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leaves lodge or remain about the middle part of 

 the bottom of the Kuo, for this being the part most 

 heated, they soon begin to burn, and if not attended 

 to, might communicate a smoky or burnt flavour 

 to the tea; though in this early stage of the 

 process there is not much danger of producing 

 that evil. This defect is easily perceived and 

 obviated ; for the smoke which arises from the 

 burnt leaves can readily be distinguished from the 

 steam produced by evaporation ; then by increasing 

 the pressure of the leaves against the heated part 

 of the vessel as they are drawn across, the roaster 

 is enabled to sweep away or remove such leaves as 



