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153. In Character
The Allusionist
What Is Wagiles?
In 19 28, the government made a china's official romanization system. But it was not popular with the general public and instead, in 19 58, pinion was made official by the chinese government. Pinging was the final move where chinese said, ok, we gan live at wagiles long enough. It does only work for us. We need our own system so we're to go back. And there you have it. My name is in some ways a perfect summation of the different histories of romanization. Because my first name, j i n g, is pingy, but my middle name, which i never use, y u e
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