The members of the okuru gang began to trickle into the bar of the Dolly N Motel to orderly arranged round tables as soon as it was 8.30 p.m. Tonight was the formal initiation ceremony as well as the mid-year get-together party. They filled in accordingly with the time of becoming a trusted member. It started with the inductees to the staunch old members and then, to the twelve permanent members of survivor circle. The big boss came in at the end of the procession. His attendant was standing beside him carrying a black pot of concoction. The black rubber soled shoes on their feet made the atmosphere calm. Everyone except the would-be inductees who were half-naked up to their waist were clothed in simply sewed dry-cleaned and ironed white brocades. Wines and help yourself brands of cigarett
