Britain is separated from the Continent by the Channel

In either case, the division is real and useful; but it can also be misleading

Tadami is in Minamiaizu in Fukushima; cut off by steep mountains and located on the prefecture border with Niigata

In order to isolate him from bacteria, and such, he is not allowed visitors

And it is only a very short step from there, to perception which occurs in the absence of all immediate signals and has to be labeled extrasensory

You don't have to leave me hanging like this. Why don't you just come out and tell it to me straight