happening / instance / reason / cause / intentional / former / old / friend / therefore / hence / (of people) to die, dead
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Mnemonic symbol: This character only appears in 做, so we don't need a strong mnemonic symbol. We should be able to refer to 故 when we think of 故事 or 故意. Because it fits nicely to its components, I'll think of it as in the meaning of 故墓, an old grave.
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There is an ancient cloister in the space station's bathroom, and Gitta Giraffe once heard a story from her fellow astronauts that there's an old tomb inside with lots of treasure. One day she can't hold herself back anymore and deliberately breaks the cloister open using a sledgehammer.
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Helga Horse updated engine to be her personal temple palace. She used a lot of pitchpipes to make engine whole again, and she wears a graduation cap as crown.
palace / temple / castration (as corporal punishment) / first note in pentatonic scale
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Helga Horse updated engine to be her personal temple palace. She used a lot of pitchpipes to make engine whole again, and she wears a graduation cap as crown.
Mukden Palace, aka Shenyang Imperial Palace, the main imperial palace during the early years of the Qing dynasty (1625-1644), a secondary palace in subsequent years, now a museum