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a star
eventually becomes
a splendid snakeskin

--Sakujirō Sumi

星がやがて見事な蛇の皮となる　墨作二郎

Take 2:

stars
in the end
are magnificent snakeskins

(Note: Because of the nature of Japanese, it could be read as singular or plural; I'm not sure which is the stronger reading)

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