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Episode 259 - The Taiping Rebellion Part 4: The Heavenly King Has A Tummy Ache

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Desperation and Chaos in the Rebellion

The chapter vividly portrays the harrowing conditions of malnourishment and desperation faced by individuals during the rebellion, including resorting to consuming grass and weeds for survival amid chaos and violence. It explores the use of tunnels filled with sewage as a form of biological warfare and the stark realities of betrayal, slavery, and cannibalism in the midst of the conflict.

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