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i think an actual katana that was intended to be used in battle was most likely thicker and stronger than most swords you can buy today, but still... imagine what happesn to that razor edge when it is smashed into another razor edge? i'm not sure exactly how long they couldve lasted, but they could very well have them re-tempered. anyways, though, i don't think they meant thier personal sword was thier soul, i think they just meant that the way of the sword was thier soul. the instrument of death could be replaced, i think it was the principal of the thing. but it's still really neat to imagine a samurai using a broken sword. i think i'll write it into a story.
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