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Matsuo Basho
Matsuo Basho was a Japanese poet of the seventeenth century, regarded as the greatest master of haiku. His works, including the travel journal The Narrow Road to the Deep North, combined poetry and prose. He is among the cultural figures of the peaceful Tokugawa Shogunate era.
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