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This was when Naomi's neighbor molested her and this changes the way that Naomi views the world and everything in it. This is one of Naomi's darkest secrets.
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This caused a great mystery in Naomi's life that she has tried to solve for a very long time
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After Stephen and Naomi's mother leaves Obasan comes and moves in with them and acts as one of their guardian
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This is a big deal because it was Naomi's first time seeing death and it had also made her strong like a samurai sword in the fire just like Grandma Nakane had told her.
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This was when Naomi, Stephen, and Aya Obasan got on a train and moved to Slocan where they will soon live for the next three years
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When Kenji and Naomi go out to play on the raft, the raft goes out too much and Kenji leaves Naomi (who cannot swim) and she almost drowns. Rough Lock Bill however was there and saved her life.
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Springtime of the year 1950, Father dies and this made a significant impact on the family. Naomi was in need of a parent and she needed somebody to properly look after her
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This event set the whole book in motion and was the first thing to spark Naomi's old memories and try to find the missing pieces
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They begin to read the letters that will reveal everything. They find out that Naomi's mother had horrible side-effects and illness from the bombing in Nagasaki and had passed away a long time ago.
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After the death of her uncle and all the events that had been revealed to her, Naomi decides to visit the coulee to visit her uncle and remember all her old memories and reflect on her new memories that she had discovered
