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東

The sun rises over the woods in the east.
by vms5q

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杯

The cup is not made of wood.
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看

With my hand over my eyes, I look into the distance.
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目

I see through two openings in my face called eyes.
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公

With eight private investigators working on the case, the truth will soon be public. A [gong] will ring across the land.
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笔

Ancient calligraphy <pen>s [be] made of a stick of BAMBOO with a bit of FUR attached at the end, which you dunk *down and up* in ink.
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喝

The person wrapped his arms around the sun? [Huh]? Didn't it make his mouth thirsty for a drink? (Sounds like he2)
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曷

The person wrapped his arms around the sun? Huh? How? Why?
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知

Robin Hood was a big (famous) person because of his skill with an arrow. When he jumped through the opening, everyone knew who he was.
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矢

"[Shi], I know Robin Hood! He was a BIG (famous) PERSON because of his skill with an <arrow>!" says Layla.
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魚

All you need to cook a fish is a knife and a fire in a field.
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照

As the BRIGHT FIRE <illuminate>s Megan's face, John thinks to himself, her skin is as luminous <AS BEFORE> they were married.
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