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Suehiro Maruo's cover for this 2013 Last Gasp edition is a lush, dreamlike tableau — a cascading waterfall flanks an elaborately dressed woman perched among exotic birds, while a magnificent peacock fans its plumage beside classical columns and a serene Buddha figure, and elegantly attired figures stroll the foreground. The meticulous linework and delicate palette evoke a fantastical pleasure garden teetering between opulence and the uncanny, perfectly capturing the mood of Maruo's adaptation of Edogawa Ranpo's strange fiction. At $24.95, this volume is a genuine showcase for Maruo's ability to render decadent, otherworldly beauty with remarkable precision.