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山奥の宿に、電波は届かない。
届くのは木々のざわめきと、遠くで鳴く鹿の声だけだ。
金湯館──ここは、時間がほどける場所だった。
私が足を踏み入れたのは、暮色が差し込む木造の回廊。床板は微かに軋み、その音さえ愛おしい。宿の主は静かに微笑み、まるで「おかえり」と言わんばかりだった。
湯殿に向かえば、そこにはほのかな硫黄の香りと、薄い湯気。源泉かけ流しの湯は、山の恵みそのものだった。ぬるりと肌を撫で、やがて無数の気泡が身体を包む。熱くない。だが、それがいい。気がつけば私は湯の中で小一時間も、ただ深呼吸を繰り返していた。
食事は山菜の天ぷら、ヤマメの塩焼き、土鍋で炊かれた艶やかな米。箸を進めるたび、山の季節が舌の上で解けていく。気づけば、湯で緩んだ心と体がこの味に癒され、胃まで微笑んでいた。
夜、障子の向こうから冷たい山風が吹き込む。私は布団にくるまり、耳を澄ます。静寂とは、かくも豊かなものなのか。
ここには豪奢も虚飾もない。
だが、疲れた魂に必要なすべてがあった。