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"Hikimayu" is mentioned in both of the great literary classics of the Heian period, "The Tale of Genji" and "The Pillow Book". The passage from "The Tale of Genji", near the end of the sixth chapter, concerns a girl aged about ten who is living in the palace of the Emperor Nijo. The translation by Edward Seidensticker is as follows.