I won’t be seeding this speedily, regularly, or for long, your help on that front would be appreciated. ___________________________________________________________________  ___________________________________________________________________ [Audiobook Sample](https://media.audiobookstore.com/c/m/cmk5/cmk5-sample.mp3) ___________________________________________________________________ I don't do DDL links anymore, but let me know on [Discord](https://discordapp.com/users/446076535477108736) if the torrent is dead. ___________________________________________________________________ Get "Vagabond", the Takehiko Inoue manga based on this book [here](https://nyaa.si/view/1709278). ___________________________________________________________________ Musashi: An Epic Novel of the Samurai Era ___________________________________________________________________ Musashi By: Eiji Yoshikawa, Charles S. Terry - translator Narrated by: Brian Nishii Length: 53 hrs and 24 mins 4.7 out of 5 stars4.7 (4,316 ratings) ©1971 Fumiko Yoshikawa (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Unabridged Audiobook Categories: Literature & Fiction Biographical Fiction ___________________________________________________________________ Read By: Brian Nishii Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Listen Time: 53.50 hours at 1.0x Speed 35.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 26.75 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: August 2018 Format: Unabridged Audiobook Delivery: Instant Download ISBN: 9781538589922 ___________________________________________________________________ Musashi By Charles Terry and Eiji Yoshikawa The classic samurai novel about the real exploits of the most famous swordsman. Miyamoto Musashi was the child of an era when Japan was emerging from decades of civil strife. Lured to the great Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 by the hope of becoming a samurai—without really knowing what it meant—he regains consciousness after the battle to find himself lying defeated, dazed and wounded among thousands of the dead and dying. On his way home, he commits a rash act, becomes a fugitive and brings life in his own village to a standstill—until he is captured by a weaponless Zen monk.The lovely Otsu, seeing in Musashi her ideal of manliness, frees him from his tortuous punishment, but he is recaptured and imprisoned. During three years of solitary confinement, he delves into the classics of Japan and China. When he is set free again, he rejects the position of samurai and for the next several years pursues his goal relentlessly, looking neither to left nor to right. Ever so slowly it dawns on him that following the Way of the Sword is not simply a matter of finding a target for his brute strength. Continually striving to perfect his technique, which leads him to a unique style of fighting with two swords simultaneously, he travels far and wide, challenging fighters of many disciplines, taking nature to be his ultimate and severest teacher and undergoing the rigorous training of those who follow the Way. He is supremely successful in his encounters, but in the Art of War he perceives the way of peaceful and prosperous governance and disciplines himself to be a real human being. He becomes a reluctant hero to a host of people whose lives he has touched and been touched by. And, inevitably, he has to pit his skill against the naked blade of his greatest rival. Musashi is a novel in the best tradition of Japanese story telling. It is a living story, subtle and imaginative, teeming with memorable characters, many of them historical. Interweaving themes of unrequited love, misguided revenge, filial piety and absolute dedication to the Way of the Samurai, it depicts vividly a world Westerners know only vaguely. Full of gusto and humor, it has an epic quality and universal appeal. The novel was made into a three-part movie by Director Hiroshi Inagai. ___________________________________________________________________ General: Format : MPEG-4 Format profile : Apple audio with iTunes info Codec ID : M4A (M4A /mp42/isom) File size : 1.45 GiB Duration : 53 h 25 min Overall bit rate mode : Variable Overall bit rate : 64.8 kb/s Album : Musashi Album/Performer : [PZG] Performer : Brian Nishii Composer : Eiji Yoshikawa Publisher : Blackstone Audio Genre : Audiobook Recorded date : July 11, 1939 Encoded date : 2023-07-22 19:00:06 UTC Tagged date : 2023-07-22 21:58:52 UTC Writing application : fdkaac 1.0.2, libfdk-aac 4.0.1, CBR 64kbps / [PZG] Copyright : ©1971 Fumiko Yoshikawa (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Cover : Yes Audio: ID : 1 Format : AAC LC SBR Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity with Spectral Band Replication Commercial name : HE-AAC Format settings : Explicit Codec ID : mp4a-40-2 Duration : 53 h 25 min Bit rate mode : Variable Bit rate : 64.0 kb/s Maximum bit rate : 65.6 kb/s Channel(s) : 2 channels Channel layout : L R Sampling rate : 22.05 kHz Frame rate : 10.767 FPS (2048 SPF) Compression mode : Lossy Stream size : 1.43 GiB (99%) Encoded date : 2023-07-22 19:00:06 UTC Tagged date : 2023-07-22 19:00:06 UTC Menus : 4 Menu #1: 00:00:00.000 : Intro - Opening Credits ☕ 00:00:16.535 : Foreword 00:16:03.535 : BOOK I • EARTH 00:16:10.044 : Chapter 01: The Little Bell 00:37:40.044 : Chapter 02: The Comb 01:32:52.510 : Chapter 03: The Flower Festival 02:02:06.545 : Chapter 04: The Dowager’s Wrath _ __ ___ ___________________________________________________________________ ☕ ___________________________________________________________________