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They faced Meisei High, a team whose name meant “clear star.” Meisei had a center, Takumi, who moved like a man who had played on polished courts his whole life. He rose for rebounds as if the rim were magnetized, his leap measured and inevitable. At the other end, their guard, Sato, threaded the court with a runner’s grace and a smile that unsettled defenders.