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Bodies of the dead fill the river
Bodies of the dead fill the river
Bodies of the dead fill the river
Bodies of the dead fill the river
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This painting was created by Nakano Kenichi, who was 48 when he witnessed the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945.
In Mr. Nakano's own words: "The river in the early morning of August near Yokogawa-bashi. Never before had I seen such an appalling sight. Spontaneously I fall to my knees on the river bank and join my hands in prayer."