thick paste of fermented soybean / marinated in soy paste / paste / jam
酱
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丬
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夕
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酉
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Joan of Arc (ji) spilled a bottle of soy sauce (酱) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). She quickly covers the mess with sawdust (丬), but there are already a few bats (夕) and roosters (酉) licking up the soy sauce.
general / commander-in-chief (military) / king (chess piece) / to command / to lead
将
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丬
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夕
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寸
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The chess king is commanding his bat to attack Joan of Arc with sawdust in the anglepod's bathroom. He gives the command by showing thumbs up.
10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster / ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west)
酉
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兀
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日
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The rooster and Maud Younger are taking part in a re-enactment in the outhouse. They re-enact former times by getting up with sunrise; the rooster stands on top of the sun and crows so that everybody gets up, and Maud Younger plays a traditional sihu fiddle.