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Auntie: Geisha needs an elegant wardrobe, just like an artists needs ink. If she is not properly dressed, than she is not a true geisha.
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Hatsumomo: [entertaining at the teahouse] Sayuri. A name as sweet as she is. I'm afraid these days even the common chambermaid can call herself a geisha. So, it's nice to see such a sincere young maiko, isn't it?
Mameha: [to Sayuri] Surely you would like to thank Hatsumomo for her gracious compliments.
Sayuri Nitta: [serving tea] There is so much I would like to say to Hatsumomo.
Hatsumomo: [laughing] Sometimes the smartest remark is silence
Sayuri Nitta: What better advise to follow than your own.
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