Mt Fuji View 17

17th view from Lake Suwa.

"I lean heavily upon my staff. Live a little, die a little. I have reached my tenth station and I still do not know whether Fuji is giving me strength or taking it from me. Both, perhaps."

From the 10th chapter of "The 24 Views of Mt. Fuji by Hokusai" by Roger Zelazny. A novella of less than 80 pages, 24 chapters.