remote / hidden away / secluded / serene / peaceful / to imprison / in superstition indicates the underworld / ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces
幽
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𢆶
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山
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Maud Younger (y) is preparing for bad times in front of the outhouse (ou1). With a fork (山) she hides two aces (𢆶) in secluded and remote (幽) spaces: she lifts the glass pyramid with the fork and shoves one card under it, and the other one she puts right on top of the glass pyramid.
prefecture / (old) province / (old) administrative division / state (e.g. of US) / oblast (Russia) / canton (Switzerland)
州
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丶
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丷
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川
:
Mnemonic symbol: the red cotton tree, as it is the official flower of 广州 (Guangzhou). A new river (川) formed spontaneously in front of the outhouse (ou1), and James II of England (zh) was barely able to climb on a red cotton tree (州). Other animals are happy about this development: a mean crocodile (丷) is floating on a petal leaf (丶) towards the red cotton tree.