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I think that he might have thought that it looked different than he pictured or he was just saying now he knows what is going to make the middle kingdom strong. I think the connection to the middle kingdom and his homeland is that they are both trying to set china free from the manchus.
ReplyDeleteI think that Otter is trying to say that the locomotive is different than he pictured and it's sort of neat how it will do the work of a hundred water buffalo and how it will help china.
ReplyDeletei think he means it looked different than he thought it would in a good way.i think the connection is the same as what matt said because both of them are trying to set china free from the manchus
ReplyDeleteWell, in Otters homeland China they don't have locomotives so Otter was Probably thinking it would make trading easier and faster.
ReplyDeleteInteresting comments, but please help me understand what you think the connection to China is.
ReplyDeleteI think he ment that this will help the Middle Kingdom get rid of the manchu and save them.
ReplyDeleteThe connection is that the middle kingdom is in China.
ReplyDeleteThe connection is that they are trying to set china free from the Manchus.
ReplyDeletethe connection is that thay are both trying to free the manchus
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