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Guy selling little dirt root things in Litang. We saw people shelling out big bucks for these things and couldn't figure out what they were. Then after Tole was talked into buying one when we got the idea it was some sort of stimulant, we found out they were for arthritis. An english-speaking Chinese guy told us, "Not for you. For old man."

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