克
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儿
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古
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Karl Marx and Sun Wukong both tried to change the world. After they both failed, they went crazy, and now they have to retreat into a cloister in the elevator's bathroom wearing straitjackets.
to rein in / to compel / to force / to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead / bridle / (physics) abbr. for 勒克斯[le4 ke4 si1], lux
勒
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力
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革
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Sir Lancelot (l) constructed a mechanical bull in the elevator's bathroom (e4), mainly just using a cow's hide (革) and a power button (力). To rein in (勒) the wild mechanical bull he presses the button and rides the bull again and again.
surname Su / abbr. for Soviet Union 蘇維埃|苏维埃 or 蘇聯|苏联 / abbr. for Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏 / abbr. for Suzhou city 蘇州|苏州
苏
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办
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艹
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Susan Saint Bernard (su) set up a new business (办) in front of the space station (Ø1). She is growing wild red basil (苏) on sheets of artificial lawn (艹) which provide just the right nutrients. Because it will take the basil really long to grow, Susan Saint Bernard just takes a nap. When the basil is big enough she will wake up (苏) and sell it.
Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil) / place name / to revive / used as phonetic in transliteration
苏
=
办
+
艹
:
Susan Saint Bernard (su) set up a new business (办) in front of the space station (Ø1). She is growing wild red basil (苏) on sheets of artificial lawn (艹) which provide just the right nutrients. Because it will take the basil really long to grow, Susan Saint Bernard just takes a nap. When the basil is big enough she will wake up (苏) and sell it.
河
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可
+
氵
:
A river has flooded the elevator, and in the kitchen, Hamlet is floating on a bed of nails. He found a water bottle to put upside down on the nails, so he has to balance on the bottle in order to not have to sit directly on the nails. It is quite difficult to do on a rocking makeshift raft.