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小さな駅の掃除を三十年続けた人がいた。
There was someone who cleaned a small station for thirty years.
名前は佐々木さんという。
His name is Mr. Sasaki.
始発の前に必ずホームを掃いていた。
The platform was always swept before the first train.
冬の朝は雪をどけるのに二時間かかった。
On winter mornings, it took two hours to clear the snow.
乗客は誰も彼に話しかけなかった。
No passenger spoke to him.
ある日、佐々木さんが体調を崩して休んだ。
One day, Sasaki fell ill and took a day off.
その朝、ホームには落ち葉が積もっていた。
That morning, fallen leaves had piled up on the platform.
乗客たちは初めて彼の仕事に気づいた。
Passengers first noticed his work.