Between April 22 and 28, the company behind Claude released a stronger model, tried a quick pricing test, kept its most powerful system in the lab, and opened a new office on the other side of the world.

Issue 66 · B1 reading · The Pieces Press

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An old bamboo cutter raises a girl from the moon as his own daughter, and one autumn night, he learns he must give her back.

Issue 65 · B1 reading · The Pieces Press

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Sometimes a quiet morning is enough.

Issue 64 · A1 reading · The Pieces Press

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Every story has a winner and a loser — but the loser rarely gets to speak.

Issue 61 · B1 reading · The Pieces Press

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A young oni remembers the day a hero came to his island and killed his father.

Issue 63 · A2 reading · The Pieces Press

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A short guide to the small unwritten rules that make Tokyo trains run smoothly.

Issue 62 · A2 reading · The Pieces Press

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Thirty-three lines in which a prince, commanded to act, instead weighs whether to stay alive.

Issue 57 · C1 reading · The Pieces Press

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A crane saved from the snow came back as a young woman with a gift she could give only once.

Issue 50 · B1 reading · The Pieces Press

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A boy came from a peach, and grew strong enough to save his village from ogres.

Issue 49 · A2 reading · The Pieces Press

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The cat knows the first sun before I do. She is a good teacher.

Issue 48 · A1 reading · The Pieces Press

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