After the Quake

What is a short summary of the story, Honey Pie, from the collection, After the Quake?

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Honey Pie is an account of the love triangle between three friends, Junpei, Sayoko, and Takatsuki. They met in college, and Takatsuki began a relationship with Sayoko before Junpei had a chance to. After several years of marriage, Sayoko and Takatsuki have been divorced; Junpei often helps Sayoko raise her daughter by Takatsuki, Sala. Junpei tells Sala a story about two bears named Masakichi and Tonkichi; the former makes honey, and the latter catches salmon. Eventually, Tonkichi's business dries up and he struggles to accept Masakichi's charity. Sala finds the ending sad. That evening, Junpei and Sayoko finally make love before Sala walks in on them and says The Earthquake Man, a frightening entity she has been seeing, told her to come find them. That evening, Junpei resolves to ask Sayoko to marry him, and also decides how the story with the bears should end: Tonkichi should learn to make honey pies from Masakichi's stock.

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