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12 to the phonetic method would make the story of events unduly lengthy. For this reason have I sometimes in the same sentence used the phonetic and ideographic systems conjointly, and have sometimes in one matter used the ideographic record exclusively. Moreover where the drift of the words was obscure, I have by comments elucidated their signification; but need it be said that I have nowhere commented on what was easy? Again, in such cases as calling the surname Kusaka, and the personal name written with the character  Tarashi, I have followed usage without alteration. Altogether the things recorded commence with the separation of Heaven and Earth, and conclude with