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Aug 2023
17m 9s

Elementary | Getting Water Delivered

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There was once a fair maiden who lived five stories up, no water to drink, not even a cup. How DOES a princess hire a 60 year old man to carry a five gallon jug of water up the stairs? Using this podcast! And you too can quench your thirst for Mandarin with a Chinese lesson about how to get water delivered. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0750

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