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We may be producing Chinese lessons, but we like to think of ourselves as inspired in our mission by

great literature. So hats off to you Hemingway. As in your masterpiece The Sun Also Rises, our dialogue

for today leaves it deliberately unclear whether an important character is simply having a bad day, or is

in fact a member of the walking undead.

We encourage you to think this question through as you listen to our Chinese podcast. And let us know

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you happen to get Xiao Zhang, who is unrepentantly surly before noon.