Musashi
Describe symbolism in Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa
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From the text:
"At Fushimi alone, nearly a thousand laborers were engaged in extending the stone battlements, with the incidental result that the town around the castle experienced a sudden influx of peddlers, prostitutes and horseflies—all symbols of prosperity."
Musashi