tragedy years before, a strange mushi indicates an ill omen. What misfortune will be brought to bear on the people?
man has feared the misshapen ones.
يخاف البشر من هذه الكائنات الممسوخة
fürchteten die Menschen jene Missgestalten.
la humanidad ha temido a 
aquellos seres que no entiende.
el hombre ha temido a estos 
seres extraordinarios.
les hommes se mirent à craindre 
ces êtres intangibles
l'uomo ha paura di ciò che è insolito.
mais temível que vós, homens, 
desde os tempos de outrora.