"Tea is nought but this: first you heat the water, then you make the tea. Then you drink it properly. That is all you need to know."
"If you have one teapot And can brew your tea in it That will do quite well. How much does he lack himself Who must have a lot of things?"
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Source: Sena Jeter Naslund (2009). “Four Spirits: A Novel”, p.59, Harper Collins
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