my friend in my hometown passed away..... none of us (friends) could believe this but it was a fact. i received a new year's card from him this year which was an usual thing, and that was the last communication i had with him..... hey man, rip.
故郷の友人が亡くなった・・・。（友人の）誰も、そのことを信じられなかった。でも、事実だった。今年もいつものように年賀状をもらったが、それが彼との最後のコミュニケーションになってしまった・・・。安らかにな。
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