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Meeting the Pharmacist Woman from "No Longer Human". One snowy night, Yozo vomits blood in the street. He stumbles into a pharmacy run by a woman on crutches.

Winter, after the trip to Izu

Meeting the Pharmacist Woman

One snowy night, Yozo vomits blood in the street. He stumbles into a pharmacy run by a woman on crutches. They recognize each other's unhappiness, and she gives him medicine, including morphine, claiming it is a harmless substitute for alcohol. Yozo begins to inject morphine, finding temporary relief from his anxiety.