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October 13, 2015 edition

A rocking chair sits at the entrance to a house in Bausasran, Yogyakarta. Above it hangs a large photograph of Umar Kayam, a well-known Indonesian man of letters.
"Please sit here if you wish," said Kusen Ali when Tempo visited the house three weeks ago. It was on this rocking chair that Umar Kayam used to receive students and hold long discussions.

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September 15, 2015 edition

THE character in the poster is an imposing one. Cloaked in thick grey armor, he resembles Tokusatsu, the Japanese superhero. Near him is another figure whose red face and black costume recalls the Star Wars villain, Darth Maul. But these are not reproductions. These are characters from the wayang (shadow puppet) theater.

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August 25, 2015 edition

The house is locked up and no one lives there. The doors and windowpanes are cream and light blue, but the panes have turned grimy and the walls are flaking.
Not many people realize that the house holds an important place in the nation's history.

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